Bomb cyclones can happen in any season, but mainly occur during fall and winter.
A bomb cyclone, or explosive cyclogenesis, occurs when a storm's central pressure sharply drops, intensifying it to ...
The NOAA has issued a warning to millions across the nation as the latest winter bomb cyclone edges ever-closer to the East coast of the United States.
Meteorologists sometimes warn of a winter storm that could “bomb out” or become a bomb cyclone. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this happens when a storm's ...
Austin Bradbury uses a chainsaw to remove a tree above a road Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) When turbulent weather with whipping winds and heavy snow is in the ...
A strong winter weather system has the potential to develop into a bomb cyclone off the East Coast later this weekend.
When turbulent weather with whipping winds and heavy snow is in the forecast, meteorologists sometimes warn that a storm could "bomb out" or become a bomb cyclone. But what exactly does this mean?