CANNON BEACH, Ore. (KPTV) – Strong winds overnight caused power outages throughout northwest Oregon and southwest Washington.
On Tuesday, the National Weather Service issued a High Wind Warning along the Oregon coastline and a Wind Advisory in the I-5 corridor. The winds began to calm by 4 a.m. Wednesday.
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As of 6:35 a.m., Pacific Power was reporting about 16,632 customers without power from Cannon Beach to Astoria. About 235 customers were without power in the Lincoln City area.
Pacific Power confirmed the outages were due to storm damage. Crews are working to make repairs and restore service.
The Warrenton-Hammond School District will be closed Wednesday, while the Jewell School District and the Neah-Kah-Nie School District will be starting on a two-hour delay due to power outages on the coast.
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Portland General Electric was reporting about 1,860 customers without power throughout their service area Wednesday morning.
Due to power outages, the Colton School District in Clackamas County is starting three hours late Wednesday.
Welches School (K-8) and Firwood Elementary in the Oregon Trail School District will be closed due to no power.
Vancouver police responded to a downed tree on Northwest Lincoln Avenue between Northwest 59th Street and Northwest 62nd Street. Crews quickly cleaned up the debris and reopened the roadway.
Clark PUD was reporting about 667 customers were without power just before 7 a.m.
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