Wintry blast brings power outages, icy roads, to P.E.I.
Fallen tree causes brief outage in Charlottetown, police warn drivers to stay home until conditions improve
A first taste of winter brought a brief power outage and treacherous driving conditions to P.E.I.
Island RCMP cited dangerous driving conditions Tuesday evening as they warned drivers to avoid Route 225 between North Wiltshire and Kinkora, as well as Hunter River.
Police said dangerous and icy road conditions were making it difficult for vehicles to drive up hills, creating traffic hazards.
The mix of snow and freezing rain was enough to get a large truck stuck near the intersection of Route 225 and Route 13 for a little over an hour.
Reports of Traffic backing up in the Hunter River area as some cars are stuck on the steep hills. Avoid area if possible. We will update when the Road is clear and passable. Cst. Parsons <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DriveSafePEI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DriveSafePEI</a>
—@RCMPPEITrafficConditions across the Island are "extremely slippery and visibility is poor," police warned, advising Islanders to stay off the roads until conditions improve.
Just travelled from <a href="https://twitter.com/StratfordPEI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@StratfordPEI</a> to Kensington. Roads are extremely slippery and visibility is poor. If you have not yet had the chance to put those winter tires on it is recommended that you wait for the weather and road conditions to improve. Stay safe out there!! Cst. Parsons <a href="https://t.co/aIubqCxqAr">pic.twitter.com/aIubqCxqAr</a>
—@RCMPPEITrafficstuck in traffic outside crapaud, this is a complete mess <a href="https://twitter.com/PEIGuardian?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PEIGuardian</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Ocean100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Ocean100</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCPEI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CBCPEI</a> cars and trucks cant make it up hill <a href="https://t.co/5hBWX5cd7r">pic.twitter.com/5hBWX5cd7r</a>
—@steve_jamiesonJust over 5,000 homes in the Charlottetown area lost power around 9:45 p.m. Maritime Electric Kim Griffin said a tree had fallen on power lines in the area.
Crews were able to restore power by 10:30 p.m.