More than 14,000 customers were without power in the Lower Mainland as of late Monday morning, according to BC Hydro.
That’s down from 28,000 BC Hydro customers at the peak of the outage.
The biggest blackouts were in Abbotsford, Surrey, Langley and Maple Ridge.
BC Hydro says all of those outages are still under investigation. Heavy wind and rain have pummelled the Lower Mainland and the Sunshine Coast over the past 24 hours.
A wind warning is in effect for the region, but the rain warning has been lifted.
Waterlogged roads and poor visibility have also contributed to heavy traffic around the region:
More than 23K without power in Lower Mainland, according to @bchydro and heavy rain + wind has traffic backed uphttps://t.co/rn0iKpvj0s pic.twitter.com/a2xmCUtcr6
— Kat (@katslepian) October 17, 2017
See a list of affected areas here.
Strong gusts have downed trees and are rattling windows across the region:
Major wind storm @ my place #bcstorm #bcs pic.twitter.com/VYpzCgBGEG
— Femme Fatale (@asbinvancity) October 17, 2017
@GlobalBC this is outside the South Surrey Arena. Absolutely down pouring and major wind every few minutes #BCStorm pic.twitter.com/nRnUSqT0zK
— Katie Couture-Wright (@KatCouture3904) October 17, 2017
@GlobalBC House and windows are rattling loudly during the stronger gusts! I'm LOVING it! Abbotsford, BC! #storm #bcstorm #weathernerd pic.twitter.com/rAqJlIMFLU
— Emily Loyise (@EmilyLoyise) October 17, 2017
Tree broke directly in front of me pic.twitter.com/anx1zQi7iz
— Karina (@gottabe_KD2) October 17, 2017