Calgary Battered by Strong Winds, Power Outages, and Traffic Chaos

0:00Strong winds are tearing through Calgary today, knocking out power to more than 3,100 customers in southwest neighborhoods, like Glenbrook, Kalarni, and Shagunapi. The outage kicked off around 9.40am, thanks to gusts hitting up to 90km per hour under a city-wide wind warning from environment, Canada. Fire crews are all over the place dealing with downed power lines, including one spot on Richmond Road, where a tree crashed right into the wires. Traffic's a nightmare too, with lights flashing red at spots like Dearfoot Trail and Memorial Drive, turning major intersections into gridlock. Central. Meanwhile, a loose trampoline flew from a backyard, and blocked a lane on Shagunapi Trail near Nolan Hill, with cops on scenes sorting it out as end-max. Works to restore power and winds keep whipping. This has been Calgary News today, powered by AI.