Life-threatening flooding likely to hit California as high winds batter Northwest
Forecasters warned of more high winds in the Pacific Northwest and potentially life-threatening flooding for parts of northern California on Friday, while an atmospheric river continues to dump heavy rain on the region.
Forecasters warned of more high winds in the Pacific Northwest and potentially life-threatening flooding for parts of northern California on Friday, while an atmospheric river continues to dump heavy rain on the region.
More than 200,000 homes and businesses in Washington state, which was hit this week by winds of up to around 70 mph as part of a "bomb cyclone" off the coast, remained without electricity Thursday night, according to the tracking website poweroutage.us.
Two people were killed by falling trees in the state in that storm, which began Tuesday, officials said.
And more high winds are on the way for the Pacific Northwest, in the forecast range of 45 to 65 mph starting Friday because of a low pressure system offshore, the National Weather Service said.
"Power outages are possible and unsecured items may get blown over," the agency warned.
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