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BREAKING: Most People Have Power Back After Crews Worked Through the Night

Dozens of trees and power lines were brought down throughout the region by the massive winds that battered the area..

The majority of people in the Portland metro region woke up Sunday to discover they had their power back. At one point or another on Saturday, more than 120,000 customers were without power, according to Portland General Electric and Pacific Power.

As of 7:10 Sunday morning, about 2,600 customers throughout the region had no electricity.

High winds had knocked down trees and power lines in Portland and the surrounding suburbs.

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While the worst of the storm is over, it is expected to shower on and off throughout the day on Sunday.

The National Weather Service says that even without large amounts of rain, the area is being battered by winds that is expected to continue for several more hours. This is al the result of the remnants of Super-Typhoon Songda that moved in on the Oregon Coast.

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Portland Fire & Rescue says that they responded to 62 incidents between 1:30 and 3:30 Saturday afternoon and that 50 of them were wind related including a tree on to a house. Thirty of them were power lines down.

The National Weather Service says that the winds at sea level on the coast peaked in Yachats at 69 miles per hour and at elevation in Mary's Peak at 102 miles per hour.

The NWS says it only takes winds of 40-45 miles per hour to start bringing down trees. Leaves and wet ground lowers the threshold.

There have been gusts of about 50 miles per hour east of Portland, the NWS said.

Multnomah County has postponed work that had been scheduled on the Morrison Bridge. The bridge will now be open all weekend.

Emergency agencies across the state have been working to make sure everything is in place for response on Saturday. The state office of emergency management has been consulting with the National Weather Service.

Officials expect the combination of wind and rain to have a variety of effects ranging from landslides to flooding to downed trees and possible downed power lines.

Saturday's storm comes on the heels of large amounts of rain on Thursday and two tornadoes along the Oregon Coast on Friday - one in Oceanside and one in Manzanita.

While no one was injured in either tornado, the one that struck Manzanita destroyed businesses, damaged homes, and downed trees and power lines.

Photos courtesy Forest Grove Fire/Portland Fire

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