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A 63-year-old woman in Sacramento County died on Tuesday after a tree fell on her, making it the county's second storm-related death since the latest major storm, officials said.

Families and businesses in the Sacramento region are still cleaning up after powerful winds toppled trees and powerlines throughout the area Sunday.

After January's Arctic blast brought snow, and ice, to the Pacific Northwest -- leaving a trail of downed trees and powerlines -- an initial damage report says the winter weather caused around $72 million in damage across the state, according to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.

Crews are working hard to clean up from the weekend storm in Merced while also preparing for the next wave of rain.

Strong winds and heavy rains in recent days left a lot of storm damage across Sacramento County.

Heavy rain and wind left toppled redwoods across Solano County.

Conditions continue to improve following last week's winter ice storm, but some roads remain closed around Portland.

The Portland Metro area suffered more than 675 downed trees between Jan. 13 and Jan. 17 as a powerful ice storm swept through the Pacific Northwest.

As temperatures rise and ice melts, trees are falling down, totaling cars and damaging property.

The Portland Parks & Recreation Urban Forestry team is responding to more than 350 calls for trees and large branches brought down by the weekend’s snow, wind, freezing rain and icy temperatures.