A fierce bomb cyclone has unleashed chaos across the Pacific Northwest. The horrific powerful storm has bought hurricane-force winds. Along with gusty winds the relentless rains that have knocked out power to over 600,000 homes. Along with power cut the storm has caused wreaking havoc on road travel. This lead to cause at least one death and two injuries. The storm, which slammed into Washington State, has caused widespread destruction, toppling trees and power lines, and making travel dangerous across the region. As per the report, a woman was killed […]
Bomb Cyclone leaving Northwest Us Without Power
A fierce bomb cyclone has unleashed chaos across the Pacific Northwest. The horrific powerful storm has bought hurricane-force winds. Along with gusty winds the relentless rains that have knocked out power to over 600,000 homes. Along with power cut the storm has caused wreaking havoc on road travel. This lead to cause at least one death and two injuries. The storm, which slammed into Washington State, has caused widespread destruction, toppling trees and power lines, and making travel dangerous across the region. As per the report, a woman was killed on Tuesday when a tree fell on a homeless encampment in Lynnwood, just north of Seattle. Along with this another horrific incident took place when two people were also injured when a tree fell on their trailer in Maple Valley.
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The schools across western Washington have cancelled all the classes. The authorities have taken the decision to postpone the start of school on Wednesday. According to the Poweroutage.us “The storm with hurricane force winds of 50 miles (80 km) per hour and gusts around 70 mph felled trees and power lines overnight. It knocked out electricity to more than 600,000 homes and businesses in Washington, Southwest Oregon and Northern California.”
The National Weather Service has issued a flurry of warnings for floods, high winds, and hazardous road conditions. The weather service has also urged a caution as downed trees and flooding continue to disrupt traffic. Also, the fire department of Bellevue, east of Seattle posted on X, “Trees are coming down all over the city & falling onto homes. If you can, go to the lowest floor and stay away from windows. Do not go outside if you can avoid it.”
A bomb cyclone rapidly intensifies in 24 hours or less when a cold air mass from the polar region collides with warm tropical air in a process that meteorologists call bombogenesis.
The weather service has issued a plethora of warnings and watches across the Pacific Northwest for high winds, flood watches and warnings, and including blizzard warnings from Northern Washington to the Sierra Nevada Range.
As the storm intensifies, the Pacific Northwest braces for more destruction from this unpredictable. This is rapidly intensifying bomb cyclone.
