Thousands in Pacific County still without power

Thousands of people in Pacific County in southwest Washington are still without power after high winds blew through the county early Sunday, knocking down trees, power poles, and power lines.

The Pacific County Emergency Management Agency says 11,000 people lost power at the height of the storm.

Power was restored to areas of Naselle, Chinook, Ilwaco and south Seaview at about 2:15 p.m. Sunday, with restoration to portions of the City of Long Beach occurring at 3:40 p.m. Power may also be restored to some areas of Ocean Park by this evening.

Ocean Park Elementary is closed today. Long Beach Elementary and Ilwaco Middle-High School are open and on schedule. Buses will be running on schedule.

Read the whole article from King5.com

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