Strong winds ripped through the region today, causing thousands to lose power. Many areas remain under a high wind warning or advisory with gusts of 60-70 miles per hour in some locations. People who have lost power are encouraged to follow these power outage safety tips: http://www.redcross.org/get-help/prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/power-outage#Before Disaster responders with the local American Red Cross have responded to multiple storm-related incidents thus far today including the following tree-into-home incidents: * 11:30 a.m. in the 62000 block of Merritt Road in Coos Bay, OR. The storm-related incident affected 2 adults. * 12:30 p.m. in the 700 block of OR-99 in Eugene, OR. The storm-related incident affected 3 people, including 2 adults, 1 child and pets. * 12:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of NE Rosewood Court in Bend, OR. The storm-related incident affected 1 adult. * 2:00 p.m. in the 24000 block of S Sparrow Court in Canby, OR. The storm-related incident affected 2 adults and pets. In addition to storm-related responses, the local Red Cross also responded to assist eight people displaced by home fires in Newberg, Oregon and Longview, Washington. During these disaster responses, the Red Cross provided resources to help address the immediate basic needs of those affected such as temporary housing, food, clothing, comfort kits with toiletry items, information about recovery services, and health and mental health services. Additional information about this incident, if available, may be obtained from the local first responding agency/fire department. The Red Cross in Oregon and Southwest Washington (the Cascades Region) helps an average of three families affected by disasters, like home fires, every day.
