WINNIPEG — In a matter of hours, the weather shifted from a seemingly summer like day in southern Manitoba to a fall storm complete with powerful winds.
This is the same system that hit Saskatchewan Sunday and has moved its way into Manitoba overnight.
There are multiple reports of power outages according to Manitoba Hydro. The outages are so widespread Hydro was unable to provide a number of how many customers have been affected or when power could be restored.
The City of Winnipeg has two aerial trucks and chippers out however the winds are too high for crews to go up in the buckets so they are focusing on ground issues at the moment.
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Elections Canada said the strong winds ripped the roof off of the advanced polling station at the Elie Veterans Hall in Elie, Manitoba. They were forced to move across the street to 23 Main St. on Monday.
The city had received 21 service requests for tree issues as of 7:45 a.m. Monday.
Areas in Brandon, Portage la Prairie, the Interlake, the City of Winnipeg and Victoria Beach are feeling the affects from the gusting winds.
Wind gusts up to 100 km/hr hit the Red River Valley and southwestern Manitoba Monday morning and stronger gusts hitting up to 120 km/hr are expected to blow onshore from Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba, according to Environment Canada.
Buildings, parks and forests may sustain significant damage, the warning states, adding high winds may cause downed trees or toss loose objects.
At gusts this high vehicles are at risk of being overturned or experience loss of control along roads exposed to the full gusts.
Manitoba Hydro spokesman Scott Powell said outages are expected to continue throughout most of the day but Hydro crews are working around the clock to restore power to those affected.
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