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Pacific Northwest residents are told to stay off the roads as ice
coats the region
By CLAIRE RUSH
Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An ice
storm threatened to topple
towering trees onto power lines
and turned mountain highways
treacherous Wednesday in the
Pacific Northwest, where resi-
dents were urged to avoid trav-
el.
Around Portland, Oregon, long
icicles dangled from roofs and
cars, and ice encased branch-
es, plants and leaves like thick
glass.
Swaths of the area were under
warnings Wednesday for as
much as an inch of ice, promis-
ing only to add to the damage
wrought by a powerful storm
that hit over the weekend and
was blamed for at least seven
deaths. The warning area was
reduced to parts of southwest
Washington and northwest Ore-
gon, including Portland, a metro
area of over 2 million.
Schools and government
buildings closed as authorities
warned of icy roads and the
chance of new power outag-
es, even as crews struggled to
restore electricity to thousands
blacked out for days. Patrick Sahr shovels snow in Buffalo, N.Y., Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024.
Associated Press
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