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A big bomb cyclone week!

By Jesse Ferrell, AccuWeather meteorologist

Published Nov 1, 2021 8:11 PM EDT | Updated Nov 14, 2021 10:20 PM EDT

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It's been a long week in weather. On October 24, a bomb cyclone hit the West Coast with winds over 150 mph, 16 inches of rain, and 42 inches of snow. Plus: A new record low pressure for the Pacific Northwest.

Bomb Cyclone's Greatest Hits 10/25

West Coast walloped by bomb cyclone
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Trio of storms parade through West Coast
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Final update on (west coast) bomb cyclone: https://t.co/ccrU2LyPLf pic.twitter.com/JWJaJKytwX

— Jesse Ferrell (@WeatherMatrix) October 26, 2021

Bomb Wrapup. 159 mph winds, 40-foot waves, 16" of rain. https://t.co/ccrU2LyPLf pic.twitter.com/uAekRwEXdL

— Jesse Ferrell (@WeatherMatrix) October 25, 2021

History in the making: The North Pacific Bomb Cyclone tracked directly over a buoy reporting 942 mb pressure, a new record for off the PacNW coast. Winds have gusted to 141 mph at Squaw Mountain, CA & 112 at Kirkwood & Mammoth. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/ybH9QEkwcH

— Jesse Ferrell (@WeatherMatrix) October 24, 2021

It was actually the second of two bomb cyclones in the Pacific. Earlier in the week, winds to 83 mph were measured in Alaska, along with 40-foot waves:

From the first two bomb cyclones in the Pac NW this week, we saw 40-foot waves in the Alaska Aleutians, 35-foot waves off of British Columbia, with an 83 mph wind gust in AK and 79 mph in BC. #akwx #bcwx

NOW comes the grand finale. https://t.co/pIU9EUP1b5 pic.twitter.com/yOD0WWe5zl

— Jesse Ferrell (@WeatherMatrix) October 23, 2021

Only a few days later a Nor'easter bombed out off the Northeast coast, bringing winds over 100 mph, nearly-4-foot storm surge, and knocking out power to more than 600,000 customers, and sending waves crashing over houses!

Nor'easter's Greatest Hits

Early-season nor'easter slams mid-Atlantic, New England
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This Nor'easter in the last days of October was the fourth major rain event for New York City this year, and was compared to The Perfect Storm, 30 years ago on Halloween.

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