This just in… IT IS WINDY, gang! That means it’s a perfect opportunity to have a Portland-style panic party, and settle in for some good old fashioned Twitter WIND PORN! Hit it, sexually excited local news teams!
Wind gust up to 56 mph now at PDX.
— NWS Portland (@NWSPortland) April 7, 2017
WHOA! Strong wind gusts toppled this fence, sent branch crashing down in front of me as I was driving! BE CAREFUL OUT THERE! #LiveOnK2 pic.twitter.com/TnE2IcEJrH
— Mike Warner (@MikeKATU) April 7, 2017
UPDATE: Nearly 80,000 @portlandgeneral customers without power nowhttps://t.co/7Lzwqqr2nY
— KATU News (@KATUNews) April 7, 2017
The wind is taking one of my trees down, limb by limb pic.twitter.com/i3MRvlUXAI
— Steve Duin (@SteveDuin) April 7, 2017
Downed tree in Beaverton. Photo: Missy Wolfe @KOINNews pic.twitter.com/tbA1pCGJmy
— Claire Anderson (@ClaireKOIN) April 7, 2017
Good news: Homeowner and two dogs made it out safe. She says she heard a huge crack next she knew the tree was on her house. #LiveOnK2 pic.twitter.com/7dRCcBlDdS
— Kellee Azar (@KelleeAzar) April 7, 2017
Thousands without power as high wind storm slams Oregon https://t.co/Inc38j69JU pic.twitter.com/ZPdRoN9UBt
— FOX 12 Oregon KPTV (@fox12oregon) April 7, 2017
Car crushed by falling free on Walker Road b/w Murray & Cedar Hills. The driver is fine. #pdxtraffic pic.twitter.com/x44YylhOki
— Michael Kalkofen (@mdkalk) April 7, 2017
Tree down on Millikan near Tualatin Hills Nature Park. Eastbound blocked, nobody directing traffic. Avoid area. pic.twitter.com/gNbOK24GlS
— Kandra Kent (@KandraKPTV) April 7, 2017
Be sure to stay safe out there, and if a branch falls in your yard, alert any and all of the local news stations immediately!
