Nov 25, 2025 · A bomb cyclone is a rapidly intensifying storm that forms when cold air meets warm ocean waters, often bringing powerful winds, heavy snow or rain.

Although their cyclogenesis is entirely different from that of tropical cyclones, bomb cyclones can produce winds of 74 to 95 mph (120 to 155 km/h), the same order as the first categories of the …

Dec 25, 2022 · A bomb cyclone is essentially a type of storm that sees an unusually quick drop in atmospheric pressure— 24 millibars in just 24 hours. This significant pressure drop indicates …

Nov 21, 2024 · Despite its explosive name, the term describes a precise meteorological event. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration explains that these systems form when …

Nov 19, 2024 · If a storm decreases 24 millibars or more in 24 hours or less, it can be considered a bomb cyclone, said Stephen Baron, a forecaster with the weather service in Gray, Maine.

Nov 20, 2024 · What is a bomb cyclone, exactly? Bomb cyclone is a term given to a rapidly strengthening storm that fulfills one important criterion. Generally, pressure must drop 24 …

Bomb cyclone, large midlatitude storm resulting from explosive cyclogenesis (or, informally, bombogenesis), a type of accelerated extratropical cyclone development in which surface …

Nov 30, 2024 · A dangerous weather phenomenon called a bomb cyclone that occurs in mid-latitudes—between Earth’s tropics and the polar regions—can bring strong and damaging …

Dec 2, 2025 · Not-Quite-a-Bomb-Cyclone Brings Messy Winter Weather A rapidly intensifying low-pressure system off the coast is keeping the worst of the snow away from Boston, New York …

Nov 19, 2024 · What is a bomb cyclone? A bomb cyclone occurs during the rapid intensification of a cyclone located between the tropics and the polar regions, according to the National …