The term 'bomb cyclone' comes from the term 'bombogenesis.' A storm intensifies rapidly and can create significant impacts such as heavy snow, rain, high winds, and coastal flooding.
With the 'bomb cyclone' winter storm expected to affect millions of Americans, LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow got the latest forecast from FOX Weather's Jason Frazer.
That dangerous blizzard everyone is talking about this week will become a bomb cyclone as it wallops the Midwest and Great Lakes later this week. It will also bring damaging winds as it spreads toward the East Coast, creating a travel nightmare for millions ahead of the Christmas holiday weekend. That dangerous blizzard everyone is talking about this week will become a bomb cyclone as it wallops the Midwest and Great Lakes later this week.
The term "bomb cyclone" comes from the meteorological term "bombogenesis" or "explosive cyclogenesis."when a storm system's central pressure drops at least 24 millibars within 24 hours. A low-pressure system that achieves this mark becomes known as a "bomb cyclone." Meteorologists also use the phrase "bomb out" to describe the phenomenon.
The rapid drop in air pressure means the storm intensifies very quickly and can create large impacts such as heavy snow, rain, high winds and coastal flooding."Bombogenesis is fairly common in the Pacific Ocean region because there is enough water surface area for strengthening. It has happened a few times on the Atlantic coastline; however, it is not as common there," said FOX Weather Meteorologist Stephen McCloud.
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