Portland Ice Storm Topples Trees and Powerlines, Causing Mass Power Outages for La Salle Students
February 24, 2021
On Monday, Feb. 14, cold air moving west from the Rocky Mountains mixed with precipitation over the Portland Metro area to cause a historic ice storm to wreak havoc on countless homes and vehicles. The accumulation of at least a half-inch of ice on tree limbs led to downed trees and branches, which littered the streets outside the homes of many La Salle students.
Due to the storm, over 730,000 homes in Oregon were without power, with some outages lasting for nearly a week. And according to Governor Kate Brown, residents of Oregon experienced the largest number of power outages ever recorded.
Residents of Eastmoreland wander the streets inspecting the damage from the past storm.
Hundreds of thousands of Oregonians were without power following the cold spell that resulted in heavy sheets of ice bringing down trees and powerlines.
Over 200 miles of transmission lines were in need of repair as a result of Monday’s storm.
Auto Body shops around Portland have been overwhelmed with business due to damage from the storm.
Buildups of ice caused trees and branches of over three feet in diameter to collapse.
Branches throughout the region have blocked sidewalks and roadways on both highways and residential streets.
Cleanup began after the ice storm toppled trees and branches.
As much as a foot of snow and an inch of ice blanketed the Willamette Valley.
Many businesses, homes, and vehicles were damaged from fallen ice and tree limbs.
A large percentage of PGE customers across the state were without power.
Downed trees caused treacherous road conditions in SE neighborhoods.
