Two people have been killed by falling trees in Washington state as a powerful storm hits the Pacific Northwest.
In Bellevue, a tree fell into a home, hitting and killing a woman while she was in the shower Tuesday night, Bellevue fire officials said.
A fallen tree sits atop a fire department vehicle after a powerful storm hit the U.S. Pacific Northwest and western Canada, causing power outages in Washington, Oregon, California, and British Columbia while wreaking havoc on road travel, in Seattle, Washington, Nov. 20, 2024.
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A drone view of crews working to remove a fallen tree from a bus after a powerful storm hit the U.S. Pacific Northwest and western Canada, causing power outages in Washington, Oregon, California, and British Columbia while wreaking havoc on road travel, in Seattle, Washington, Nov. 20, 2024.
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In Lynwood, a woman in her 50s was killed when a tree fell on a homeless encampment, officials said.
Over 470,000 customers are without power in Washington state on Wednesday.
The storm exploded into a bomb cyclone off the coast, near Vancouver Island, Canada, where winds gusted near 101 mph.
A bomb cyclone means the pressure in the center of the storm drops 24 millibars within 24 hours.
Eastside Fire & Rescue respond to a downed tree during a severe storm in Issaquah, Washington, Nov. 19, 2024.
Eastside Fire & Rescue
Eastside Fire & Rescue respond to a downed tree during a severe storm in Issaquah, Washington, Nov. 19, 2024.
Eastside Fire & Rescue
The storm is bringing dangerous wind and rain to the West Coast.
Two to 4 inches of rain has been recorded so far in western Washington, western Oregon and northwestern California.
The rain started in northwestern California on Tuesday afternoon and it isn’t expected to stop until Friday morning. Twelve to 18 inches of rainfall is expected by the end of the week.
In this image provided by Eastside Fire & Rescue, officials survey the scene where a tree fell on a home in Issaquah, Wash., Nov. 19, 2024.
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A high risk for excessive rainfall has been issued. The rain will be the most dangerous on Thursday.
Flash flooding, rockslides and landslides are all likely.
In the mountains of Northern California, blizzard conditions will be possible as winds gusts reach 50 to 70 mph. One to 4 feet of snow is possible at higher elevations. One foot of snow has already hit the mountains west of Redding, California.
ABC News’ Marilyn Heck contributed to this report.
