The Washington County Board of Commissioners declared a state of emergency Tuesday over the winter storm, saying the move would allow the county to have “greater flexibility and support for the multi-agency response to the snow, wind and ice storms over the last several days and the coming freezing rain.”
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Live: Here’s all the updates for the Tuesday and Wednesday ice storm
We’re in for what looks like a final round of icy weather starting some time this afternoon. We’re going to keep all the bits of news—that’s road closures, business closures, power outages, new weather alerts and the like—contained in this ever-updated story. No subscription needed.
School’s out on Tuesday, too
An already longer than anticipated long weekend just got even longer for Gales Creek students and everyone else in the Forest Grove School District. There will be no school Tuesday, the FGSD said.
Ice Storm Warning issued for Tuesday
Already gripped in frozen temperatures and an icy winter storm, Oregon could now be on for round two, the Portland office of the National Weather Service said in an Ice Storm Warning issued Monday morning.
Forest Grove School District will release students early Friday in light of potential winter storm
Students in the Forest Grove School District will be released three hours early Friday, owing to forecasted snow, low temperatures, and wind expected Friday afternoon.
The gates are up (again) at Fern Hill Road
For the first time this year, the gates at Fern Hill Road are up, blocking access to a popular route for Gales Creek (and Forest Grove) commuters trying to get to the east side of the county.
Snow is here, and the roads are a mess
Snow has heavily obscured portions of western Washington County, rapidly clogging area highways.
Power out, road debris, high winds and downed trees reported across Gales Creek area
For thousands of Portland General Electric customers, high winds meant power outages across the region, some overnight and into Tuesday morning.
The gates are open at Fern Hill Road
After a weeklong closure, Fern Hill Road on the edge of Forest Grove has reopened.
The gates are up at Fern Hill Road
The gates are up at Fern Hill Road.
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