a big one “bomb cyclone” It continued to attack the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday and was blamed for at least two deaths and hundreds of thousands of people losing power.

Two washington Women were killed by falling trees in King and Snohomish counties Tuesday night. Two more people were injured and was transported to the hospital south of Seattle. The names of the people killed were not disclosed.

Trees blocked major highways And damaged buildings in the city issaquah. Advice given to drivers obey closed roads and the state’s Department of Transportation said it was working to clear any debris. Some mudslides was also reported.

Washington wasn’t the only state hit by the storm. Along the West Coast, residents of Oregon and California also had to contend with extreme weather conditions such as flooding rain and high winds.

While Evergreen State winds are expected to diminish by midday as the low pressure system moves away from the region, Oregon and California will continue to feel flooding rains from the associated atmospheric river storm that could disrupt land and air travel. Dozens of flights had already been canceled at San Francisco International Airport, according to the report. FlightAware.

Travel was also blocked in Washington on Tuesday. An Amtrak train bound for Seattle crashed into a tree near the Stanwood station. FOX Weather. The train pulled out but no passengers were injured. Ferry route out of service until further notice.

Utility companies said they were I’m trying to turn the power back onbut conditions on the roads made the efforts difficult.

“Entire Neah Bay is gone, but crews are unable to get in to fix the problem due to trees and mudslides,” Clallam County’s utility district said in question Wednesday. “Crews at Sekiu are finishing restoration there and will return to Neah Bay once WSDOT clears the road.”

Follower Power Outage.USA It showed more than 491,000 customers were without power in Washington, more than 5,600 in Oregon and nearly 35,000 in California.

Many schools were closed Across Washington and others on Wednesday delayed starts. for school buses Renton School District They were picking up students two hours late.

Strong storm brought extreme winds blizzard conditions with higher altitudes this was expected to continue across the Cascade Mountains on Wednesday.

More than a foot of snow fell around Snoqualmie Pass and several inches of rainfall Reported in Quinault, Oregon and California. Profit It was continuing to fall around Washington on Wednesday, and some full It was possible in coastal areas.

The National Weather Service’s Seattle office said: peak wind The storm’s speed recorded off Vancouver Island was 101 miles per hour. Most people cannot withstand winds of up to 50 miles per hour, and some places have experienced hurricane-force winds. Office radio broadcasts interrupted by the storm.

In neighboring Oregon, hurricane force winds Winds exceeding 75 miles per hour were also felt along the coast. Special weather statements were also issued here on Wednesday.

Down the coast in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, threats were just beginning.

Flooding reported in Sonoma County and the National Weather Service’s Bay Area office reported rain there between 2000 and 2000. one and a half and two and a half inches over a period of six hours. While flood warnings were issued across the state, the effects of the moisture cloud were expected to be seen in the Bay Area and Central Coast by the end of the week.

“The heaviest precipitation is expected in the North Bay, where 10 to 15 inches of precipitation is predicted. This will increase the risk of floods. Make sure you stay away from flood-prone areas!” office warned. Dangerous wave action It was also expected along the coast.

Rain of more than 10 inches is likely to increase the risk of life-threatening flash flooding, rockslides and debris flows from the northern California coast to inland mountain ranges.

The National Weather Service’s Sacramento office issued a wind warning warning of high winds. 45 miles per hour.

A second low pressure system Its development and strengthening off the Northwest coast on Friday is forecast to help “strengthen” the atmospheric river and increase the danger of flooding. Stronger winds are expected across the Northwest by the end of the week.

A bomb cycloneTechnically known as bombogenesis, the phenomenon occurs when the central pressure of a storm decreases by at least 24 millibars in 24 hours. satellite images It showed the power of this bomb hurricane.

Last bomb cyclone California received most of the threats from the storm that devastated the Pacific Northwest in January.