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Washington State Patrol High winds loosened a tree which struck this truck in Grays Harbor earlier in the week; the driver was uninjured.

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Slow and easy: rough week for county drivers

Debris from the wind hit many; icy roads are next

Grays Harbor PUD In addition to the large-scale outages, PUD crews are aware of many smaller, scattered outages including reports of downed wire “sparking and burning.” If you see any downed wire, never assume that it is dead. It is important to stay well clear of the wire and immediately call 911 or the PUD Outage Line at (360) 537-3721.

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One down, one to go: power utility readies for bitter cold

It comes on the heels of a windstorm

Waves hammer the coast in Grays Harbor County. Severe weather conditions are expected for several days in the county and across the state. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File)

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Winds, rain, high tides and low temps

Heavy weather expected this week; dust off emergency preparedness kits and get ready

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Heavy rain will swell the dark rivers of the county, leading to possible flooding.

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Heavy rain to cause high river levels, possible flooding

The Chehalis is on track to hit minor flood levels on Thursday

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World As the rain returns and the cold draws in close, local organizations remind Harbor residents to have the safest time they can during the dark months.

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Common sense safety: welcome to the rainy season

September and October are often marked by fires and crashes

Courtesy photo / Grays Harbor PUD Car crashes into power poles represented a much larger portion of causes for power outages in 2022, according to the Grays Harbor Public Utility District.

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Car crashes and storms reign as 2022 outage causes

Tree-related outages numbers were much improved, however

Lt. Jim Davis of the Ocean Shores Police Department, team leader of the surf rescue team, died during a rescue on April 26, 1998. Photo: The Davis Family

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25 years later, family and teammates remember officer who died in surf rescue

He answered the call, giving his life attempting to save another

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Multiple cars were involved in a motor vehicle crash on state Route 105 near Westport that resulted from a car being driven too fast in the hail, according to the Washington State Patrol.

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Multiple vehicles, injuries involved in Westport car crash

Unsafe driving speed and inclement weather contributed to the crash.

The Daily World file photo A Grays Harbor PUD lineman inspects damaged lines on a pole in 2021. Multiple outages occurred over the weekend due to gusty weather.

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PUD handles outages caused by windy conditions

Thousands of customers were briefly affected by downed lines or damaged equipment.

Grays Harbor County will weather cold temperatures beginning on Wednesday, including the chance of snow across the county. (Aaron Burden / Unsplash)

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Low temperatures coming for Grays Harbor County

Wednesday and Thursday could see inches of snow across the county

Stiff onshore breezes caused several outages countywide on Monday, Feb. 13. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Gusty afternoon briefly knocks out power to coastal communities

A brisk winter wind clawed at powerlines and trees

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Ocean Shores Mayor Jon Martin speaks to the North Beach School District about a project to build a tsunami tower near Ocean Shores Elementary School on Jan. 17.

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School board votes against allowing state funding of Ocean Shores tsunami tower

The tower would have been located near the elementary school in the vulnerable city.

Courtesy photo / Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe The reinforced storm barrier, the result of an emergency project overseen by the Army Corps of Engineers, will prevent winter storms from thrashing the coastal lowlands of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe’s lands near Tokeland.

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Corps of Engineers, Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe finish $40M project

The project was an emergency restoration and reinforcement of a storm barrier