Wild weather from the Oregon coast to the Cascades as winds topple trees and close ski lifts

The cleanup is underway after winds whipped through the Pacific Northwest Thursday morning.

At the height of the storm, Portland General Electric reported over 20,000 households were without power.

KATU’s Victor Park saw crews in the Wilkes Neighborhood cutting several large trees that had fallen, Thursday morning.

"We heard about 3:30 last night, a big bang," said Sereta Rush who said the tree barely missed her car. "My car was probably about maybe a foot from the tree falling. Thankfully, no damage to my vehicle. We did have to do some cutting of branches in order to get my car out of the area, because I couldn’t back up freely."

Coastal communities were also hammered by high winds.

"There were scattered power outages across the county, mostly along the Long Beach Peninsula," said Scott McDougall with Pacific County Emergency Management.

McDougall urged residents to not wait until a warning is issued before taking action.

"Understand that we live in an area where the wind blows a lot of the Winter," he added.

Winds gusted as high as 41 mph at Portland International Airport. The National Weather Service had issued a Wind Advisory late Christmas night for gusty winds in the Willamette Valley.

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