Second B.C. Storm Kills One Driver in Surrey and Cuts Power to About 135,000 at Its Peak; Third Storm Approaches on November 9
The third in a series of storms is heading for British Columbia, after wild weather knocked out power to thousands, triggered evacuations and left one person dead over the weekend, The Canadian Press reported on November 9.
BC Hydro said at the height of the second storm, about 135,000 customers were without power. The utility said that number dropped to about 52,000 customers as of 11 a.m. on Sunday as crews worked to restore power, with about 31,000 of those on Vancouver Island from Saanich to Port Hardy. By 5 p.m. on Sunday the count had fallen further to about 30,000, and nearly 415,000 customers had lost electricity since the first storm arrived on Friday, according to compiled reports citing BC Hydro.
In Surrey, a driver died on Saturday after two vehicles became trapped under a fallen tree; the driver of the second vehicle suffered minor injuries. The storm brought gusts of about 90 km/h, and Surrey, Duncan, Port Hardy and Prince George were among the hardest-hit areas. An evacuation order covers about 30 properties in the village of Zeballos on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, with 19 more properties under an evacuation alert.
Environment Canada issued wind warnings and special statements predicting heavy rain across large swaths of the province over the next few days. In Haida Gwaii and North Vancouver Island, heavy winds are expected into Monday afternoon with gusts up to 110 kilometres an hour, with a second low-pressure system following. A special weather statement covering most of B.C.'s coast and Vancouver Island says a "strong and potent" series of storms will approach the coast from Tuesday through Thursday, bringing heavy rain, particularly in upslope terrain and higher elevations. Environment Canada says there remains uncertainty about the exact amount of rain and which regions will be affected most, but high precipitation could lead to water pooling in areas with poor drainage, worsening localized flooding concerns. B.C.'s River Forecast Centre said a third storm starting later on Monday may bring a more prolonged period of rainfall across the province's coast through the coming week.
Source: The Canadian Press, November 9, 2026, citing Environment Canada and BC Hydro; outage sequence and cumulative figures also as compiled by London Daily News, November 9, 2026, citing BC Hydro and Surrey police.
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Source: The Canadian Press
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Photo: 温哥华史坦利公园的风暴断树（BC 省风暴灾情资料图）。（Wikimedia Commons／CC BY 2.0）|A storm-felled tree in Stanley Park, Vancouver (B.C. storm damage file photo). (Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0)
