We spoke with an expert at Puget Sound Energy who says power outages may continue for multiple days in some of the hardest-hit areas of western Washington.

WASHINGTON, USA — At its peak, more than 600,000 people were without power amid a wind storm in western Washington that struck Tuesday night and lasted into Wednesday morning. The damage is the result of a bomb cyclone that formed off of Washington's coast .

Thousands of people across western Washington were without power Tuesday night as a bomb cyclone brought strong winds to the region.