Widespread power outages and at least two deaths in the north-west of the USA | DW News

A major storm lashed the northwestern US with high winds and rain, causing widespread power outages, school closures and downed trees that killed at least two people. The Weather Prediction Centre issued a risk of excessive rainfall through and hurricane-force wind warnings through Friday as the strongest atmospheric river, a large plume of moisture, to hit California and the Pacific Northwest this season swept through the region. The storm system, which began on Tuesday, is considered a "bomb cyclone", which occurs when a cyclone intensifies rapidly. Assessments by meteorologist Matthew Cappucci. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dwnews_hangout Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch