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Along the Oregon Coast, both landline and cellular phone service remained out for several days due to damaged cables. [18] The storm's intensity was compared to the Columbus Day Storm, which caused widespread wind damage to the Pacific Northwest in October 1962, and the Willamette Valley Flood of 1996, which produced widespread flooding. [2] [18]
A power line fell on a parked car in northeast Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring a baby during an ice storm that turned roads and mountain highways treacherous in ...
The floods spread beyond Oregon's Willamette Valley, extending west to the Oregon Coast and east toward the Cascade Mountains. Significant flood damage also impacted the American states of Washington, Idaho (particularly the north of the state) and California. The floods were directly responsible for eight deaths in Oregon, as well as over US ...
A residential street in Northwest Portland after the storm. In Oregon, snow fell in Troutdale, Tigard, Stayton, Cathedral Park, Chapman Square, and Beaverton, in which the latter received 9 inches (23 cm) of snow. [29]
The National Weather Service has issued an ice storm warning from 10 a.m. Tuesday until 4 a.m. Wednesday for the Willamette Valley. Oregon winter storm live updates: Warning of major ice storm ...
The storm resulted in blizzard warnings for Oregon and Washington's mountain areas for the first time since 2012. [3] Crater Lake National Park closed due to the winter storm. [4] Stevens Pass recorded 29 in (74 cm) of snow in just 30 hours. Wind gusts reached 103 mph (166 km/h) in Pinnacle, Montana and 97 mph (156 km/h) near Mount Hood. [5]
9:10 p.m.: Oregon Health Authority warns of cold weather health risks The Oregon Health Authority provided the following tips to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning , hyperthermia and frostbite .
Widespread strong winds from the parent storm system left 15,000 people without power in Oregon. Winds gusted up to 103 mph (166 km/h) at Cape Meares while Portland saw its rainiest October 13 since reliable records began. The inclement weather prompted multiple schools to delay openings on October 13 and 14. [14]