UPDATE 6:30 P.M.
BC Hydro is reporting the power is back on in West Kelowna.
BC Hydro crews are scrambling after a power outage in West Kelowna.
Almost 3,000 people are without power and crews are trying to determine a cause.
According to BC Hydro, the affected areas are east of Highway 97, south-west of Westside Road and north of Boucherie Road.
There is no word of what caused the outage, but Castanet is receiving reports of heavy winds in the Central Okanagan.
Val Palmer sent in a video of winds in the Dilworth area bending trees and bushes.
Castanet will have more information as soon as it becomes available
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