SEATTLE — One year after a powerful Pacific storm system, categorized by meteorologists as a " bomb cyclone ," swept across Western Washington in November 2024, its impacts are still being felt today. It was also historic in more ways than one.

The storm system, which rapidly intensified off the coast through a process called " bombogenesis ", was defined by a sharp and quick drop in atmospheric pressure that added significantly to its power. This phenomenon creates stronger winds due to the massive pressure difference, likened to a powerful vacuum sucking in surrounding air. The storm rapidly dropped its central pressure to a record-tying 942 millibars.

The system brought high winds, rain, and snow, with hurricane-strength gusts battering parts of the region. Gusts peaked at more th

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