Deadly bomb cyclone slams Seattle area with fierce winds leaving over 700K without power

The effects of a rapidly developing “bomb cyclone” slammed the Seattle area Tuesday night, killing at least one person and injuring two others as 50-75 mph winds toppled trees across the region.A woman was killed in Lynnwood when a tree fell into an encampment, according to South County Fire officials. South of Seattle, two others were injured when a tree fell into their trailer in Maple Valley, reported Puget Sound Fire. One person was freed quickly, but it took firefighters an hour to free the other resident who was trapped in the mangled debris.

Both were taken to local hospitals, but their conditions were not given.A driver was struck by a falling tree as they were driving in northeastern Seattle, according to the Seattle Fire Department.That person was freed and listed in stable condition, firefighters said.Crews there said multiple other trees toppled near the intersection.Wind gusts in the Cascade foothills just east of Seattle reached over 70 mph, fueled by a low-pressure center that underwent explosive development in just hours as it swirled off the Washington coast.An estimated more than 700,000 people had lost power across Western Washington as of early Wednesday morning, according to PowerOutage.US.

Over 100,000 of them were in the city of Seattle.A wind gust reached 74 mph in the town of Enumclaw before the wind gauge went dark, along with the rest of the town.“The sound out here is unreal!” said Anthony Concannon.“The wind in the trees and power lines is deafening.”In Bellevue, the state’s 5th-most populous city, gusts of 52 mph sent firefighters scrambling to assist multiple neighborhoods reporting trees into homes.“Trees are coming down all over the city & falling onto homes,” Bellevue Fire officials said.

“If you can, go to the lowest floor and stay away from windows.Do not go outside if you can avoid it.”State and local city departments said multiple main highways were blocked by falling trees and power...