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Gusts up to 90 km/h could be seen in Calgary on Tuesday: Environment
Canada
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Environment Canada issued a wind warning for Calgary on Tuesday
morning, saying gusts up to 90 km/h could be felt throughout the city.
According to an alert sent at around 11:17 a.m., strong winds will
continue throughout the afternoon before tapering off in the evening.
Environment Canada warned residents that damage to buildings, such as
roof shingles and windows, may occur. Loose objects may be tossed by
the wind and cause injury or damage.
The alert also warned that utility outages may occur, and motorists
are asked to expect hazardous driving conditions on highways due to
strong cross winds.
The warning was cancelled at around 3:51 p.m.
A downed tree in the southeast Calgary neighbourhood of Wildwood on
May 7, 2024. Global News
## Wind causes traffic delays on highways, roads around Calgary
Strong winds have caused traffic delays on highways and roads inside
and outside the city.
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An overturned vehicle delayed traffic on Highway 1 near Bassano, a
town approximately 140 kilometres southeast of Calgary.
According to a social media post at around 11:28 a.m., the vehicle was
blocking the westbound lanes of the highway.
An overturned vehicle delayed traffic on Highway 1 near Bassano, a
town approximately 140 kilometres southeast of Calgary. Judy
Lasslop/Contributed
YYC Transportation reported on X that traffic signals are blank in the
areas of Barlow Trail and Sunridge Way Northeast, as well as 32nd
Avenue Northeast and 29th Street Northeast.
## Power outages reported across Calgary
Thousands of Calgarians are affected by power outages across the city,
Enmax said.
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According to Enmax's website, outages affected more than 4,300
customers in the northwest neighbourhoods of Dalhousie, Silver
Springs, Varsity and Brentwood.
Around 1,015 customers are also affected by outages in the Horizon,
Sunridge and Whitehorn neighbourhoods.
In a social media post at around 1:04 p.m., the utility company said
crews were working to safely restore power.
An Enmax spokesperson told Global News the majority of customers in
northeast and northwest Calgary had their power restored in an email
at around 3:48 p.m.
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