UPDATE: BC Hydro continue work as wind storm causes outages in Prince George

Outages are being reported in Prince George, as strong winds move through the area.

Update (3:13 p.m.):

BC Hydro has restored power to 17 customers east of Beaverley, however, 135 people are now without power north of Highway 16.

The outage is said to have been caused by a downed tree on wires.

Other outages include:

• 164 customers south of PG, east of Walter Road (tree down across wires)
• 59 customers in the south west area of Vanway (tree down across wires)
• 74 customers east of Blackwater Road (wire down)
• 152 customers east of Westwood Drive (wire down)

Update (1:52 p.m.):

152 customers are without power east of Westwood Drive due to the wind storm.

According to BC Hydro, crews are on site with an estimated power restoration at 5 p.m..

Other outages include:

• 164 customers south of PG, east of Walter Road (tree down across wires)
• 59 customers in the south west area of Vanway (tree down across wires)
• 17 customers east of Beaverley (tree down across wires)
• 74 customers east of Blackwater Road (wire down)

The outage east of Ospika Blvd which affected 493 customers is no longer listed on BC Hydro’s outage map.

Original (12:31 p.m.):

BC Hydro is attending an outage east of Ospika Blvd., West of Abbott Crescent, South of 20th Ave, North of Ferry Ave, currently affecting 493 customers.

The cause is listed as a downed wire, with estimated time on being 4:40 p.m..

164 customers are also without power south of PG, east of Walter Road, with the cause under investigation and no estimate on when power will be restored.

Two other outages are also reported, with one in the south west area of Vanway and east of Beaverley, affecting a total of 76 customers.

Crews are assigned to both, with no estimate time on power restoration.

A wind warning is currently in place for Prince George, which are expected to continue into the early evening, with gusts up to 90 kilometres an hour.

The outage map can be found here.