Snowstorm brings ‘most dangerous conditions’ seen by utility By Associated Press
Share: A resident poses by a large ice-covered tree along NE 24th Avenue, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Portland, Ore., after a weekend winter storm toppled it. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP)
PORTLAND Nearly 150,000 customers remained without power Wednesday in and around Portland, nearly a week after a massive snow and ice storm swept into the Pacific Northwest, taking out hundreds of miles of power lines as ice-laden trees toppled.
The damage wrought by the storm to the power system was the worst in 40 years, and more than 2,000 power lines about 208 miles in total were still down, said Maria Pope, CEO of Portland General Electric. At the peak of the storm, more than 350,000 customers iwere without power, and 5,000 power lines and nearly two dozen substations were damaged.
The deaths occurred while tens of thousands of people in Clackamas County were without power due to a snow and ice storm that swept through the region.
Several deaths have been reported in the U.S. as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning, as a combination of plummeting temperatures and power cuts affect homes.
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