A Christmas Eve windstorm with gusts of up to 45 mph are expected on Christmas Eve, weather agencies, utility companies, and state disaster preparedness officials said Monday.
Banks, Manning, Timber, Buxton and beyond faced power outages that could stretch into tomorrow, PGE warned, while West Oregon had no estimate for the return of electricity in their territory.
As power is shut off for rural communities just outside Banks over wildfire concerns, Portland General Electric has established a community resource center at Jim's Market in Banks
The city of Banks plans to conduct a feasibility study to provide the Banks City Council with a cost analysis for removing utility poles on Main Street and submerging those power lines underground.
