Forcaster has predicted that there could be 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.
according to the tracking website poweroutage.us, it has been disclosed that more than 200,000 homes and businesses in Washington state, which were victims of the wind of about 0 mph as part of a “bomb cyclone” off the coast, remained without electricity Thursday night.
It was disclosed that two persons were killed by some falling trees in the state which was caused by the storm which started on Tuesday the officials have stated.
The agency also warned that the situation may lead to a power outage in the city as some items that are unprotected my be blown off by the heavy wind.
the weather service also disclosed that in California, an atmospheric river abandoned more rain in the northern part of the state. The biggest risk of life-threatening floods was forecast for Thursday, but flooding will remain a threat through Friday.
Santa Rosa which is a city that is hosting about 170,000 in California’s Sonoma County north of San Francisco, was said to have received about 10 inches of rain over 48 hours by Thursday evening, the city disclosed. It was further disclosed that Roads and parking lots flooded, and the police department asked everyone to avoid undeserved travel.
It was also disclosed that in the incident Sierra Nevada, the storm was bringing snow. The California Highway Patrol in Truckee said a semi slid off the highway Thursday, and earlier in the week parts of important Interstate 5 near the Oregon border were closed. They have since reopened.
The weather service in Eureka, California, noted that landslides and rockslides were shut down with some or all traffic lanes on highways in Humboldt and Lake counties. In parts of California, around 14 million people were under winter storm warnings or winter weather advisories Thursday night, although only around 2.5 million were under warnings, according to the meteorological agency’s website.
The weather service disclosed that Snow was on the way in New York State and Pennsylvania courtesy of a potent upper-level low swinging over the region.
No advisory has been issued for New York City but northeastern New Jersey and the lower Hudson Valley were, under under advisories it was noted that some of the areas could get up to 4 inches of snow or a snow and rain mix, forecasters for the region said.
The Johnstown, Pennsylvania, area, which could get up to a foot of snow pile, was under a winter weather warning until 7 a.m. Saturday, with the highest amounts expected for ridgetops, the weather service said.
It was also disclosed that the upstate New York regions of Binghamton and Ithaca could get around 1 to 4 inches of snow in the valleys and up to a foot at higher elevations above 1,500 feet. The area was under a winter weather warning until 4 p.m. Friday.
