'Bomb Cyclone' Becomes One of The Northeast Pacific's Strongest on Record as It Hammers West Coast

A "bomb cyclone" has become one of the northeast Pacific's strongest storms on record, resulting in damaging winds across the Pacific Northwest overnight. This storm's impacts are not done, however, since it is also hauling in a strong, long-duration atmospheric river to the region, which is likely to produce flooding rain and feet of mountain snow.

Because of that extreme intensity, the storm brought high winds to the Pacific Northwest overnight. More than 600,000 homes and businesses in Washington had lost power as of 2 a.m. PST, according to poweroutage.us. There has been multiple reports of trees down in western Washington, the National Weather Service said.

This system and another one late in the week will deliver a long-lasting atmospheric river moisture plume packed with copious amounts of rain and mountain snow, especially in Northern California and parts of Oregon.

We recognize the severe impact that current conditions are having on our customers, and we are committed to restoring service levels as quickly as possible. As a result of these weather issues, the ALG Client Service Team will send daily updates as we monitor the progress and track job level impact.