Pacific Power is monitoring the winter storm that could impact customers across their Southern Oregon and Northern California service area this weekend.
The forecast weather indicates the potential for moderate to heavy rain with gusty winds, which could cause power outages along the coast, southwest Oregon and the southern Willamette Valley.
Pacific Power's meteorology team is closely monitoring the storm and crews are on standby to respond to weather-related outages. The Illinois Valley Fire District on Thursday responded to numerous incidents from the storm including downed powerlines, road closures due to fallen trees and medical emergencies.
Pacific Power encourages customers to always be prepared for outages and it supports state and local emergency management organizations, recommending Oregonians have an emergency plan for up to 72 hours without essential services.
Update your contact information so Pacific Power can reach you; sign up to receive outage alerts by text, email or phone; restock your outage kit; keep mobile devices charged so that they may be used in an emergency; track outages, update contact information and do more with their free app; and text OUT to 722797 to report your outage or STAT to check status.
As a reminder, stay away from all downed power and utility lines. Even if the lines are not sparking, they could be energized and extremely dangerous. Customers should avoid both downed trees and powerlines as well as keep pets far away from those areas.
Call 9-1-1 and report the outage to Pacific Power at 1-(877)-508-5088.
