System brings strong winds to Atlantic Canada, causing thousands of outages
HALIFAX — Thousands of people were without power in parts of Atlantic Canada on Friday due to a potent storm that brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to the region.
Nova Scotia Power said about 37,900 customers had been affected by outages in areas that ran the length of the province due to high winds linked to an intense low pressure system that carried strong southeasterly winds gusting up to 100 km/h on the mainland.
But spokeswoman Bev Ware said that by 9 a.m. Friday, only about 12,300 remained without power.
“The winds have been extremely strong, but we did know this was coming and we did plan for this,” she said. “Crews worked throughout the night … during some very tough conditions.”