Current outages in the Prince George area impacting thousands of customers   map courtesy BC Hydro

Prince George, BC – This morning’s snowstorm has left thousands of BC Hydro customers without service in Prince George, and throughout the Central Interior.

Hydro is reporting 40 outages as of just before 1:30pm with 9320 customers affected – the largest outages are north of West Creek Road, where 2688 are without power, another 2681 are without service south of Goose Country Road and west of Melody Road, and 2103 are impacted east of Northwood Pulp Road.  (Click here to see BC Hydro’s outages map)

Hydro Spokesperson, Bob Gammer, says this morning’s heavy snowfall is to blame, but, at this point, crews expect to restore service at 4pm.

Meantime, the snowfall warning for Prince George and the Central Interior continues.  Environment Canada says 20 to 30cm has already fallen in some locations and a further 10cm can be expected this afternoon.  The snow could morph into a mixture of showers and flurries as temperatures warm this afternoon.