GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- 

UPDATE: Power is coming back up for many Grants Pass residents as Pacific Power works on the issue, with their website showing that most of the outages have been resolved at this time. The power company says that the cause was "transmission interruption."

Cause of the outage this morning in Grants Pass OR, was transmission interruption. Thank you to our customers for your continued patience. Our crews worked as quickly and safely as possible to restore service. Please continue to use our online tools to report and gather updates.

— Pacific Power OR (@PacificPower_OR) November 14, 2018

(Updated 11/14/18 at 9:27 a.m.)

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INITIAL REPORT: Pacific Power is reporting more than 16,000 customers are without power near Grants Pass. The cause of the outage is under investigation.

Crews have responded to large scale outage in Grants Pass OR and surrounding areas. Cause of the outage is under investigation. For continuous updates please visit us at https://t.co/NsT494jHsK. Thank you for your patience during this time.

— Pacific Power OR (@PacificPower_OR) November 14, 2018