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Associated Press - November 16, 2009 11:55 PM ET
SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) - Steady rain sloshed across highways and strong winds pounded the Oregon coast as a powerful November storm blows through.
National Weather Service meteorologist Jonathan Wolfe in Portland said Monday night that a 95 mph gust was reported about 5:15 p.m. at Cape Foulweather between Newport and Lincoln City. Sustained winds of 55 mph have been reported at Clatsop Spit near Astoria. Wolfe says even stronger winds are expected before this storm is over.
A gust of 89 mph was reported at Garibaldi.
Wolfe says one to two inches of rain have fallen in about 12 hours on the Oregon coast.
Some sporadic power outages have been reported.
The Oregon Department of Transportation said Monday evening that about a foot of water covered U.S. Highway 101 just south of Seaside and traffic was being temporarily restricted to "high-profile" vehicles.
The Oregonian reports that wind advisories have also been issued for inland areas of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington through midmorning Tuesday. And the weather service has issued a flood watch for nearly all of northwest Oregon.
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