Pacific Northwest Storms Situation Report # 1

Program Document · Fri Dec 15 04:00:00 EST 2006

OSTI ID:1131738

Severe wind and snow storms hit the Pacific Northwest region on December 14 – 15, 2006, following severe flooding during the past few days. The severe weather resulted in major power outages through the region. At peak there were 1.8 million customers without power which included BC Hydro in Canada. Currently, there are over 1.5 million outages in the region as a result of the Pacific Northwest Storms. This represents about 42 percent of customers in affected utility service areas in Oregon and Washington. See table below. Because the current wind and snow storms are coming on the heels of extensive flooding in the region, electric utilities are experiencing damage. Wind gusts reached close to 100 mph in some areas of the region. The storm is expected to bring its strong winds and heavy snow into Idaho, Montana and Wyoming Friday and into the weekend. There are currently no reported major impacts to the petroleum and natural gas infrastructure.

• Research Organization: USDOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE)
• OSTI ID: 1131738
• Report Number(s): DOE/OE-2006-Pacific-Northwest-Storms-Situation-Report-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

Wind
snow
flood
situation report
electric outages
ESF 12
restoration efforts
petroleum
natural gas
2006