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What to know about a storm bringing high winds, heavy rain, snow to California and Pacific Northwest

Nov. 21, 2024 17:45 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of the strongest storms on the West Coast in decades knocked out power for thousands of people, unleashed strong winds that toppled trees and left two dead in Washington before making its way through Oregon to Northern California where on Thursday it dropped heavy snow...

Storm dumps record rain and heavy snow on Northern California. Many in Seattle still without power

Nov. 21, 2024 17:24 PM EST

FORESTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A major storm moving through Northern California on Thursday toppled trees and dropped heavy snow and record rain after damaging homes, killing two people and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands in the Pacific Northwest. Forecasters warned that the risk of flash...

'Bomb cyclone' kills 2 and knocks out power to over half a million homes across the US Northwest

Nov. 20, 2024 21:50 PM EST

ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — A major storm battered the U.S. Northwest with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages, closing schools and downing trees that killed at least two people. The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall risks through Friday, and...

Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says

Nov. 20, 2024 17:56 PM EST

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour (29 kilometers per hour) stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found Wednesday. For most of the storms — 40 of them — the extra oomph from warmer oceans made...

Southern China suspends ferry services as storm brings winds, high waters to coastal regions

Nov. 20, 2024 00:34 AM EST

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Parts of coastal southern China suspended ferry services as a major storm passed into the South China Sea, bringing high winds and heavy waves to much of the region. The storm was downgraded Wednesday from Typhoon Man-yi, which left seven dead in the...

'Bomb cyclone' brings high winds and soaking rain to Northern California and Pacific Northwest

Nov. 19, 2024 22:36 PM EST

SEATTLE (AP) — What was expected to be one of the strongest storms in the northwest U.S. in decades arrived Tuesday evening, knocking out power and downing trees across the region. The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall risks beginning Tuesday and lasting through...

What is a 'bomb cyclone'?

Nov. 19, 2024 17:21 PM EST

A powerful storm is bearing down on the West Coast and bringing with it a scary-sounding weather term - bomb cyclone. Bomb cyclone is a term used by weather enthusiasts to describe a process that meteorologists usually call bombogenesis. It's the rapid intensification of a cyclone in...

Typhoon Man-yi leaves 7 dead in Philippines and worsens crisis from back-to-back storms

Nov. 18, 2024 08:32 AM EST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Man-yi left at least seven people dead in a landslide, destroyed houses and displaced large numbers of villagers before blowing away from the northern Philippines, worsening the crisis wreaked by multiple back-to-back storms, officials said Monday. ...

Tropical Storm Sara weakens to tropical depression after making landfall in Belize

Nov. 17, 2024 16:30 PM EST

POTRERILLOS, Honduras (AP) — Tropical Storm Sara on Sunday weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall in Belize, where forecasters expected heavy rain to cause flash flooding and mudslides. The storm hit Belize after drenching the northern coast of Honduras, where it...

A third November storm, Sara, serves notice that a busy hurricane season isn't over yet

Nov. 17, 2024 13:00 PM EST

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — As the third named storm to emerge during November, Tropical Storm Sara serves as a reminder that the Atlantic hurricane season hasn't quite ended. Sara formed in the western Caribbean Sea before making landfall Thursday on the northern coast of Honduras,...