Parts of southeast Saskatchewan in the dark after storm

SaskPower is working to restore electricity to people in the Kendall and Montmartre area after an overnight storm knocked out a transmission line between the communities.

SaskPower is also warning people to stay away from the downed equipment. Some are in the area taking pictures.

That area is just one of a number in Saskatchewan who lost power due to the storm on Thursday night.

It didn’t seem like a regular thunderstorm Carrie Kolylak, who lives in Montmartre.

“The storm hit last night. The power went out about 10:30 p.m. and then when I was watching the windows, there was a lot of lightening and it was almost like hurricane conditions.”

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She said there were trees lying on the ground that had been ripped out by their roots.

“I’ve never seen anything like that before. I’ve seen them snap before but never taken out by the roots.”

Kolylak says the damage extends all along Highway 48 between Montmartre and Regina.

As of Thursday at noon, her power was still out and she had resigned to it staying that way for a while.

Power out between Moose Jaw and Weybrun

Meanwhile, the power is also out in many areas between Moose Jaw and Weyburn following Wednesday’s electrical storm.

James Parker with SaskPower says even some of the massive metal structures that hold lines together were bent and twisted in the wind.

“We had some conductors, or powerlines, knocked down across highways,” said Parker.

On Thursday SaskPower was working on getting a final tally of the damage caused by the storm.

Power is expected to be restored in the area by Thursday night, but Parker says some spots may be in the dark until Friday morning.

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