Live road closures, school closures, power outages in Lane County

Jill Bond and Alan Torres, Eugene Register-Guard

Wed, December 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM UTC

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A strong storm buoyed by an atmospheric river blew through Lane County overnight, toppling trees and causing power outages.

At 4:30 a.m. the Oregon Department of Transportation issued a warning for the coast and Willamette Valley reporting downed trees and other hazards making travel dangerous.

This story will be updated.

Power outages

As of 7:30 a.m., Eugene Water and Electric Board is reporting 326 customers without power.

Lane Electric is reporting 100% of customers in Blue River, Lorane, McKenzie Bridge and Vida are without power. A total of 4,584 customers in Lane Electric's territory are experiencing an outage.

Blachly-Lane reported 564 of its customers are without power scattered through its service territory, with the highest percentages without power in Walton, Elmira and Deadwood.

School closures and delays

Lincoln County School District: All schools and campuses are closed.

Mapleton School District: School is on a 2-hour delay and preschool is canceled.

South Lane School District: Dorena Elementary is on a 2-hour delay.

Crow-Applegate-Lorane School District: Schools are on a 2-hour delay. No breakfast or before school care.

McKenzie School District: All schools are closed today.

Oakridge School District: Schools are on a 2-hour delay.

Road closures

OR 99E is closed 2 miles north of Hubbard between milepost 25 and 27 due to downed power lines. This could be an extended closure. Use an alternate route.

OR 22 is closed from 2 miles west of Detroit at milepost 49 due to Gates at milepost 33 due to downed trees. This could be an extended closure. Use an alternate route.

OR 126 is closed starting 5 miles east of Vida between milepost 31 and 44 due to downed power lines and trees. This could be an extended closure. Use an alternate route.

U.S. 20 is closed at Shea Viewpoint between milepost 31 and 71 due to downed trees and high winds and 1 mile west of the intersection with Spicer Drive at milepost 8 due to downed trees. This could be an extended closure. Use an alternate route.

OR 214 is closed 4 miles south of Woodburn at milepost 41 due to downed power lines and trees. This could be an extended closure. Use an alternate route.

OR 130 is closed 4 miles east of the intersection with US 101 at milepost 3 due to downed power lines. This could be an extended closure. Use an alternate route.

OR 219 is closed 4 miles north of Newbert between milepost 15 and 16 due downed trees. This could be an extended closure. Use an alternate route.

OR 213 is closed at Silver Creek Falls State park between milepost 25 and 27 due to downed power lines and trees. This could be an extended closure. Use an alternate route

For the latest on road conditions, visit tripcheck.com.

This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: Lane County school closures road conditions power outages

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