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    A bomb hurricane hits Northern California and the Pacific Northwest heavy rain and strong winds The National Weather Service said Thursday it had already been blamed for two deaths and warned it would likely increase flooding, rockslides, debris flows and power outages.

    And worse weather is on the way.

    The first storm is forecast to continue through the weekend and produce an additional 6-12 inches of precipitation, the weather service said. An atmospheric river has led to a high risk warning for excessive rainfall along the Northern California coast.

    As of 16:00 on Thursday, there was a power outage in more than 260,000 homes and workplaces in Washington state and 18,000 homes and workplaces in California. Winds gusted as high as 85 mph in Oregon and dumped more than 12 inches of rain on parts of Northern California, AccuWeather reported.

    Dave Houk, AccuWeather’s senior meteorologist, said areas already hit by several inches of rain will see more.

    “Heavy rain will fall for several hours and this heavy rain flow will target Northern California before it begins to ease on Friday,” Houk told USA TODAY.

    The developing storm system is forecast to shake the Oregon and Washington coastlines on Friday, adding to the region’s weather woes, Houk said. But it shouldn’t rage like the first one, which caused winds exceeding 70 miles per hour in some parts of the state, knocking down trees and power lines. The coast could see winds of 50 mph or more, Houk said, but Seattle should be relatively safe with winds of 25-30 mph.

    Still, some additional power outages and damage are possible, he said.

    “It’s not going to be as strong and it’s not going to get stronger as quickly,” Houk said. “Hopefully it doesn’t turn into what we’ve seen in the last few days.”

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    Developments:

    ∎ More than 550 flights to and from San Francisco International Airport were canceled or delayed until 4pm PT on Thursday. There were more than 500 cancellations and delays at the airport on Tuesday.

    ∎ Up to 15 more inches of snow are possible in the Washington Cascades, which are already covered with more than 12 inches of snow. The storm could also reach inches into the mountain ranges of western Montana, Idaho and northwestern Wyoming by early Sunday.

    Bomb cyclone attacks: 2 dead, widespread power outage in Washington

    As Northern California grapples with the effects of the powerful storm, multiple roads were closed Thursday morning and vehicles on I-5 north of Redding were scanned for snow chains. Redding, population 93,000, had received nearly 5 inches of rain since the storm began.

    An avalanche warning has been issued for Mount Shasta and other parts of Siskiyou County south of the Cascades, where heavy snow has been seen and rain is expected to follow.

    The National Weather Service office in the coastal city of Eureka said the Eel River was on track to reach “major flood stage” at 25 feet by Friday. Wind gusts in the area could reach gusts of up to 70 mph Thursday night.

    Farther south, a large truck driving in the rain early Thursday stabbed the Bay Bridge connecting San Francisco to Oakland, blocking four of five lanes and disrupting traffic for hours. One everything turned out fine around 9am

    Flash flood warnings for Bay Area counties north of San Francisco will remain in effect until early Saturday, the weather service said. The Santa Rosa area in Sonoma County received almost 7 inches of rain, leading to increased reports of flooded roads.

    Credit: Redding Record Projector

    Nancy Dienes was startled when a tall Douglas Fir tree crashed onto the roof of the Seattle home that Dienes and her husband, Tracy Matthews, have been renovating over the past few years. The couple did most of the work themselves.

    “When we bought it, it was a fixer-upper,” Dienes told KOMO-TV. “And it feels like a repair upper again. We already said we were going to rebuild.”

    The New Jersey Forest Fire Service lifted fire restrictions Thursday after the drought-stricken state finally got a good soak overnight, easing concerns about the spread of wildfires during an extremely dry fall. New Jersey recently experienced its driest October in history, which extended into November and flooded the entire state. severe or extreme drought conditions.

    New York City also received its first significant rainfall in seven weeks; This led officials to issue the city’s first drought warning since 2002. One to three inches of rain It is expected to continue through Friday, which alleviates some concerns but remains insufficient to lift the region out of its own arid environment.

    “It’s not a drought-proofing effect, but it will specifically help with ongoing fire weather issues,” the NWS said office in New York City in question.

    brush firesFires, particularly in Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park and Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, have become a major problem for the city’s fire department this fall, and the fire department said it responded to an unprecedented 271 fires in the first two weeks of November.

    New Jersey and New York state teams also spent about two weeks here. Fighting the Jennings Creek Fire More than 5,300 acres burned along the state line. It’s mostly under control now.

    A woman died Tuesday when a tree fell on a homeless camp in Lynnwood, north of Seattle, local officials said. A second woman died near Seattle when a tree fell on her home, Bellevue city officials said. Two people were injured when a tree fell on their trailer in Maple Valley, southeast of Seattle.

    Bellevue, Washington, Fire Department “Trees are falling all over town and falling on homes” published on social media when the storm gets stronger. “If possible, go to the bottom floor and stay away from windows. Do not go outside if you can avoid it. Emergency response teams are working hard to respond to weather events, but prioritize life safety first.”

    A. bomb cyclone A powerful cold-season coastal storm, so named because of its explosive power, is colloquially known as a winter hurricane. These types of storms go through a process of intensification known as storms. bomb formationThis means a rapid drop in atmospheric pressure, indicating the storm is strengthening, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

    bombogenesis A storm is said to occur when the central barometric pressure drops by at least 24 millibars in 24 hours. Millibars are a way of measuring pressure. The lower the pressure, the stronger the storm.

    Some of the most intense winter storms to hit the nation’s coasts were bomb cyclones.

    The word “bombogenesis” is a combination of the words “cyclogenesis”, which describes the formation of a hurricane or storm, and “bomb”, which refers to its explosiveness.

    “This can occur when a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass, such as air over warm ocean waters,” NOAA said. “The formation of this rapidly strengthening weather system is a process called bombogenesis, which creates what is known as a bomb cyclone.”

    Atmospheric rivers, sometimes called “rivers in the sky,” are a major factor in extreme rain and snowfall in the West. They are very similar to surface rivers but can carry much more water than the Mississippi River.

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