More than 10,000 households without power after vicious windstorm hits N.L.
Thousands of people living in Newfoundland and Labrador will start the day without electricity, as Newfoundland Power deals with widespread outages.
The entire island was dealt with nasty weather on Monday, with heavy winds hitting coastal areas and causing damage to homes, buildings and important infrastructure.
Newfoundland Power says it has suffered "widespread damage" from the storm, affecting its ability to restore power overnight.
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Many of the outages — affecting more than 10,000 customers as of 6 a.m. — are still without estimated restoration times.
Meanwhile Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro was able to restore service to the Northern Peninsula after widespread outages beginning around noon on Monday.
Crews found a broken cross arm — a support structure at the top of a utility pole — as the cause for the outage, but were unable to repair it for several hours due to weather conditions.
Wind gusts reached speeds of 140 km/hr in St. John's, according to meteorologist Rodney Barney, with slightly higher numbers around Bonavista, Old Perlican, Cape Pine and Grates Cove.
Sagona Island — located in Fortune Bay — recorded a top gust of 165 km/hr, tying an all-time record.
Thumbnail courtesy of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro via CBC.
The story was originally published for CBC News.