A December Winter Storm In Portland
A winter storm blew through Oregon on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. It created commuting nightmares all over the state.
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Friends help push Jacey Bustad's car out of a snow bank after it got stuck halfway up Mt. Scott Wednesday night.
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Four car pile up on SW College Street in Portland, Dec. 15. 2016.
Courtesy of Sam Beebe
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Evidence of the rough commute last night in Tigard, Dec. 15, 2016.
Courtesy of the Tigard Police Department
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Drivers navigate an icy Interstate 5 the day have a strong storm dumped between 1 to 3 inches in the Portland area, Dec. 15, 2016
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With roads turning into sheets of ice by mid-morning, many were impossible to navigate in Tigard, Dec. 15, 2016.
Courtesy of the City of Tigard
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With roads turning into sheets of ice by mid-morning, many were impossible to navigate in Tigard, Dec. 15, 2016.
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Neighbors help push an abandoned car out of the right of way on Harney Rd. in the Lents neighborhood of Portland, Dec. 15, 2016.
Amelia Templeton / OPB
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Drivers navigate an icy Interstate 5 the day have a strong storm dumped between 1 to 3 inches in the Portland area, Dec. 15, 2016
MacGregor Campbell / OPB
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A snowplow clears the road in Portland
John Rosman / OPB
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Trimet busses locked equipped with snow chains pick up commuters the morning after Portland's winter storm.
John Rosman / OPB
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An employee at a Shell gas station clears the driveways leading to gas pumps.
John Rosman / OPB
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With roads turning into sheets of ice by mid-morning, many were impossible to navigate in Tigard, Dec. 15, 2016.
Courtesy of the City of Tigard
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The cars on I-84 move cautiously after last night's winter storm crippled the evening commute.
John Rosman / OPB
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A construction crews works alongside an empty road.
John Rosman / OPB
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Snow plows go down busy Portland roads after the winter storm.
John Rosman / OPB
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A man waiting for public transit looks down a nearly empty Cesar Chavez Blvd.
John Rosman / OPB
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During a calm in the winter storm, a woman takes a night stroll through Portland's Laurelhurst Park.
John Rosman / OPB
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A man fills up on gas during the snowstorm.
John Rosman / OPB
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Warnings to stay off the road from the Oregon Department of Transportation left Hawthorne Street nearly empty at 9 p.m.
John Rosman / OPB
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During the winter storm, many TriMet buses were out of service, further complicating a commuting nightmare for unlucky travelers.
John Rosman / OPB
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A couple takes a selfie on an empty street in the heart of the Hawthorne district in Portland.
John Rosman / OPB
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A driver abandons their car on Interstate 5 after a winter storm cripples Portland's evening commute, Dec. 14, 2016.
David Stuckey / OPB
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Looking north on Interstate 5 towards the Moda Center after a winter storm cripples Portland's evening commute, Dec. 14, 2016.
David Stuckey / OPB
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A desolate Burnside Bridge after a winter storm hit Portland, Or., Dec 14, 2016.
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Looking south on Interstate 5 with downtown Portland in the background after a winter storm cripples Portland's evening commute, Dec. 14, 2016.
David Stuckey / OPB
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East of Sellwood Bridge on Tacoma during a challenging and slick commute, Dec. 14, 2016.
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Snow covers Macadam Boulevard in southwest Portland, Dec. 14, 2016.
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The brief calm on Sellwood Bridge during a difficult and slick commute, Dec. 14, 2016.
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