 Picture of a bomb cyclone off the Pacific Northwest coast on the afternoon of November 19, 2024 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | c. November 18, 2024 |
| Extratropical cyclone | |
| Highest gusts | 305 km/h (190 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 942 hPa (mbar); 27.82 inHg[1] |
| Maximum rainfall | 56.92 cm (22.41 in) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | ≥4[2][3] |
| Areas affected | British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California |
| Power outages | ≥953,000[4][5][6][7] |
Part of the 2024–25 North American winter | |
A powerful extratropical cyclone developed c. November 18, 2024, in the Northeast Pacific and struck the Western United States and Western Canada.[8][9] The storm underwent bombogenesis, rapidly dropping its central pressure[10] to a record-tying level of 942 millibars (27.8 inHg).[8] This storm was the first of two bomb cyclones to impact the U.S. West Coast during a 3 day period. The storm was associated with an atmospheric river that dropped large amounts of rain in Oregon and California. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) issued a rare high risk of excessive rainfall in parts of Northern California, warning of "life-threatening flooding".[11]
- ^ Asherman, Jacob (November 20, 2024). "Record-setting bomb cyclone, intense as a hurricane, to lash Northwest". WPC.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "'Bomb cyclone' kills at least 2 and knocks out power in Pacific Northwest". Associated Press. November 20, 2024. Archived from the original on November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ Gaines, Tori (November 23, 2024). "Sonoma County: Two people die in floodwaters during atmospheric river conditions". KTVU FOX 2. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ^ "Storm Unleashes Heavy Rain in Washington State, Leaving Nearly 600,000 Without Power". New York Times. November 20, 2024. Archived from the original on November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
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KOINwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Brockman, Charles (November 19, 2024). "Over 200,000 BC Hydro customers without power as 'bomb cyclone' winds hit". CityNews Vancouver. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Ortiz, John Bacon and Jorge L. "Pacific Northwest reeling from bomb cyclone; atmospheric river targets California". USA TODAY. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Noll, Ben (November 19, 2024). "Record-setting bomb cyclone, intense as a hurricane, to lash Northwest". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Cliff Mass (November 18, 2024). "The Deepest Low Pressure Center in Northwest History? Damaging Winds West of the Cascades". Cliff Mass weather blog.
- ^ "Bomb cyclone meets atmospheric river: When will it hit the Bay Area?". KRON4. November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Gilbert, Karina Tsui, Robert Shackelford, Mary (November 21, 2024). "Northern California faces possible record-breaking rainfall from atmospheric river and another storm is coming". CNN. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
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