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 ...

A powerful storm is bearing down on the West Coast and bringing with it a scary-sounding weather term - bomb cyclone. Bomb cyclone is a term used by weather enthusiasts to describe a process that ...

Bomb cyclones can happen in any season, but mainly occur during fall and winter.

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 life-threatening nor'easter and bomb cyclone has brought a blizzard to NYC, NJ and along the East Coast, causing widespread PSE&G outages, a NYC state of emergency, and a NYC travel ban, with ...