Storms that rumbled through parts of Sarnia-Lambton Monday evening has left some residents in the dark.
Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Sarnia-Lambton at around 4:20 p.m. Monday. At around 5:44 p.m., the national weather agency upgraded the watch to a warning. The warning was lifted and a watch was put back in place just before 8 p.m.
All watches and warnings for Sarnia-Lambton ended by 9 p.m.
Heavy wind gusts of 90 km/h to 110 km/h were predicted with this storm. Strong wind gusts can toss loose objects, damage weak buildings, break branches off trees and overturn large vehicles.
As a result, a number of power outages have been reported. Hydro One has stated that it is working on a number of storm-related outages.
"Crews are responding to outages as quickly as possible due to severe thunderstorms and high winds," a statement from the company read.
At around 8 p.m., Bluewater Power reported an outage that has impacted around 1,200 people in the area of Watford and Oil Springs.
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As of Tuesday morning, Hydro One was still dealing with scattered outages across Lambton affecting over 3,000 customers in Kettle Point, Camlachie, Watford, Petrolia, Mooretown, and Sombra.
Restoration times ranged from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
