East Lewis County News

News and information for East Lewis County Washington

[White Pass School District @WhitePassSD]

2026-2027 School Supplies Provided https://t.co/R9yX71Nc6b

[USGS Volcanoes🌋 @USGSVolcanoes]

#45YearsAgo, #MountStHelens was a scenic spot for SW WA residents, a place to hike, climb, stay overnight at Spirit Lake, pick huckleberries. All this is about to change. Over the next 8+ wks, follow events as they unfolded in 1980, with daily posts about historical activity.

[Lewis County PUD @lewiscountypud]

Scammers have recently used calls to LCPUD broadband customers to try and get financial info. The PUD does not call you to take payments. If you get an email or phone call you think is suspicious, hang up and call 360-748-9261 to check your account status.
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[Gifford Pinchot National Forest @GPNF]

Christmas tree permits are now available ether in-person at the Mt. Adams, Mount St. Helens, and Cowlitz Valley Ranger District offices and at local vendors. You can also purchase your Christmas tree permit online at https://t.co/kui5V5nYR3.
For more info: https://t.co/xUq1accuE2

[WSDOT Southwest @wsdot_southwest]

Updated: Collision on US 12 at MP 105 near Glenoma Road has the EB lane blocked, use caution and expect delays beginning at 1:54 pm on Oct. 30, 2024 until further notice.

[FOX 13 Seattle @fox13seattle]

Mount Adams usually sees an earthquake every couple years. There were six in September 2024 alone. Scientists are sending resources out for closer monitoring. https://t.co/SWKFMbwmyV

[WSDOT East @WSDOT_East]

US 12 road reopened both directions. Area was previously closed between MP 159 and 168 near Rimrock Lake due to a culvert replacement project.
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[Michael Snyder @SeattleWXGuy]

Cell phone time lapse of the Retreat fire #wawx #forestfire

[Lewis County PUD @lewiscountypud]

Our beautiful Bud Allen Park/Cowlitz Falls Campground is now open for the season! It covers over 110 acres and is only 15 miles east of Morton and is centrally located to everything the area has to offer!
For more pics and info on how reserve a site: https://t.co/W2ZN4kKVfo

[Lewis County PUD @lewiscountypud]

Outage Alert
As of 420 p.m. an outage is impacting the entire east end of the county from Mossyrock to Packwood.

We do not have an estimated time of restoration. Thank you for your patience.

To access the map of known outages, please click the link: https://t.co/bSxPB94rN0

[White Pass @WhitePass]

Careful now…

[WSDOT Southwest @wsdot_southwest]

Collision on SR 7 both directions at MP 6.2 both lanes blocked, use caution and expect delays beginning at 2:01 pm on Jan. 11, 2024 until further notice.

[WSDOT Southwest @wsdot_southwest]

Collision on US 12 WB at MP 100 near Scale 76 is blocking the WB lanes. USE CAUTION beginning at 10:57 am on Jan. 11, 2024 until further notice.

[East Lewis County News @NewsofELC]

@lewiscountypud Thank you all for the hard work you're doing.

[Lewis County PUD @lewiscountypud]

UPDATE: As of 11:25am there are over 4.2k customers out of power. Below is a list of larger outages.
Onalaska – over 1,200
Mossyrock – over 900
Salkum – over 640
Packwood – over 440
Randle – over 100
Our crews are out working to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible.

[Lewis County PUD @lewiscountypud]

Also, if you have a bill due today, please stay safe and give us a call instead of driving in. We can help you make arrangements. Our remaining Meet the Manager meetings are scheduled for January 17th at our Chehalis Office and January 24th at our Morton Office.

[Lewis County PUD @lewiscountypud]

Due to poor weather conditions and power outages, the Meet the Manager meeting scheduled for today at our Morton Office is canceled.
The men and women of the PUD are working hard to restore power to our community. We appreciate your support, understanding, and patience.

[WSDOT Southwest @wsdot_southwest]

Debris fully blocking SR 508 from MP 18 near Cinebar Road to MP 20 near Studhalter Road. USE CAUTION beginning at 10:09 am on Jan. 10, 2024 until further notice.

[Lewis County PUD @lewiscountypud]

UPDATE as of 9:50am, our crews are working to restore power across the county. Outages have been caused mostly by trees and limbs in lines due to snow. Thanks for your patience and thanks to our crews for battling the weather. Currently over 3.8k customers are impacted

[WSDOT Southwest @wsdot_southwest]

Pass Report on US 12 both directions at MP 135 to MP 166, Traction Tires required, Chains required for vehicles over 10,000 lbs beginning at 4:04 am on Jan. 8, 2024 until further notice.