Manitoba Hydro is reporting multiple outages in Steinbach and the southeast Friday night.
According to the hydro outages map, power went out between 8 and 10 PM and may only be restored Saturday morning. As of 11 PM more than 3000 homes and businesses were without power.
Majority of Steinbach without power. Including most street and traffic lights. Some power lines looking pretty heavy. @manitobahydro posting that outage expected to last till 8am. pic.twitter.com/9jK6OxvYjd
— Kelvin Goertzen (@MLAGoertzen) October 28, 2023
The first snowfall of the season brought many outages throughout the day including traffic lights and Steinbach schools without power.
The weather forecast for the night is minus 8 with a windchill of minus 15 overnight.