Power Outage in Portland, OR
Last report: March 15, 2025
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Portland
To report a power outage in Portland, Oregon, located in Multnomah County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Pacific Power
Columbia River PUD
BPA
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 97201, 97202, 97203, 97204, 97205, 97206, 97207, 97208, 97209, 97210, 97211, 97212, 97213, 97214, 97215, 97216, 97217, 97218, 97219, 97220, 97221, 97222, 97223, 97224, 97225, 97227, 97228, 97229, 97230, 97231, 97232, 97233, 97236, 97238, 97239, 97240, 97242, 97250, 97252, 97253, 97254, 97256, 97258, 97266, 97267, 97268, 97269, 97280, 97281, 97282, 97283, 97286, 97290, 97291, 97292, 97293, 97294, 97296, 97298.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Multnomah County
Heavy Rain. Heavy rains caused a large tree to fall, bringing down power lines across Highway 30 near the St. Johns Bridge, closing the highway in both directions for about 2 hours. The fallen tree also hit a house near the bridge. A daily record rainfall was recorded at Portland International Airport of 1.42 inches on the 10th.
June 10, 2022
Flood. Heavy rain resulted in standing water in the Portland Metro area. There were traffic accidents and power outages affecting about 2000 customers. A tree fell across highway 217 near Scholls Ferry Road. In the Columbia River Gorge, rock slides were reported between Multnomah Falls and Larch Mountain.
November 12, 2021
A series of slow moving fronts brought periods of heavy rain along with strong winds. This resulted in high surf; coastal, river and urban flooding; landslides; and debris flows. As the front moved inland early on the 13th, a debris flow resulted in a fatality in the Columbia River Gorge. The front brought a burst of 35-50 mph winds to the Willamette Valley and southwest Washington interior resulting in over 100K customers without power across southwest Washington and northwest Oregon.
January 13, 2021
Tornado. Tree damage observed, with several large branches|down. A few large trees with shallow roots were uprooted along |Going St. between 16th Ave. and 21st Ave. Power pole was leaning |over on Going St. and 21st Ave. Some shingles torn off roofs at |13th Ave. and Wygant St. as well as 18th Ave. and Going St. Gutter|was also torn off house at 18th Ave. and Going St. A few bricks |came off of a chimney at 25th between Prescott St. and Skidmore |St.
July 01, 2019
Thunderstorm Wind. A thunderstorm moving through Multnomah County produced lightning that hit a tree which fell on power lines causing a power outage to about 1600 customers.
July 25, 2011
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@PacificPower_OR - March 03, 2023 00:42
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