Strong winds and heavy rain brought down trees and caused tens of thousands of power outages in Oregon on Monday.
By 9:15 a.m. Tuesday morning, more than 27,000 utility customers remained without power across the state. The hardest-hit areas were coastal counties and the Portland metro area.
Most utilities in Lane, Douglas, Benton, Linn and Lincoln Counties were reporting numerous outages Monday evening, affecting several thousand customers. Power was largely restored to the Eugene-Springfield area by Monday night, but utilities were cautiously watching as windy conditions were expected to continue through the overnight hours.
On the coast, however, Central Lincoln PUD reported thousands of customers were still without power Tuesday morning.
"We know it’s been a tough day for everyone," the utility posted in a social media message late Monday evening. "Our crews will be back at it in the morning to restore power as quickly and safely as possible."
Tree injures student
In Eugene, a tree fell on and injured a University of Oregon student near University Hall at about 11 a.m. Monday, according to an alert issued by the school. The UO said the student, who was not publicly named, had been transferred to a local hospital. University officials closed an area of campus between Franklin Boulevard and 13th Avenue because of safety concerns.
Some sections of the university campus remained closed Tuesday morning due to ongoing storm clean-up.
The wind advisories that were in effect for the Willamette Valley and the Oregon coast expired early Tuesday, but a high wind warning remains in place for central Oregon, including Bend and Redmond, until 4 p.m. Tuesday, with gusts of up to 60 mph expected.
And in the mountains, a winter weather advisory remains in effect until 4 p.m. Tuesday, with additional accumulations of 2 to 5 inches of snow expected, and wind guests up to 50 mph. The affected area includes both the Santiam Pass and Willamette Pass.
