WASHINGTON, USA — A bomb cyclone off the coast of Washington brought storm damage to several areas across the region Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The storm brought hundreds of thousands of power outages and dozens of road closures.
Much of the damage was in the east Puget Sound area, in Enumclaw, Bellevue, Snoqualmie and surrounding areas that were impacted.
Viewers sent in photos of downed trees all along East Lake Sammamish Road.
A tree fell on a King County Metro bus on Tuesday. The driver was uninjured and there were no passengers on board. The bus remained in the same place until crews could remove the tree on Wednesday morning.
A tree fell on one Enumclaw driver's car Tuesday night, completely puncturing the roof. Fortunately, neither he nor others on the road were injured.
A tree fell on one Bellevue home, killing a woman in the Bridle Trails neighborhood. There were several other downed trees in that same neighborhood. One other woman was reportedly trapped in her home.
The storm also impacted the coast, which saw thunderstorms Tuesday night. Photos show lightning in Ocean Shores. A church in Hoquiam was struck by lightning, completely taking out the steeple. The pastor said the damage there was not extensive but would impact a community meal they were planning to host Wednesday night.
PHOTOS: Bomb Cyclone causes major damage, inclement weather around western Washington
According to the National Weather Service, wind speeds associated with the bomb cyclone reached over 100 miles per hour on the water and up near 80 mph further inland. A wind speed of 77 mph was recorded at Sunrise in Mount Rainier National Park.