A strong “bomb cyclone” that brought hazardous winds and a lot of rain to the northwest US states caused more than 500,000 families to lose electricity.
As wind gusts surpassing 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers) fell trees and destroyed power lines, energy companies, Puget Sound reported 314,000 customers without energy, while Snohomish PUD and Seattle City Light reported 119,000 and 105,000 outages, respectively.
At least one person was killed as a result of the meteorological occurrence, according to local media.
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The severity of the atmospheric river is predicted to peak on Thursday, and the US National Weather Service (NWS) issued a warning of “life-threatening flooding” in northern California and southwest Oregon through Friday.
According to the Bellevue Fire Department, “trees are coming down all over the city & falling onto homes,” and inhabitants are being advised to avoid windows and take cover on lower floors.
The Emergency Management Division of Washington issued a warning to locals about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning and advised them to utilize their generators properly.
NWS Seattle reported disruptions to its National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather radio transmissions due to power issues, while advising residents to avoid roads until winds ease.
NOAA defines bomb cyclone or bombogenesis, a term used by meteorologists, occurs when a midlatitude (the latitudes between the tropics and polar regions) cyclone rapidly intensifies, or strengthens, over a 24-hour period.
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