Maybe “neither rain, nor snow, nor dark of night” will keep a mail carrier from delivering the mail, but closure of two highways from Portland might stop it temporarily.

The mail didn’t go through to the Cannon Beach or Seaside post offices on Monday because U.S. Highway 26 was closed, due to snow and falling trees. Prospects for a Tuesday delivery were unknown late Monday.

But the mail wasn’t the only thing delayed. Some products couldn’t be delivered to local stores because of highway closures.

Snow depth, ice and falling trees caused the closure of U.S. Highway 26 to Seaside and Oregon 6 to Tillamook on Monday. Chains were required on all highways operated by the Oregon Department of Transportation.

By early Tuesday, however, Oregon 6 had re-opened, but Highway 26 remained closed.

Several streets in Portland were closed, and those that were open still were deemed dangerous by emergency officials.

While some parcels arrived at the Seaside post office, said Jim Wills, officer in charge, “we anticipate the mail will be a little late.”

“The conditions in Portland are much different than they are here,” Wills added.

In Cannon Beach, Postmaster Carolyn Anderson said the truck that originates from the Portland post office didn’t make the trip on Monday.

But Wills and Anderson said they were confident that mail would arrive within the next day or two, and mail heading out of Seaside and Cannon Beach also would be delivered as soon as possible.

Owners of two grocery stores in Cannon Beach said a few deliveries weren’t made Monday because of the bad weather in Portland.

The shelves at the Mariner Market are still filled with goodies ranging from milk and eggs to potato chips and soup. But oat bread and Coca Cola didn’t arrive Monday.

Owner Paul Lee wasn’t worried, though. “They’re saying they will be here tomorrow,” he said. “I’ve still got inventory.”

At the Surfcrest Market in Tolovana Park, owner Sarah Nagle said she still has fresh bread, milk, even ice cream. But the Portland-based CK Distributing, which delivers pharmaceutical items, including aspirin, Band-Aids and toothbrushes, didn’t come by.

“They can’t get out of the warehouse; it’s too dangerous,” Nagle said. “I don’t blame them.”

She still has plenty of everything on her shelves, she added. What she really needs, she said, are buyers. All she sees are the “locals.”

“There are a few new faces, but they are pretty sparse,” Nagle said. “It’s the time of year and mother nature.”

Everything is going well at the Safeway stores in Astoria and Seaside, according to those in charge.

“We’re getting all our deliveries,” said Damion Martindale, assistant manager at the Safeway in Astoria. “They’re running a little late, but we’re trying to do everything in our power to have normal deliveries.”

The Seaside Safeway is also ready for the holiday, said store manager Steve Berger.

“We’re in good shape, but we planned ahead,” Berger said.

The number of customers shopping at the store is comparable to most years at this time, he added. But there is a difference.

“The people who didn’t get to leave are still here, and people who didn’t get to come here are still at home.”