The storm system that hit starting Tuesday is considered a “ bomb cyclone,” which occurs when a cyclone intensifies rapidly.

A powerful storm is bearing down on the West Coast and bringing with it a scary-sounding weather term - bomb cyclone. Bomb ...

An atmospheric river and bomb cyclone are what make this storm so powerful — but what do those terms mean? They are responsible for producing heavy rain and snow, especially when pushed up ...

Many of the most intense winter storms to batter the country's coasts have been bomb cyclones. When snow piles up in places such as Buffalo in western New York or Marquette in the Upper Peninsula ...

Ready or not, news about winter storms, blizzards, nor'easters, bomb cyclones and lake-effect ... A resident digs out of the snow in Buffalo, New York, on Dec. 27, 2022. Nor'easters are large ...