A major storm has hit the northwestern United States, bringing strong winds and rain to the region, causing widespread power outages and downed trees, killing at least one person.
The National Weather Prediction Center issued a risk of excessive rainfall through Friday and issued hurricane-force wind warnings as the strongest atmospheric river, or large water vapor, seen this season in California and the Pacific Northwest overwhelmed the region. The order has been issued. The storm system that began Tuesday is considered a “bomb cyclone,” which occurs when a cyclone rapidly intensifies.
Fallen trees struck homes and littered roads in northwest Washington. A large tree fell on a homeless encampment Tuesday night in Lynnwood, Washington, killing a woman, the South County Fire Department announced in a statement on social platform X. A tree fell on a vehicle in Seattle, temporarily trapping a person inside. Seattle Fire Department reported. Authorities later announced that the person was in stable condition.
“Trees are falling across the city, hitting homes,” the fire department in Bellevue, about 10 miles east of Seattle, posted on X. “If possible, go to the lowest floor and stay away from your surroundings.” Avoid exiting through windows if possible. ”
Early Wednesday morning, more than 600,000 homes in Washington state were reported without power on poweroutage.us. But as of Tuesday evening, the number of power outage reports was fluctuating widely, due in part to several weather and utility agencies reporting information about the storm due to internet outages and other technical issues. It is possible that you are having trouble reporting it. It is unclear whether this number is accurate. More than 15,000 people were without power in Oregon and nearly 19,000 in California.
As of 8 p.m., maximum wind speeds were reported in Canadian waters, with gusts of up to 163 kilometers per hour off Vancouver Island, the National Weather Service in Seattle said. Wind gusts of 127 kph (127 kph) were recorded along the Oregon coast on Tuesday evening, and winds of 77 mph (124 kph) were recorded at Mount Rainier in Washington state, according to the National Weather Service in Medford, Oregon.
The National Weather Service warned people on the West Coast about the dangers of trees during high winds by posting an “X” message saying, “Please stay safe by avoiding outdoor rooms and windows and driving carefully.” I warned you.
Northern California is under warning of flooding and strong winds, with up to 8 inches (20 centimeters) of rain expected to fall in parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, North Coast and Sacramento Valley. Dangerous flash flooding, debris flows and debris flows are expected, according to the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center.
A winter storm watch has been issued for the northern Sierra Nevada above 3,500 feet (1,066 meters), with the possibility of 15 inches (28 centimeters) of snow over two days. Forecasters said wind gusts could exceed 120km/h in mountainous areas.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for parts of southwestern Oregon until Friday night, while the ferry route between Port Townsend and Coupeville in northwestern Washington was shut down due to heavy winds and waves.
A blizzard warning was in effect for much of Washington’s Cascades, including Mount Rainier National Park, starting Tuesday afternoon, with up to a foot of snow and wind gusts up to 60 mph (97 km/h) expected, according to the Seattle Weather Bureau. . Traveling over mountain passes can be difficult if not impossible.
