The storm will bring damaging winds, snow and excessive rainfall that could lead to mudslides.
A storm developing off the coast of the US northwest is forecast to bring high winds, flooding and snow to over seven million residents living in states along the Pacific Ocean.
The "bomb cyclone" - as forecasters call it - is caused by air pressure quickly dropping off the coast, which has rapidly intensified the weather system.Parts of the northwest are already starting to feel impacts from the storm, with strong wind gusts already observed in the Seattle area. Wind gusts could bring power outages, downed trees and high surf along the coastline, the US weather agency said, which issued a "high risk excessive rainfall outlook" for northwest California.
"Numerous flash floods, hazardous travel, power outages, and tree damage can be expected as the storm reaches max intensity," the National Weather Prediction Centre wrote in a post on X.Bomb cyclone is a term given by meteorologists to a storm that appears to intensify rapidly, with its central air pressure dropping to at least 24 millibars in 24 hours.
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