This SaskPower map shows the unplanned power outage affecting the Prince Albert area Sunday night. (Courtesy: SaskPower.com)

By paNOW Staff

Power Outage

Major power outage affecting Prince Albert and surrounding areas

Jun 14, 2020 | 7:04 PM

Update: As of approximately 7:40 p.m. Sunday, power appeared to have been restored in the Prince Albert area, as well as Shellbrook and Brancepeth areas among others.

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SaskPower was working to repair a transmission outage affecting Prince Albert, Crutwell, Holbein, Shellbrook, Leask, Hafford, Marcelin, Martins Lake, Muskeg Lake First Nation, Parkside, Canwood, Sturgeon Lake, Ahtahkakoop First Nation, Fur Lake, Mistawasis First Nation, Mont Nebo, Victoire and Big River.

There is also a separate outage affecting Weldon, Brancepeth, Kinistino and all surrounding areas. SaskPower said crews were dispatched to reports of poles down.

As of 7 p.m., there was no estimated time of repair on either outage.

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Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Sunday evening. Conditions were favourable for the storms to produce strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.

An Environment Canada radar map shows the storm cells moving across the region Sunday evening.(Environment Canada)

Some parts of the wider region experienced heavier winds than others. In Brancepeth for example , rail cars were blown off the rails.

Rail cars were thrown off the tracks near Brancepeth ( Larry Markowski)

Equipment and trees in some places took a battering.

Storm damage near Brancepeth (Larry Markowski)

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