A cyclonic bomb The once-in-a-decade wave is sweeping through the northwest U.S. and parts of Canada Tuesday night, leaving at least one person dead and hundreds of thousands without power in Washington state and British Columbia.
In Seattle and surrounding cities, strong winds are toppling trees, some of which are falling on homes, putting lives at risk.
In Lynnwood, north of Seattle, a woman in her 50s died when a tree fell on a homeless encampment shortly after 7 p.m. Pacific Time, CNN reports.
More than 600,000 people were left in the dark in just a few hours Tuesday night in Washington, while around 150,000 customers were left without power in British Columbia, BC Hydro reported on its website.
The NWS has reported notable wind gusts across the region, including off the coast of Vancouver, British Columbia, where winds reached 162 km/h at the South Brooks Buoy.
Gusts of 115 to 122 km/h were recorded in the region, including Cape Elizabeth on the Olympic Peninsula, Crystal Mountain and Sunrise-Mount Rainier, southeast of Seattle, in the interior.
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“Trees are falling across the city, with several falling on homes,” the Bellevue, Washington, fire department posted in a severe weather safety alert on Facebook. «If you can, go to the lowest floor you can and stay away from the windows. Don’t go out if you can help it.
In Maple Valley, a city southeast of Seattle, two people were rescued after a tree fell on their trailer, according to Puget Sound Fire. One patient was quickly freed, while it took firefighters an hour to rescue the second patient. Both were taken to a nearby hospital.
Across western Oregon, winds between 30 and 50 mph were reported, with gusts on the coast and at sea reaching more than 70 mph Tuesday night. In Northern California, offshore gusts reached 96 km/h and the highest peaks in Humboldt reached 80 mph.
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