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High winds that blasted through the province on Monday knocked out power to more than 100,000 New Brunswick homes and businesses as trees fell on transmission lines.
As of 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, there is still about 21,000 households in New Brunswick without power after wind gusts of up to 100 km/h were felt throughout the province on Monday.
Meteorologist Jill Maepea said while these types of storms aren’t out of the ordinary in the winter, they typically come with snow in the winter months.
Tens of thousands of homes and businesses were without power in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia on Tuesday after strong winds hit parts of Canada's East Coast.
More than 100,000 Maritimers woke up without electricity on Sunday morning as the impacts of the storm continue to be felt throughout the region.