From Grays Harbor County Emergency Management:

Stormy Weekend Approaching

Grays Harbor County still has very severe icing conditions in East County. Although all main roads appear wet, there is still a chance of isolated icy spots and black ice. Driving will remain hazardous on all secondary roads and possibly on main roads from Montesano to East County. All neighboring Counties are experiencing severe icing conditions as well as numerous downed trees and power outages.

Today – A steady rain will begin to fall throughout the County. A strong front will impact us County-wide in the early evening and could bring sustained winds between 20-25 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Since the ground is already saturated and with the increased water from the rain and melting snow, there is a large potential for more downed trees and power lines in all areas of the County. Be prepared for potential power outages.

Friday night and Saturday morning – In the early morning hours on Saturday, between 2 & 5am, a very strong front will bring rain and very strong wind gusts of 45-50mph which may be felt in all areas of the County. Rain totals will be between 2-3” throughout the County.

During the big storm this week, coastal Oregon had winds in the 100 mph range. Seattle and Olympia: huge snow, ice, extended power outages. Even today, trees are falling and blocking major roads in neighboring counties. Compare Ocean Shores/North Beach, relatively minor outages, no major incidents.

Seems like we were the “sweet spot,” this week.

Big home win for the North Beach girls, 57-36 over Ocosta. This fit the usual game plan, with the Lady Hyaks – now 15-1 on the year – moving the ball and playing tough defense, eventually breaking open a close game by forcing turnovers. Iyah Bastian and Dramikha Skaar each had 14 points, with Wakeena DeLaCruz adding 11. Coach Bretty Mackey’s athletic team hosts Raymond on Saturday night (tipoff around 7). “Big game,” said Mackey, Friday morning. The last meeting between the two was a close game, with North Beach winning by three, at Raymond.

North Beach is now ranked No. 7 in the state, in the Associated Press poll of

From Gray Harbor Emergency Management: Weather Continues to Impact Grays Harbor County. The County is being impacted by extremely hazardous icing conditions and weather related issues. Numerous tree limbs have fallen throughout the County. Many are blocking roads and present very dangerous conditions for County Road Crews. Please visit the Grays Harbor County Emergency Management Website and click on road closures to view the most current list of road closures.
*DO NOT venture near downed trees, broken tree limbs or power lines
*Roads are treacherous! Grays Harbor County Emergency Management is urging all citizens to STAY OFF THE ROADWAYS.

From Mayor Crystal Dingler: “I just heard from LeMay that they were unable to do pick-up at many locations in Ocean Shores yesterday. They indicated that they will do a double pick-up next week. Their thanks to everyone for their patience.”

Power was back to most of  the North Beach by noon; Moclips was powered up again around 12:30 p.m. According to the PUD: “There was no obvious cause for the outage that initially impacted about 2600 customers north and west of Hoquiam although it was likely a tree branch impacting the line. “

Lights just flickered in Ocean Shores, with an outage on the North Beach, says the PUD: Grays Harbor PUD is responding to the an outage impacting about 2600 customer in the area north and west of Hoquiam including Copalis, Copalis Beach, Pacific Beach, Taholah and Moclips. The PUD is dispatching a service truck to inspect the line. The cause of the outage and an estimated time for restoration of power are not available yet.

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A big chunk of Ocean Shores lost power last night at 10:45. Power was restored by the PUD around 2 a.m.

From Grays Harbor Emergency Management: The County is still under a Winter Weather Advisory until noon today. There is an ICE STORM WARNING for the entire County until noon today. Grays Harbor County Emergency Management will continue to monitor the weather and remain in contact with the National Weather Service to provide you with the most up to date local forecast information. The County EOC/ECC is open.

All areas have seen significant snowfall. Once the snow ends, please send your totals to GHCDEM@co.grays-harbor.wa.us