A robust storm that swept across the B.C. South Coast Friday night and Saturday introduced dangerous winds that precipitated peak energy interruptions that surpassed 200,000 shoppers, and resulted in a landslide that shut down a part of Highway 99.
The landslide resulted in the closure of a section of Highway 99 on Saturday, at Brunswick Beach near Lions Bay, and a six-hour detour round it.
However, that part of the Sea to Sky Highway has truly at present resumed, in accordance with an article from the Resort Municipality of Whistler on X.
“Drive BC is reporting the highway is now open in both directions between Lions Bay Avenue and Brunswick Beach Road following Saturday’s landslide. Thank you to the crews who worked overnight to clear the debris,” the Resort Municipality of Whistler claimed within the weblog publish.
As the particles clean-up on elements of Highway 99 ended up Sunday, BC Hydro officials are nonetheless servicing energy reconstruction initiatives.
Damaging wind gusts from Saturday’s twister diminished hydro posts and rooted out bushes, inflicting a quick acceleration {of electrical} vitality interruptions on the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.
During the elevation of the twister, roughly 240,000 BC Hydro shoppers lacked energy within the Lower Mainland andSunshine Coast Vancouver Island, north and southerly areas built-in, had merely beneath 20,000 shoppers at night time.
As of very early Sunday early morning, there are round 5,000 shoppers nonetheless with out energy, in accordance with B.C. Hydro.
Some of the hardest, peak wind gusts all through the twister have been as complies with, in accordance with an preliminary recap launched by Environment and Climate Change Canada since 8 p.m. PST on Saturday,Dec 14.
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Solander: 117 km/h
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Saturna Island: 115 km/h
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Sisters Island: 100 km/h
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Sand Heads 100 km/h
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Kelp Reef: 100 km/h
#BCStorm improve: More than 250 groups and specialist groups have truly been functioning all through the day, and further sources have truly been generated from untouched areas to provide additional help. All available groups will definitely infiltrate the night and all through the day tomorrow to … pic.twitter.com/GDjBwCqw0R
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) December 15, 2024
B.C. will definitely see a further system with Sunday and Monday, nevertheless it’s anticipated to be a lot much less impactful than the weekend break twister.
Watch the video clip coming earlier than the publish for the whole story on the freeway resuming.
With paperwork from Rhythm Reet, a meteorologist at The Weather Network.
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