Squamish RCMP is warning local residents to be wary of the current wind.
With high winds, there's the potential for falling trees, local police warned via Twitter on Thursday afternoon.
There are reports of trees down on the road to the Spit and on Squamish Valley Road, just off Highway 99 by the landfill, with the road there blocked by a downed timber.
Squamish RCMP sending out a warning of high winds and potential for falling trees. Reports of trees down on The Spit and on Squamish Valley Road just off Highway 99 by the landfill... road is fully blocked as shown below #squamish @MountainFM @squamishchief pic.twitter.com/LNkc3p5pHD
— Squamish RCMP (@SquamishRCMP) December 20, 2018
Reports are also coming in of downed fencing and partial walls coming down on construction sites.
As of 1:40 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, the wind is blowing at 86km/h, and an Environment Canada wind warning is in effect.
"This is a significant wind storm and could cause widespread damage," warns the Environment Canada alert.
Those living around Squamish Valley Road are reporting power outages.
Keep up to date the progress being made on outages at www.bchydro.com/power-outages/app/outage-list.html#current-521980323
