Amy Prazeau, a local resident, said she was driving home from an appointment when she saw a sudden movement though the wind and rain. A “huge explosion of fire” pierced the darkness as a pine tree fell onto the vehicle two cars in front of her, blocking both lanes of traffic, she said.

A scary situation played out in the Oregon City area Monday night during the windstorm.Clackamas Fire District One spokesman Izak Hamilton confirmed a tree an

According to the National Weather Service, areas around western Washington could see wind gusts of up to 60 mph Monday night.

The Seattle Fire Department safely extricated three people from a vehicle after they were trapped by a fallen tree on Monday. The department said crews had to cut apart the tree in order to rescue the vehicle's occupants.