By Laura Swanson
We knew it was only a matter of time yesterday Saturday January 13. We thought we’d get dinner ready “early” – prepping a pizza and ham bean soup (and baking a loaf of bread, too) heck we might be snowed in for days. Then at 2:30pm, after multiple blinks, out go the lights. Bread and pizza on hold – ham bean soup warmed on the wood stove and an early bedtime for us. At the peak of the storm, over 10,000 people in Tillamook County were without power. The outage in North Tillamook County was due to the Pacific Power transmission line, which we knew meant a longer outage.
Currently, on Sunday, January 14 at 2 pm, as temperatures hover at about 32 degrees, TPUD has about 1,400 without power, mainly because of trees and tree limbs.
Sunday, January 14, 2024 Outage Update @2:30PM
Crews have been working non-stop for two days to restore power to the area. All crews will take a rest break at 10 p.m. tonight (1/14/24) and will resume work tomorrow morning (1/15/24) at 6 a.m.
The following areas will be without power overnight due to extensive damages including multiple broken poles and damaged equipment:
North Tillamook County:
Tideland Road and McKimmens RD areas in Nehalem
Upper portion of Foss Road in Nehalem
South Tillamook County:
Sandlake Road area in Cloverdale
Winema area in Neskowin
Sunbow area in Neskowin
Crews will continue working today to restore as many customers as possible in other areas. Currently, approximately 1,400 customers are without power.
Additional areas could also be without power overnight if additional outages occur, and crews are unable to make repairs and restore service to these areas before 10 p.m. tonight (1/14/24)
Outage Summary for Sunday, January 14, 2024 @ 9:00AM
Crews worked through the night to restore power.
Below is a list of locations, causes, and a status if known:
North Tillamook County Area
Nedonna Beach to Wheeler area.
Nehalem-
Liars Lair
Tideland RD area-Broken Pole, wire down.
North Fork RD
Manzanita- multiple areas – trees – see below for photos from the Manzanita area.
Central Tillamook County Area
Oceanside, Netarts, Whiskey CR RD areas. Power lines down in Netarts.
South Tillamook County Area
Sandlake Road, Pacific City by circle drive to Tierra Del Mar- Wire down and broken poles.
Neskowin- Horizon View Ave, Sundown DR, Windy LN, Pacific DR, Sunset Ave, Hawk Street
Cause: Severe icing on lines in combination with winds. Trees are down and lines are down.
Customers Out: 10,845 initially. Current customers out 3.325.
There are no estimated time for power restoration to the areas. Crews are working as safe and as quickly as they can to restore power to the area. Travel time is very delayed due to road conditions. Updates and additional information will be posted as soon as possible.
Areas Restore:
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Wilson RV Loop and Sollie Smith Road area restored at 2:09 p.m.
Valley View area restored at 3:56 p.m.
Tillamook City area restored at 4:04 p.m.
From Happy Camp in the Netarts area to Oceanside- lines down by Highland Drive restored at 4:41 p.m.
Garibaldi North to Manzanita and Neahkahnie area- Pacific Power Transmission Line is down. Pacific Power is responding restored at 7:18 p.m.
Skyline and Fernwood RD area restored at 7:48 p.m.
Resort Drive area restored 9:45 p.m.
North Rockaway Beach, Nedonna Beach to Wheeler area restored at 10:23 p.m.
Bay Ocean and Cape Meares area- Tree through lines, lines down. Power restored at 10:45 p.m.
Pacific City- Ferry Street area restored at 10:50 p.m.
Sunday, January 14, 2024
Old Woods RD and the Woods area at 1:35 a.m.
HWY 53, McDonald RD area restored at 3:07 a.m.
Sutton CR, Weber RD, Diercks RD area restored at 3:07 a.m.
Oceanside- Woodlawn RD area restored at 4:30 a.m.
Upper Trask River RD area restored at 5:25 a.m.
Chance RD area restored at 5:25 a.m.
Upper Miami area restored at 5:30 a.m.
Foss RD area- tree through power lines, lines down. Area restored at 6:20 a.m.
Whiskey Creek RD area restored at 9:00 a.m.
College Ave and Cherry ST areas restored at 11:37 a.m.
Bay City Area- Doughty RD to Willowbrook RD, Pike RD, Lucy LN, Tillamook Ave, McCoy. Repairs are being made in this area. Estimated time for restoration to the area is 11 a.m.- Power restored at 11:42 a.m.