High winds, heavy rain, and power outages are expected with a strong Pacific storm impacting tonight

A powerful Pacific storm is taking aim at the Northwest. Heavy rain and strong winds will move across the region Monday afternoon into Tuesday.

“Tonight, I would really be watching for power outages with an increasing south wind,” Storm Tracker 2 Meteorologist Rhonda Shelby said. “If you live up on a ridge or south of Portland, where you see strong southerly winds, you could see some strong gusts.”

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the entire Willamette Valley and southwest Washington lowlands. A High Wind Warning has been posted for the Oregon and southwest Washington Coast and Oregon Coast Range.

The Wind Advisory will go into effect at Noon on Monday. Winds are expected to ramp up this afternoon and will come from the south, blowing at 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

“Since Friday, the Portland area has seen 1.7 inches of rain and another half-inch to an inch of rain on the way today,” Shelby said.

Several landslides have already been reported across the region. In Portland’s West Hills, NW Cornell Road is closed between NW Skyline Boulevard and NW Thompson Avenue. In the Columbia River Gorge, the Historic Columbia River Highway is closed near Rowena because of a rockfall and debris.

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