OLYMPIA, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – Gov. Jay Inslee says it may be weeks before the state can determine the full impact of the “bomb cyclone.”
Gov. Inslee said in a statement on Thursday, Nov. 22, that local governments are still assessing the full dollar amount of damage done by Tuesday night’s storm.
He says once that happens, we’ll know if the state can apply for federal assistance.
The “bomb cyclone” hit Washington on Tuesday night and extended into Wednesday morning, killing two people from fallen trees—one in Lynwood and one in Bellevue.
According to Puget Sound Energy, over 130,000 people are still without power mostly around King County.
Here in Whatcom County, Matt Klein with the county’s Division of Emergency Management says Sudden Valley got the worst of the storm.
16 homes were damaged by the storm and at least four residents were displaced, though no one was reported injured.
