A strong storm system moved into the Northwest this weekend, delivering damaging winds and heavy rains.
Oregon suffered the brunt of the storm's fury Saturday as wind gusts of up to 91 mph whipped areas of the state, downing trees, power lines and causing multiple power outages.
As of Saturday evening, over 68,200 customers were without power in Oregon and Washington.
According to the National Weather Service in Medford, several trees fell on vehicles in Madrona & 101 RV park, prompting the rescue of those trapped. One person was reported injured and hospitalized. The park suffered fires started by downed wires and was severely damaged.
KVAL-TV noted that scattered outages were reported by utilities across western Oregon after wind began picking up late Saturday morning.
Powerful winds downed trees, and firefighters and PGE responded to several reports of downed power lines, according to Fox12 Oregon.
http://www.weather.com/safety/thunderstorms/pacific-northwest-storm-update-20141026
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