PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Crews with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) have had their hands full responding to multiple landslides around the Portland metro area as an atmospheric river pummels the Pacific Northwest.

Southwest Fairmount Boulevard was closed Friday by a landslide and several downed trees, PBOT said. The closure is along Fairmount Blvd. from SW Marquam Hill Road to SW Mt. Adams Drive. PBOT is urging people not to pass the road closed signs in the area.

“They are there for your safety,” PBOT stated. The closure is close to Council Crest Park in the West Hills. One resident tells KATU she was home with her dog when she heard the sound of the landslide outside. "He jumped around and everything when he heard this sound. And, you know, as I said, I looked around, but I didn't...I kind of thought it came from more that way. But I guess it kind of came down," she said.

The landslide follows several other recent reports of slide activity caused by the atmospheric river. PBOT and other city officials held a press conference Friday afternoon about the ongoing weather impacts, landslides, and public safety.

Two other landslides that have occurred are at N. Interstate Street and N. Tillamook Avenue and SW 45th Drive, between SW Garden Home Road and SW Taylors Ferry Road, according to PBOT.

Outside of the metro, another landslide occurred along the Historic Columbia River Highway about two miles east of Corbett, between the Portland Women's Forum and Larch Mountain Road, ODOT said. ODOT said it does not know how long the closure will last, but it could continue at least into next week.

Just before 5 p.m. Friday, Multnomah County officials reported another landslide on NW Germantown Road, between NW Skyline Boulevard and NW Old Germantown Road. The extent of the landslide is unknown. Drivers are urged to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.