Gusty winds and rain could pose dangerous conditions this weekend on the North Coast and southwest Washington as powerful storms move through the region.

In the first taste of what could be a series of storms, power was knocked out Thursday night for thousands of customers in Warrenton, Hammond, Gearhart, Seaside and Cannon Beach. Pacific Power restored electricity Friday morning.

Scattered power outages were also reported in Astoria.

Tornado warnings were issued Friday morning for southwestern Clatsop County and in Tillamook County, causing jitters in Cannon Beach, Elsie and Manzanita.

A tornado caused wreckage in Manzanita. Tillamook County Sheriff Andy Long said it touched down in the city at about 8:20 a.m. There were no reports of injuries, but there have been several calls about damage, including one from a woman who says all the windows in her house were blown out.

The Tillamook County Pioneer said trees and power lines were down and there was damage to several buildings. The Tillamook Headlight-Herald posted photos and video of buildings with roof damage. The newspaper said Mayor Garry Bullard had declared a state of emergency.

Debbie Harmon, owner of the Amanita Galley in Manzanita, said most of the damage is near the beach and downtown.

“It was a normal beach storm, which we get a lot of, and then out of nowhere the wind went ‘whoooo,’” she said. “Suddenly the whole sky was filled with debris. It was just crazy. And then it just stopped.”

Dan Haag, a Coast Weekend correspondent, experienced the tornado warning himself at his home between Manzanita and Nehalem in north Tillamook County. He said he received a weather alert from Tillamook Emergency Management on his phone at about the same time the power went out around 8:15 a.m.

“It said a tornado warning until 8:45 a.m., so we bugged down to the basement,” he said. Haag, his wife and dog took shelter in a bottom-story building behind his garage.

The American Red Cross has opened a shelter at Calvary Bible Church in Manzanita for people in need of assistance.

A second tornado was reported Friday morning at Oceanside, south of Manzanita.

Portland, meanwhile, had the rainiest Oct. 13 in its history. The National Weather Service says a 103-mph wind gust was recorded at Cape Meares.

Meteorologists expect a windy Friday before the remnants of a typhoon hit the region Saturday.

Residents in Ilwaco and Long Beach, Washington, had a rude awakening early Friday morning after tornado warnings were issued.

Winds of 94.4 mph were recorded Thursday night at Megler Mountain and there were several reports of downed trees and other debris on the roads on both sides of the Columbia River.

• Wauna Federal Credit Union’s Astoria Safeway branch is closing early Saturday and is open to 9:30 a.m. to. 1:30 p.m.

• Schools in Ocean Beach and Naselle, Washington, closed Friday because of the weather.

• The Ilwaco and Ocean Park libraries also closed Friday. Timberland libraries are closed Saturday.

• The Warrenton-Hammond School District is closing one early for early release. All afternoon and evening activities are canceled.

• Clatsop Community College closed at noon Friday and will be closed over the weekend.

• Astoria Sunday Market will not be held on Sunday, which was going to be last event of the year.

• Lewis and Clark National Historical Park wasn’t taking chances with the weather. The national park closed its trails at noon Thursday and the rest of the park and Fort Clatsop Visitor Center at 3 p.m.

The trails remained closed Friday, although the visitor’s center is open. The park will be closed Saturday, including Netul Landing, the Fort to Sea trail head parking area, bathrooms,and all park trails. The closure also includes the Fort Clatsop visitor center and the fort replica.

“We don’t want to encourage visitors on trails with the heavy rain and winds,” said Jill Harding, chief of visitor services at the park. “We just want everyone to be safe and get off the roads.”

• The state closed Ecola State Park, Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint and Lighthouse, Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area, Saddle Mountain State Natural Area, Oswald West State Park and Nehalem Bay State Park.

• The Ocean Beach Hospital Foundation’s Move for Cancer walk scheduled for Saturday has been canceled.

• Naselle’s home volleyball game Thursday against Taholah was postponed.

• The Ilwaco volleyball game scheduled Thursday against Raymond was canceled.

• Naselle’s football game Friday against Taholah was postponed. Ilwaco’s football game against Pe Ell/Willapa Valley has been rescheduled for Monday.

• Seaside moved its homecoming football game Friday against Tillamook to Monday. Warrenton also postponed its home game against Portland Christian to Monday.

• The Lower Nehalem Watershed Council’s Speaker Series — Kilchis Estuary Restoration: from Planning through Construction and Planting — was canceled and will be rescheduled.

• The Grupo Condor concert scheduled for Friday night at the Birkenfeld Theatre in Clatskanie was canceled and will be rescheduled for this spring.

Check dailyastorian.com for updates.