‘Bomb cyclone’ kills 1 and knocks out power to more than 700,000 in Washington state
A deadly “bomb cyclone” has ripped through Washington state, killing at least one person, downing trees and power lines, and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.
What was forecast to be one of the strongest storms in the northwest US in years struck on Tuesday evening, lashing the Pacific Northwest – a region covering Washington, Idaho and Oregon – and Northern California with heavy rain and high winds.
In northwest Washington, strong winds downed trees, striking homes and power lines and littering debris across roads.
Almost 710,000 homeowners and businesses in the state were without power as of Wednesday morning, with King and Snohomish counties the worst impacted areas.
In Lynnwood, a woman was killed when a large tree fell on a homeless encampment on Tuesday evening, South County Fire said in a statement on X.
Over in Seattle, a tree fell onto a vehicle, temporarily trapping a person inside before emergency services rescued them, the Seattle Fire Department reported
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