Thousands remain without power after second windstorm wallops B.C.

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Thousands of people woke up without power in British Columbia on Sunday in the wake of a second powerful windstorm blowing off the Pacific Ocean.

Wind warnings remain in effect for B.C.'s South Coast and Central Interior

Simon Little · CBC News

· Posted: Nov 08, 2026 9:45 AM EST | Last Updated: 44 minutes ago

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A windsock striped orange and white blows strongly in a wind, by the ocean, with a small passenger ferry and mountains in the background.

Thousands of people woke up without power in British Columbia on Sunday in the wake of a second windstorm blowing off the Pacific Ocean.

As of Sunday morning, more than 63,000 B.C. Hydro customers were without electricity, more than half of them in the Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast — down from about 135,000 across the province at the peak of the storm.

B.C. Hydro said the hardest hit areas include Surrey, Duncan, Port Hardy and Prince George.

Wind warnings remain in effect for Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, the Sunshine Coast and all of Vancouver Island south of Seward.

Environment and Climate Change Canada has also issued wind warnings for the Central Interior, including the Prince George, Stuart-Nechacko and Lakes district areas.

The agency says gusts of up to 90 km/h are possible.

Highway 10 was closed between 180 and 184 Street in Surrey overnight due to downed electrical wires, but has since reopened to one lane.

After multiple sailing cancellations across several routes on Saturday, B.C. Ferries said Sunday that weather conditions had improved and that it was returning to its scheduled service.

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