UPDATE: 3:30 p.m.

Westside Road is closed in both directions, just south of La Casa Resort, due to downed power lines. 

UPDATE: 2:50 p.m.

A portion of Westside Road is closed due to fallen trees blocking the road, a couple of kilometres south of La Casa Resort. 

Additionally, crews are responding to downed power lines near 3429 Old Okanagan Highway in West Kelowna.

UPDATE: 2:30 p.m

Heavy winds continue to wreak havoc on power lines across the Okanagan.

Two large trees have come down on top of a home at 335 McCurdy Road, taking out a power line in the process. Emergency crews are responding to the house, but they are unsure if anyone was inside when the trees came down. 

A stretch of McCurdy Road has been closed due to the downed trees and power lines. 

Additionally, crews are responding to downed phone lines near 2515 Longhill Road, a tree across power lines at 240 McCurdy Road, downed lines near McGowan Road and Amundsen Road in Lake Country and lines down near Leathead Road and McPhee Street. 

UPDATE: 2:10 p.m

A resident living in Peachland said residents are not allowed back into their home unless it's an emergency after a tree fell on power lines.

A large tree fell on the road near Ehlers Road and Victoria Street at about noon.

"The power lines are down and lying on fences," said Chad Brigden. 

He was told residents are allowed to leave but no traffic is being let in.

Firefighters are on scene blocking the road but no other crews are on site. 

UPDATE: 12:45 p.m.

Calls are coming in about trees and lines down in the North Westside area as well.

A tree is reported fallen onto a house on Lester Road, in Killiney Beach.

A tree was also reported on fire after it was struck by power lines.

ORIGINAL: 12:15 p.m.

Not long after high winds and a heavy downpour whipped the Central Okanagan, Tuesday morning, numerous reports of power lines and trees down lit up the scanner.

The wind ripped out power lines at Dynamic Transmissions on Byland Road in West Kelowna and briefly started a small roof fire.

Also in West Kelowna, lines were reported down in the Glenrosa neighbourhood and also on Pineridge Place.

In Peachland, a power pole was leaning precariously and lines down across the street at Victoria Street and Ehlers Road

Across the lake, trees were reported down in Joe Rich, at Goudie and Jackpine roads, and also in East Kelowna, where downed lines set a tree on fire near Dunsmuir and Hall roads.

Lines were also reported down on Fenwick Road in Rutland and a tree down in the Springfield area, on Tamarac Drive.

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