Photos of Vancouver Windstorm Aftermath

The most intense windstorm to hit the Vancouver area since 2006 ripped through the region on Saturday, August 29th, at one point leaving over 300,000 people without power. With service yet to be restored in some areas, here is a look at just some of the damage done:

Photos of Vancouver Windstorm Aftermath

A photo posted by Grant Lawrence (@grantlawrencecbc) on Aug 29, 2015 at 1:07pm PDT

Just as the downed tree in Stanley Park, along the SeaWall near the rowing club, became an iconic image of the 2006 storm, unfortunately I think this one of the tree atop the red Dodge Neon might be the photo that represents this storm:

A photo posted by Lindz (@lindzmarsh) on Aug 29, 2015 at 5:09pm PDT

A photo posted by Hi. im herald (@hiiiherald) on Aug 29, 2015 at 3:56pm PDT

A photo posted by Grant Lawrence (@grantlawrencecbc) on Aug 29, 2015 at 12:47pm PDT

A photo posted by Ruth Hartnup (@vandaffodil) on Aug 29, 2015 at 3:48pm PDT

A photo posted by Ruth Hartnup (@vandaffodil) on Aug 29, 2015 at 1:23pm PDT

A photo posted by Ruth Hartnup (@vandaffodil) on Aug 29, 2015 at 1:29pm PDT

@Miss604 this was outside my daughters home in #EastVan #BCstorm pic.twitter.com/2RhnwHIoDS

— X-HugSpecialist (@OilersAlbMom) August 30, 2015

For the latest power outage information, check BC Hydro on Twitter. If their main website is not working for you, they are uploading PDF documents to Twitter so you can get some updates there.

As of 6am, here is the latest list of #bcstorm outages in the @LowerMainland http://t.co/jn9iDPIsQO

— BC Hydro (@bchydro) August 30, 2015

Check out my post about what you should have in a 72 hour emergency kit, courtesy of Red Cross Canada.