Bomb Cyclone Leaves 500,000 Without Power Amid Thanksgiving Travel Chaos
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A 'bomb cyclone' storm has caused significant destruction in western Washington, resulting in at least two fatalities and leaving 474,000 people without power. The storm, which hit on Tuesday night, brought down numerous trees, blocked roads, and led to school closures across the Puget Sound area. Power outages are expected to last for several days, with Seattle City Light reporting the largest number of outages since 2006. The storm is expected to weaken and move out to sea by Thursday, but another storm is anticipated later in the week.
- 484K without power, at least 2 dead after 'bomb cyclone' wreaks havoc across region KOMO News
- Bomb cyclone knocks out power to 500,000 in Washington, snow is forecast from the Plains to Northeast as Americans gear up for Thanksgiving travel Yahoo! Voices
- West Coast Rattled by Hurricane-Strength Winds and Blizzard Warnings The New York Times
- Bomb Cyclone Cuts Power To Hundreds Of Thousands The Weather Channel
- New threat emerges as atmospheric river combines with once-in-a-decade bomb cyclone on the West Coast CNN
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