A severe wind storm that blew through the Ottawa-Gatineau region Friday night caused flight delays, damaged trees, roofs and vehicles, and left thousands in the dark.

As of Saturday morning, roughly 2,000 people in Ottawa and nearly 20,000 in the Outaouais region were still without power.

"The power outages were truly from one end of the city to the other," said Rebecca Hickey, a spokesperson for Hydro Ottawa.

"The wind really just whipped right across the city and left quite a devastation in its wake."

At around 10 p.m. Friday, gusts of up to 90 km/h were blowing over the National Capital Region as a result of a cold front.

At approximately 11 p.m., winds reached close to 100 km/h in Ottawa, causing trees to fall on network equipment.

A fallen tree near Queen Elizabeth Driveway after a wind storm on May 4, 2018. (Leah Hansen/CBC) Damage in Ottawa's Crystal Beach neighbourhood after a severe wind storm blew through the city on May 4, 2018. (Linda Sturt)

More than 45,000 customers were out of power at the height of the storm, according to Hydro Ottawa.

Power restoration efforts

Hydro Ottawa said restoration efforts will be lengthy because crews need to deal with fallen trees and objects on a house-by-house basis.

As of 12 p.m., there were still around 100 locations Hydro Ottawa crews needed to visit, Hickey said.

Power restoration efforts continued throughout the day, and at 9 p.m. Hydro Ottawa was still working to reconnect customers to the grid.

Our social media team is going to catch some Zzzzz and will be back in the morning, but forestry crews and our lineworkers continue to work 24/7 to restore power. Thanks to all of our customers for your patience. The crews truly appreciate it. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OnStorm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OnStorm</a> —@hydroottawa

The City of Ottawa has received more than 250 calls regarding fallen trees, said spokesperson Keelan Arnold.

"City staff and contractors are prioritizing clearing trees that are downed across major arterial roadways and trees leaning against homes," Arnold said.

The wind storm on May 4, 2018 caused damage to vehicles, fences and trees, including this one in Nepean. (Ian Jack Suski)

The wind storm on May 4, 2018 caused trees to topple onto the roofs of some homes in Nepean. (Leah Hansen/CBC)

Morning after the storm

There have been no reports of deaths in the Ottawa-Gatineau area, but the wind is being blamed for at least two deaths in southern Ontario.

In all, the gusts left tens of thousands of people without power across Ontario and Quebec.

The Ottawa Airport said that several flights to Toronto were delayed or cancelled during the storm. Most operations were back to normal on Saturday morning, an airport spokesperson said.

On Saturday morning, residents in the Ottawa-Gatineau region woke to trampolines, trees, signage and parts of fences scattered across roads and yards.

A handful of homes in Barrhaven and other areas of the city also sustained roof damage.

Here's what some residents found in the morning.

poor old Yaris finally met his match last night 🌬☹️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ottawaweather?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Ottawaweather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottweather?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ottweather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WindStorm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WindStorm</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OttNews?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OttNews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ottawa?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Ottawa</a> <a href="https://t.co/xacs2H5ntF">pic.twitter.com/xacs2H5ntF</a> —@GDavisCanada

The wind storm begins. The tree at work fell down <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottnews?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ottnews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottweather?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ottweather</a> <a href="https://t.co/0pgaE5QN1W">pic.twitter.com/0pgaE5QN1W</a> —@_jkuhn

When Ottawa gets wind, we get WIND. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottnews?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ottnews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottweather?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ottweather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ottawa?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Ottawa</a> <a href="https://t.co/m3Y3h70gxQ">pic.twitter.com/m3Y3h70gxQ</a> —@elizabethlk

Oh my goodness! Just around the corner from our house <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottweather?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ottweather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/windy?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#windy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Barrhaven?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Barrhaven</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ay4F9PkrZ3">pic.twitter.com/Ay4F9PkrZ3</a> —@speaka

That doesn't belong there <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottweather?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ottweather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ONStorm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ONStorm</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Stittsville?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Stittsville</a> <a href="https://t.co/TtAnK7gTn1">pic.twitter.com/TtAnK7gTn1</a> —@JoeTComedy

<a href="https://twitter.com/BlacksWeather?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BlacksWeather</a> still no power in parts of Alta Vista as of 7am...big pine down on Tedder! <a href="https://t.co/BxgBBVs2z2">pic.twitter.com/BxgBBVs2z2</a> —@geofdudding