SOUTH BEND, Wash. - An overnight storm targeted Pacific County with strong winds and heavy rain, knocking out power to about half the homes in the county and blocking roads with downed trees and power lines.

Some homes and businesses could be without power for up to three days, said Stephanie Fritts, Pacific County's director of emergency management.

She said strong winds gusting up to 85 mph slammed the county late Saturday and early Sunday from the west-northwest - an unusual direction.

Trees were uprooted or snapped off, ripping down power lines and smashing into homes. Wind gusts tore the roofs off many homes. Many roads were closed by downed trees.

About 11,000 homes lost power during the storm, which represents about half the population in the coastal county. By 4 p.m. Sunday, power had been restored to 5,000 homes - leaving about 6,000 still without power at nightfall.

"There was some pretty significant damage - particularly on the Long Beach peninsula," she said.

Scott Pietz, who owns Driftwood RV Park just north of Long Beach, said six trees came down on his property, and one of them "kissed" the nose of a 35-foot RV parked there.

"I thought my doors were coming off the hinges," he said, adding that he heard unofficial reports of winds gusting over 100 mph.

"My neighbor lost half his roof, and the roofers who came out said there was substantial roof damage all over the (Long Beach) peninsula," Pietz added.

Fritts said Bonneville Power transmission facilities were damaged by the high winds, and crews made that the top priroity for repairs.

The greatest damage was on the Long Beach peninsula, where there is extensive damage to power lines and poles along Highway 103 between north Long Beach and Ocean Park.

Fritts said it could take two or three days to make repairs along the peninsula and restore power to about 3,000 residents in that area.

She said residents also can expect small individual power outages for up to two to three days as crews work on repairs and clean up.

Fritts cautioned motorists to be watchful for downed trees and power lines and debris on the road.