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Environment Canada’s wind warnings for Toronto have ended Monday, but high winds and power outages persist across Ontario into the evening.
As of 7:30 p.m. Monday, the Hydro One outage map showed that about 28,000 customers in the province were still without power, following a storm system that brought strong winds, heavy precipitation and plunging temperatures.
That’s down from about 50,000 customers Monday morning, according to a spokesperson for Hydro One.
“Every outage has its own estimated time of restoration and that may change as crews continue to assess damage,” Tiziana Baccega Rosa told CBC Radio’s Metro Morning.
Customers in Orangeville and Guelph remained among the most affected as of Monday evening, according to Hydro One’s map. Since the start of the storm Sunday, Hydro One has restored power to more than 88,000 customers, spokesperson Kaitlyn Forde said in an email.
“We know that being without power over the holidays is especially challenging,” Forde said. “Crews are working alongside our contractors and team members from local utilities to restore power as safely and quickly as possible.”
Forde said damage has been largely cause by downed lines from ice accumulation, additionally, outages may be expected overnight as high winds continue across parts of the province.
Snow squall and wind warnings are still in effect in many parts of Ontario, according to Environment Canada.
