It now appears that highways 6, 18, 26, 30 from Portland to the northwest Oregon coast are all closed, effectively cutting off that corner of Oregon from the rest of the state. Wilson River is 10 feet above flood stage. People are hunkered down in the casino at Lincoln City. The casino has generator power for three days. Seventy foot waves were reported at sea, but can't verify. The largest Sitka spruce in Oregon, in Kloochy Creek Park, estimated to be about 750 years old, has snapped in half. No word from Dave in Astoria...I presume no power. BRC Quoting mike dziobak <mdziobak_at_mtu.edu>: > Thanks Brad for the heads up, I just checked one of the data bouys out there: > http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=46089 > > 46' significant wave ht, that's big. > -mike > >> Thought you might enjoy our latest Oregon Coast weather. >> Wind gusts recorded Sunday up to 129 mph in Bay City, with similar >> all along the northern Oregon Coast. Two large storms have converged >> to produce a nearly perfect Sebastian Junger scenario. Coastal towns >> are mostly without power. (Dave Kruger, do you still have internet service >> in Astoria?) Highway 6 between Portland and Tillamook: closed. Highway 18 >> between Portland and Lincoln City: closed. Coastal winds diminishing >> today to 80-90 mph. Wilson River RV Park being evacuated. Rivers rising >> all around us. Motorists advised to stay home due to high standing water, >> downed trees, and power lines. Reporter Kimberly Moss had an oak tree >> crash down on her house at 1:00 am. The combination of high tides and >> storm surge may push surf and logs over the coast highway 101 today. >> We'll see later. Schools closed along the coast. Tourists and locals >> at the coast are mostly without power and could be temporarily trapped >> in homes and motels. Casino in Lincoln City has generator power, but >> portion of building has blown away. Supposed to calm down Monday night. >> >> -- >> Bradford R. Crain *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Dec 03 2007 - 11:31:01 PST
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