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A Bomb Cyclone ravaged the northwestern US, bombarding the region with strong winds and rain, leading to widespread power outages and fallen trees that killed at least one. The Weather Prediction Center issued an excessive rainfall risk warning through Friday. Hurricane-force wind and f lood warnings were in effect as California and the Pacific Northwest experienced the strongest atmospheric river this season.
The storm system that started Tuesday is being considered a "bomb cyclone" that occurs when a cyclone intensifies. It leads to a temperature drop of 24 hours after the storm lands. NASA supercomputer visualizes terrifying threat facing mankind Worrying nuclear map shows areas where 75% of population would die after WW3 The name comes from 1980s meteorologists who likened its effects to that of a bomb.
In northwest Washington, falling trees struck homes and lay across the roads. In Lynnwood, Washington, a woman died Tuesday when a large tree fell on a homeless encampment, South County Fire said. In Seattle, a person was temporarily trapped in their car when a tree fell on them, the Seattle Fire Department reported.
They later confirmed that the person was in a stable condition. Bellevue Fire Department situated east of Seattle advised people to take shelter in the lowest floor of their houses and stay away from windows. "Do not go outside if you can avoid it," they warned.
Over 600,000 houses in Washington state were reported to be without power early Wednesday as per the US Power Outage map. However, the outage reports were widely different Tuesday evening due to severe weather as well as utility agencies struggling to update information due to internet outages and other issues. DON'T MISS: Founder of AI company used at major city schools arrested for fraud [REPORT] Kim Kardashian pulled over by LA cops after Tesla Cybertruck violation [NEW] Donald Trump ‘could give Ukraine nuclear weapons’ in move against Putin [EXCLUSIVE] More than 15,000 households lost power in Oregon and nearly 19,000 in California .
National Weather Service in Seattle reported as of 8 p.m. that the Canadian waters had a peak wind gust of 101 mph off the coast of Vancouver Island.
Along the Oregon coast, wind gusts were recorded at 79 mph Tuesday evening, the National Weather Service in Medford, Oregon said, while Mount Rainier recorded a wind speed of 77 mph where a blizzard warning was issued. NWS issued a flood watch in parts of southwestern Oregon through Friday evening as rough seas halted a ferry route between Port Townsend and Coupeville in northwestern Washington. NWS warned people on the West Coast to exercise caution while driving and asked them to stay away from exterior rooms and windows.
Flood and high wind watches were in effect in Northern California with up to 8 inches of rainfall predicted in parts of the Bay Area, Sacramento Valley, and North Coast. National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center also predicted rock slides, debris flows, and dangerous flash flooding. Forecasters also issued a winter storm watch for northern Sierra Nevada where 15 inches of snow was possible over the next two days along with 75 mph wind gusts.
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