10,000 Maritime Electric customers without power Saturday
Howling wind and rain in a single day left greater than 10,000 Maritime Electrical prospects with out energy Saturday morning, precisely three months after post-tropical storm Fiona.
And whereas the storm was not as devastating to P.E.I. as Fiona, it left some downed bushes, journey disruptions and energy outages that come at a time when many Islanders are gathered at dwelling for the vacations.
By early morning, the winds that surpassed 100 km/h all through the evening had subsided considerably.
Maritime Electrical crews are out and the Contact Centre is open, stated spokesperson Kim Griffin on Saturday morning.
Over 100,000 prospects misplaced energy as wind gusts within the 80-100+ km/h vary swept via the area.<br>The 100+ km/h listing consists of RisePEI airport, Yarmouth, Brier Island, Charlottetown & North Cape PEI. <br>Grand Etang hit 167 km/h within the Les Suetes winds!<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/nsstorm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrcpercent5Etfw”>#nsstorm</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/nbstorm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrcpercent5Etfw”>#nbstorm</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/pestorm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrcpercent5Etfw”>#pestorm</a> <a href=”https://t.co/WKZLwiEnCZ”>pic.twitter.com/WKZLwiEnCZ</a>
—@ryansnoddon
As of 8 a.m., the variety of prospects with out energy was 10,382, in response to Maritime Electric’s outage map. It has dropped to only over 9,000 by 9:30 a.m.
Flights at Charlottetown Airport have resumed, with the ten:15 a.m. arrival from Toronto exhibiting a 15 minute delay.
The Confederation Bridge, which was closed to all site visitors Friday evening on account of excessive winds, has reopened.
