The Christmas snow may mostly be gone, but the mid-Willamette Valley wasn’t yet finished with its early-winter outburst over the weekend, bringing Oregon’s usual downpours in droves, plus a helping of gusty winds. City Public Works staffers spent Monday morning troubleshooting drainage problems in the Avenues.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning Monday, which was expected to remain in effect until early Tuesday afternoon.
A declared flood warning Sunday covered the cities of Albany, Corvallis, Lebanon and Sweet Home among others throughout the state.
Winds resulted in scattered power outages and downed trees throughout the state. Some 242 remained active in the Sweet Home area as of Monday afternoon, according to Pacific Power.
The rain is expected to continue through the week, with possible sunshine penciled in this weekend.