‘Bomb cyclone’ whips US Northwest, California with intense winds and rain

Nov 20, 2024

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By Jack Aylmer (Anchor), Evan Hummel (Producer)

A so-called bomb cyclone, which meteorologists explain as a storm system that rapidly intensifies within 24 hours, whipped through California and the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The storm killed two people and left more than half a million households from Washington to California without power.

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A tree reportedly collapsed on a home east of Seattle and killed a woman. Another woman died when a tree landed on a homeless encampment in Lynnwood, Washington.

Forecasters warn another bomb cyclone, while not as intense as the one Tuesday, is headed for the same region on Thursday, Nov. 21, through Friday, Nov. 22.

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In California, the National Weather Service (NWS) extended a flood watch into Saturday, Nov. 23, for regions north of San Francisco. The agency is warning residents of the potential for flash flooding, as well as rock and mudslides over the next few days.

The NWS warned residents on the West Coast to danger caused by trees during strong winds and told people to avoid “exterior rooms and windows.” The agency also told drivers to heed caution.

Tags: California, Extreme weather, National Weather Service, Seattle, Severe Weather, Snowstorm, Washington, Winter Storm

[JACK AYLMER]

A SO-CALLED ‘BOMB CYCLONE,” WHICH METEOROLOGISTS EXPLAIN AS A STORM SYSTEM THAT RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES WITHIN 24 HOURS, WHIPPED THROUGH CALIFORNIA AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TUESDAY… KILLING TWO PEOPLE AND LEAVING MORE THAN HALF A MILLION HOUSEHOLDS FROM WASHINGTON TO CALIFORNIA WITHOUT POWER.

[LAKE STEVENS]

WE HAD SOME TREES COME DOWN AND A LOT OF THINGS BLEW AROUND, BUT WE DID OK. NOTHING MAJOR.”

[JACK AYLMER]

A TREE COLLAPSED ON A HOME EAST OF SEATTLE… KILLING ONE WOMAN. ANOTHER WOMAN DIED WHEN A TREE LANDED ON A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT IN LYNNWOOD, WASHINGTON.

FORECASTERS WARN ANOTHER BOMB CYCLONE… WHILE NOT AS INTENSE… IS HEADED FOR THE SAME REGION LATER THIS WEEK.

[ALLISON SANTORELLI]

USUALLY, THEY’RE GOING TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH A LOT OF WEATHER. YOU KNOW, HEAVY RAINFALL, HEAVY SNOWFALL, AND CERTAINLY HIGH GUSTY WINDS, POSSIBLY UP TO HURRICANE STRENGTH WINDS.

[JACK AYLMER]

IN CALIFORNIA, THE WEATHER SERVICE EXTENDED A FLOOD WATCH INTO SATURDAY FOR REGIONS NORTH OF SAN FRANCISCO.

THE AGENCY IS WARNING RESIDENTS OF THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING, ROCK AND MUDSLIDES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

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