Winter Storm Portland Oregon January 2024

Winter Storm Portland Oregon January 2024. Winter storms in oregon are suspected of causing at least 8 deaths, felling hundreds of trees, damaging homes, and leaving tens of thousands of people without power. On social media, people in portland and across oregon shared stories of prolonged power outages and indoor temperatures that dropped into the 40s or even colder.

Public servants and volunteers cleared roads and trees, fielded record numbers of community calls, dispatched help and much more during a weeklong winter storm. Portland’s largest sewage pump station, which serves downtown and the surrounding inner city, was under partial service due to a frozen pipe on jan.