UPDATED: 4:10 p.m.
NB Power crews are working hard to restore power to thousands of customers in the province.
The utility reports more than 1,900 homes and businesses are without power with roughly 1,200 outages in Charlotte County.
The outages are the result of high wind gusts last night which impacted much of southern New Brunswick.
Gusty high winds overnight has resulted in trees down on lines and minor infrastructure damage, including broken poles. #nbstorm
— NB Power (@NB_Power) April 8, 2016
NB Power says crews have been dispatched.
We’re moving 24 contractor & additional NB Power crews to Charlotte County Friday to assist in restoration. #nbstorm pic.twitter.com/LGlvXIa46X
— NB Power (@NB_Power) April 8, 2016
They are also assessing the situation in many communities to determine restoration times.
Once crews can assess damage, restoration times will be updated on https://t.co/qyGRAtW91T for affected customers. #nbstorm
— NB Power (@NB_Power) April 8, 2016
The wind and rain storm forced a number of schools to close in the province because of power issues.
