power. looks like it could be that way for sometime until these winds die down. we ve been recording sustained winds of at least 28 to 35 for the last several hours gusting up to 50, 51 around 1st beach where i saw a lot of trees down, shingles off roofs. certainly contributing to the problem. also going to be a tough economic hit. here we are two weeks last part of the summer when they want to maximize tourism dollars they ve had to board newport up and shut it down that will be something else we have to tally up. one other thing, the waves start to hit up against the rocks and towards the streets, one thing we look for now is high tide around 8:00, if the winds keep pushing this water in and you get the high tide, those two combinations many they are calling this a mean