Thousands without power in N.S. from high winds, ferries grounded in Halifax – Halifax

Nearly 26,000 Nova Scotia Power customers are in the dark Monday evening, as high winds and rain are being blamed for multiple outages.

The utility’s power outage map shows 60 active outages as of 5 p.m.

Restoration time estimates vary — from 10:30 p.m. in some areas to well into Tuesday morning for others. One outage in north end Halifax, for example, has a 9 a.m. restoration estimate, while an outage in the Waverley/Fall River area has 12:30 a.m. listed.

The winds was enough for Halifax Transit to suspend ferry service.

Environment Canada issued wind and rain warnings for parts of the province. Halifax County east of Porters Lake, Guysborough County and Cape Breton are expected to receive damaging winds with maximum gusts of 90 km/h.

“High winds may toss loose objects or cause tree branches to break,” Environment Canada noted.

Halifax County east of Porters lake and Guysborough County are also under a rainfall warning. Environment Canada says 30 to 50 mm of rain is expected and localized flooding is possible.

The rain should be ending later Monday evening.