What is a 'bomb cyclone'? The weather term back in the spotlight as West Coast prepares for a storm
Bomb cyclone is a term used by weather enthusiasts to describe a process that meteorologists usually call bombogenesis. It's ...
West Coast bracing for 'bomb' cyclone
A low-pressure system headed for Northern California and Oregon is likely to bring extreme rain and strong winds.
Pacific Northwest braces for severe weather from 'bomb cyclone' — with an atmospheric river on the way
A powerful atmospheric river is expected to strike northern California and the Pacific Northwest starting on Tuesday evening, ...
A bomb cyclone on the West Coast and winter storms in the Midwest are forecast as Americans gear up for Thanksgiving travel
With millions of people preparing to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, two strong storm systems are forecast to bring high ...
Bomb cyclone to enhance powerful atmospheric river targeting West Coast
A massive plume of moisture from the Pacific called an atmospheric river will hit the West Coast on Tuesday afternoon and ...
Powerful bomb cyclone to slam West Coast with life-threatening flooding, blizzard conditions
A powerful bomb cyclone associated with a major atmospheric river is forecast to drench the West Coast, ...
'Bomb cyclone' bringing high winds to West Coast seen from space in stunning timelapse
Bomb cyclones form when warm and cold air masses collide head-on, causing pressures to drop and storms to rapidly intensify. These low-pressure zones also pull tropical moisture northward via ...
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Bomb cyclone spawned by atmospheric river heading for West Coast
An atmospheric river is a long plume of moisture trailing far out into the Pacific Ocean, and the one drifting toward the ...
A bomb cyclone and atmospheric river are developing in the Pacific. What does that mean for the West Coast?
The Northwest is bracing for a strong storm system to move in this week, fueled by an atmospheric river​ and bomb cyclone. What do those terms mean?