PORTLAND, Ore. — Windy conditions knocked out power for thousands of people in the Portland metro area Monday afternoon.
Portland General Electric (PGE) said 16,064 customers were without power as of 3:15 p.m., including 6,372 in Clackamas County, 3,234 in Multnomah County and 1,126 in Washington County. More than 1,000 customers were without power in the Salem area. Click here to see an outage map.
Pacific Power reported an additional 1,144 customers without power in the region as of 3:15 p.m. Click here to see an outage map.
The National Weather Service's Portland office forecasted Monday morning that a storm system would be moving in from the coast, bringing winds in excess of 50 miles per hour to numerous coastal towns.
The Hillsboro Police Department tweeted that a large oak tree fell at the intersection of Southeast Oak Street and Third Avenue around 1:34 p.m.
In Forest Grove, the fire department tweeted at 12:31 p.m. that a fallen tree had brought down powerlines on Southwest Carpenter Creek Road. Crews with PGE responded to the scene.
Then around 3:15 p.m., the fire department tweeted that wind gusts knocked over a roughly 50-foot tree on Northwest McKibbin Road. The tree landed on a house and caused severe damage to the roof.
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