What is a bomb cyclone or bombogenesis? A “bomb cyclone” is a powerful mid latitude storm that rapidly intensifies, ...

What a storm looks like through the NOAA's GOES-West satellite. Credit: CIRA / NOAA | edited by Steve Spaleta ...

You may hear the term "bomb cyclone" and think it's a scary term that meteorologists made up to get your attention. But it's actually rooted in meteorology, from the term "bombogenesis." Hearing "bomb ...

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?

Snow is already falling across portions of the Northern Tier and the storm will charge east into the Great Lakes by later ...

Storms are on the way across Pennsylvania — potentially damaging ones. The forecast calls for severe thunderstorms and strong ...