Two people died in the Pacific Northwest after a rapid intensification “bomb cyclone» hit the West Coast last Tuesday, bringing strong winds which toppled trees and power lines and damaged homes and cars. Hundreds of thousands of people lost power in Washington state before powerful gusts and record rains pummeled Northern California.
Forecasters said the risk of flooding and mudslides remained as the region receives more rain starting Sunday. But the latest storm won't be as intense as last week's atmospheric rivera long plume of moisture that forms over an ocean and flows over land.
“However, there are still threats, smaller threats, and less significant in terms of magnitude, that will continue to exist on the West Coast over the next two to three days,” the weather service forecaster said, Rich Otto.
As the rain moves east throughout the week, Otto said, there is a risk of heavy snow at higher elevations in the Sierra Nevada, as well as parts of Utah and from Colorado.
Mammoth Mountain in California, which received 0.6 meters of new snow during the recent storm, could receive another 1.2 meters before the new system disappears on Wednesday, the resort said.
