Thousands in eastern N.S. without power after heavy rain, strong winds
Winds gusts over 100 km/h reported in parts of Nova Scotia
About 2,000 Nova Scotia Power customers remained without without electricity Sunday evening after high winds and heavy rain spread across the province overnight.
The outage numbers dropped through the day, down from a high of 11,000 earlier in the morning. The utility expected to have most customers reconnected before midnight.
Most of the outages are in eastern mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, according to the provincial utility's outage map. The outages began late Saturday.
There were clearer skies and calmer winds across the province on Sunday. Maximum wind gusts of over 100 km/h were reported by Environment Canada in parts of Cape Breton and eastern Nova Scotia Saturday.
With heavy rain across the province, RCMPNS is reminding motorists to please drive with caution, always staying attentive and slowing down to drive for the conditions. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DriveSafe?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DriveSafe</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SlowDown?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SlowDown</a> <a href="https://t.co/u1XCQcczBc">pic.twitter.com/u1XCQcczBc</a>
—@RCMPNSBetween 40 to 70 millimetres of rain was forecasted in Nova Scotia.