With files from Tamara de la Vega
A major power outage on Thursday, November 10 that affected more than 4,000 homes and left much of Huntsville in the dark was caused by a downed tree. A large maple went down on a private property in Utterson and landed on a main feeder line, according to Hydro One.
Only a handful of locations in Huntsville, running on either generators or a different part of the grid, were still with power during the outage. Restaurants and stores in Commerce Park as well as Highway 60 did a brisk business as residents sought out dinner.
Many residents were out and about getting a rare taste of Huntsville in the dark. Power was restored within a few hours .
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- Most of the lights visible in downtown Huntsville from Lions Lookout were car headlights
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- This Hydro One truck was seen on Highway 60 just after the power outage. It’s unknown if it was headed to determine the cause.
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- Main Street Huntsville was eerily dark on Thursday evening
Power was out again this afternoon for a small number of homes north of Huntsville, due to a downed tree on Old North Road.
This tree on Old North Road took out power to almost 80 homes on November 12
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Rudi Stade in answer to your question, wind was pretty strong in the Melissa area when the tree came down on Old North Road on Saturday.
The #grid is not robust.
Did somebody cut that tree down? There was no wind at all at the time of the blackout.