Today’s winter storm wreaked havoc with the electrical grid across parts of the province today, knocking out power to thousands.
As the storm rolled across the island, power crews set out to mend the issues and restore electricity.
As of this afternoon, Newfoundland Power reported thousands of customers affected by outages in Central Newfoundland—listing severe weather conditions and ice on power lines as the common culprit.
Our helicopter patrol found the culprit causing an outage to our customers in the Wesleyville/Greenspond/Trinity and surrounding areas. A tree has fallen into our transmission line. Crews expect to have power restored by 10pm. Thanks to all for your patience. Stay safe. pic.twitter.com/39Q5xQRQRn
— Newfoundland Power (@NFPower) March 2, 2021
As the skies cleared, NF Power says that a helicopter patrol spotted a tree that had fallen on some power lines, causing an outage in the Wesleyville/Greenspond/Trinity area.
Crews expect to have power restored to most areas by 10 p.m.
Updates on power outages are listed on Newfoundland Power’s website.
Lots of snow in Gander Bay today. But that didn’t stop our crews. They are always prepared to do whatever it takes to safely get to location to make repairs and restore power for our customers. Thanks for all you do…every day. Stay safe. pic.twitter.com/ntUCHSW5Yd
— Newfoundland Power (@NFPower) March 2, 2021
