PORTLAND, Ore. — Multiple power outages Saturday morning left thousands without power for hours, Saturday. By Sunday morning, only 120 PGE customers were left without power, according to its outage maps.
The outage map on PGE's website showed one of the largest outages occurred around 7:00 a.m. near the Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood.
In Southwest Portland, there were over 1,500 people without power after an outage near Southwest Scholls Ferry Road and Southwest Oleson Road. The estimated time for power to be restored there is 11:30 a.m., PGE said on its website.
Near University Park in North Portland, there are over 2,000 people without power on North Lombard Street and North Marcum Avenue. There's no estimated time for power restoration here either.
In total, more than 17,000 PGE customers had been affected.
Crews were dispatched to multiple areas throughout the Portland metro area and beyond.
To check on power outages, causes, as well as the estimated time for power to be restored, visit the PGE outage map.
KGW Meteorologist Chris McGinness said for the Portland area, the rain will be heaviest Saturday morning. In the afternoon, the rain becomes more intermittent, and the wind will subside.
If you have pictures of trees down in your area or downed power lines, you can email them to newsdesk@kgw.com.
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
