SaskPower crews had a number of power outages across Saskatchewan to deal with Wednesday morning, caused by strong winds. At some locations, it was gusting higher than 90 km/h. Regina and Saskatoon were among the areas affected.

A number of poles were damaged across the province, and a transformer substation is blamed for a power failure around Vanscoy. A fire at a substation in the Watrous area knocked out the lights to Simpson, Imperial, Nokomis, Viscount, Young, Allan and Colonsay.

SaskPower offered a number of tips to people during a power outage.

Unplug appliances, computer and electronics.

Leave a light on so you can see when power returns.

Build an outage kit ahead of time complete with bottled water, canned food, a flashlight, extra batteries, first-aid equipment, battery operated or hand crank clock and radio and extra blankets.

As of Wednesday morning SaskPower had restored power to some of the areas, but not in all communities.