Losses from last week's killer storm that wreaked havoc onOregon and Washington have still not been assembled, but they areexpected to meet the estimates of heavy damage.

Brad Weekly, regional director for the N.W. Insurance Council,said the major problem from the storm was a huge number of downedtrees throughout the region.

He said the storm, with wind gusts that exceeded 100 mph, cameafter 10 straight days of heavy rain that had loosened the treesroot systems, making them more susceptible to toppling over.

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