Gales Creek residents were greeted with snow Thursday morning, and a lot of it.
Here’s what’s closed, altered, delayed and more so far. Hear of another closure, road hazard, or other weather-related impact? Send us an email at [email protected].
- No school for students. The Forest Grove School District announced a snow day Wednesday night.
- UPDATE: No school on Friday, too.
Power outage: Almost 800 addresses are without power in the Gales Creek area, according to Portland General Electric. Another 60 or so homes on Stringtown Road were also left in the dark.- Update: PGE says 44 homes in the Glenwood area
and 64 homes near Stringtown Roadare without power as of 2:40 p.m. Traffic camera down: The traffic camera at the junction of Highway 6 & 8 was down at 7 a.m. In fact, the Oregon Department of Transportation’s tripcheck.com was struggling to function at all Thursday morning.- The traffic camera has been restored.
Gales Creek Road closed between Stringtown and Balm Grove due to downed wires and trees.- Update, 2:40 p.m.: Gales Creek Road has reopened, according to Washington County Land Use and Transportation
- Washington County has closed their facilities for the day.
- A previously scheduled county town hall expected to take place tonight in Hillsboro is now online-only.
- Severe weather shelter information can be found online.
Chas Hundley is the editor of the Gales Creek Journal and sister news publications the Banks Post and the Salmonberry Magazine. He grew up in Gales Creek and has a cat.
