Several Oregon towns and cities are hit hard by the severe weather.
(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross has opened four evacuation centers in response to current weather events.
The locations are:St. Helens -- Lewis and Clark Elementary, 111 S. 9th StreetVernonia -- St. Mary's Church, 960 Missouri AvenueClatskanie -- Clatskanie High School, 471 SW Belair DriveTillamook -- Tillamook County Fairgrounds, 4603 E. 3rd Street
There are additional centers in these areas operated by other organizations.
As of 11:00 AM, there were 30 people at the Tillamook center. Due to phone outages, updated numbers are not available.
Salem-News.com reported shortly after 1:00 PM today that there are power outages and phone lines are down in the towns of Newport, Lincoln City, Astoria, and Seaside are without power. In many cases, cell phone service has also been interrupted.
Oregonians are advised to stay off the roads as much as possible. If you have to travel, the link to our new Road Report service is located on the left side of the front page, here is a shortcut for now: Road Conditions
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