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Storms leave thousands in Southern Oregon without power By Nick Morgan Updated: Dec 27, 2022 01:59 PM A A More than 6,000 in Southern Oregon and just south of the California border are still without power in the wake of a series of severe weather events that at its zenith left nearly 50,000 customers in the dark across the state. Pacific Power estimated that approximately 27,000 customers were out of power across Oregon and portions of Northern California as of noon Tuesday, including 5,400 customers in the Grants Pass area and 1,300 customers in Yreka, California, according to a news advisory issued by Pacific Power. The number is down significantly from the 49,622 customers impacted at the height of the outages overnight Monday and through Tuesday, but heavy rains and high-speed winds continue to hamper the added resources called out to assess and repair the damaged lines. The power company has deployed more than 250 field and support personnel, including service crews called out from Rocky Mountain Power. Wind speeds — particularly west of the Cascades — can range between 40 and 80 mph, according to the advisory. The Oregon Department of Transportation warned motorists in southwest Oregon to watch for downed trees, branches, power lines and other road hazards because winds and heavy rains will continue from the coast to the cascades, according to the agency’s official Twitter account. Elsewhere in the state, the Astoria DMV office was closed Tuesday “due to a city-wide power outage,” and an outage at ODOT’s headquarters impacted the agency’s Commerce and Compliance Division Tuesday. Callers to our CCD Registration Services line can expect longer hold times because of a power outage in HQ. Carriers can continue to use Oregon Trucking Online (TOL) for most transactions with CCD. https://t.co/b629Mm2Heq — OregonDOT (@OregonDOT) December 27, 2022 Particularly in the Willamette Valley, the Portland Metro Area and portions of the Oregon Coast could see “strong, possibly damaging” well into the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Portland.