Portland General Electric, Pacific Power and Clark Public Utilities all reported tens of thousands without power Wednesday morning.

Another round of heavy rain is hitting Western Oregon and Southwest Washington on Thursday, with some parts of the region expected to see 2 to 4 inches of rain

A second atmospheric river in two weeks brought high winds and fallen trees to the Pacific Northwest, causing power outages and potential flooding through the end of the week.

A powerful windstorm swept through Central Oregon Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, with winds whipping up to 60 miles per hour. The combination of strong gusts and loose soil caused by recent rain left trees toppled around the region.

Powerful wind gusts knocked out power to more than 500,000 customers across Washington and Oregon early Wednesday, as the latest atmospheric river intensified over the flood-devastated Pacific Northwest.

A map, produced by PowerOutage—which collects power outage data from over 1,000 utility companies across the world, every 10 minutes—has identified that, at the time of publishing, over half a million people have been left without power in the U.S. as winter weather strikes, downing trees, snapping power lines, and causing widespread outages.

Powerful wind gusts knocked out power to more than 500,000 customers across Washington and Oregon early Wednesday, as the latest atmospheric river intensified over the flood-devastated region. The Skagit River forecast indicates it will rise back into major flood stage early Wednesday.

The Pacific Northwest has faced significant flooding in the past week. Powerful winds from another storm have compounded the misery.

Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines, the US National Weather Service (NWS) warned, saying widespread power outages can be expected in affected areas.

Over 200,000 people were without power on Wednesday morning after high winds hit the Pacific Northwest, leading multiple school districts to close schools today.