UPDATE – 6:30AM (THURS):
Prince George isn’t out of the woods yet as the severe thunderstorm watch for the city remains in effect.
BC Hydro appears to have restored power to almost all of the 7,000 customers who lost connection Wednesday night due to heavy rain, thunder, and lightning.
The intersection of Tabor Boulevard and 5th Avenue was also closed temporarily due to flash flooding.
We will your keep posted on any further developments from last night’s summer storm.
#PGStorm leaves massive flooding at intersection of 5th & Tabor; vehicles having a tough time getting through the water | #CityOfPG #BCStorm #BCWeather
?: @Pghabsfan pic.twitter.com/poJYCOPA6i
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) June 21, 2018
ORIGINAL STORY – 9PM (WED):
Environment Canada’s severe thunderstorm watch is now in full effect for the Northern capital.
According to the network, winds are blowing at 30 kilometres an hour, pushing rain across Prince George.
Lightning and thunder have also been noticeable in the summer storm.
God I love thunderstorms. #CityofPG #BCStorm pic.twitter.com/hgdiDJcCZc
— Jeff Slack (@Jeffslack369) June 21, 2018
BC Hydro is also responding to several outages in the City, including the bowl and Hart regions because of the thunderstorm.
Almost 7,000 customers are without power due to downed wires or lightning.
Update: #cityofPG there are a number of large outages in the Prince George area. We’ll have the latest updates on our mobile site: https://t.co/uQIVpcRBbw pic.twitter.com/ymyYsp3cCf
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) June 21, 2018
Crews are responding to an outage affecting 1500 customers in #cityofPG. Updates: https://t.co/jqG4bQDwH9 pic.twitter.com/jHfUOJL3KU
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) June 21, 2018
The rainfall has eve flooded the entrance of Kin 1 Arena where a Prince George Senior Lacrosse game was taking place.
Check out the following posts circulating on social media this evening.
We’ll have more information as it becomes available.
– with files from Brendan Pawliw & Jeff Slack, My PG Now
Raining hard for 10 minutes and Kin 1 entrance is flooding pic.twitter.com/XN1nP1HX3k
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) June 21, 2018
#SummerStorm ⚡⛈ | #CityOfPG #BCWeather #BCStorm pic.twitter.com/1MlNtAqaaS
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) June 21, 2018
yeah…. the gods are ragging…and it is terrifying! pic.twitter.com/gFPQNi0p6e
— Natasha Ewing (@Tasharei) June 21, 2018
It’s pretty crazy out there! pic.twitter.com/QIRKrahkV2
— Wendel Schwab (@WendelSchwab) June 21, 2018