Yesterdays forecast was pretty much spot-on.
As predicted, the Oregon coast received hurricane force winds, up to 114 mph. The peak inland gusts were in the 60 + mph range and arrived pretty much on schedule, around 8:30 pm. Today Portland General Electric is reporting 245,000 "customers" lost power during the night. In some areas there was significant damage, mostly involving pine trees falling onto houses. Local news coverage is depicting scenes of homes that were smashed open by tree trunks, slicing clean through their roofs. A truly unsettling sight and an important reminder of the costly hazards posed by tall trees located too close to dwellings. Given that specific factor, today I feel quite fortunate. There was no damage sustained here at The Pavillion. However the power of the wind was definitely felt and left a couple of visible reminders; the basketball hoop with it's weighted base is now lying on it's side near the street curb and a section of fence in the back yard is sagging over. Thankfully the trees here weathered yet another storm without incident...
No comments:
Post a Comment