SEATTLE, NOV 20 – A large storm hit the northwest of the United States (US) yesterday afternoon, bringing strong winds and heavy rain that caused widespread power outages and downed trees that resulted in at least one death.
The Weather Forecast Center issued a risk of heavy rain warning through Friday and a gale warning as the strongest atmospheric river phenomenon, a large stream of moisture thought to be the strongest of the season in California and the Pacific Northwest, hit the region hard. The weather system is also known as a ‘bomb cyclone,’ which occurs when a cyclone is rapidly gaining momentum.
In Washington, fallen trees damaged homes and blocked roads. In Lynnwood, Washington, a woman died when a large tree fell on a homeless camp, South County Fire said in a statement on platform X. In Seattle, a tree fell on a vehicle, trapping one person before being rescued, according to the Seattle Fire Department. The agency later said the individual was in stable condition.
“Trees fell all over the city and hit houses,” said the fire department in Bellevue, about 16 kilometers east of Seattle, on the social platform X. – AP
