A formidable bomb cyclone is churning off the Western U.S. The comma-shaped storm is a suped-up mid-latitude cyclone, which is quite different than the tropical cyclones (like hurricanes ...
A bomb cyclone is a large, intense mid-latitude storm with low pressure at its centre, weather fronts and an array of associated weather, from blizzards to severe thunderstorms.
One of the most powerful bomb cyclones to form in decades hit the U.S. West Coast this week, bringing hurricane-force winds, heavy precipitation and power outages to portions of northern ...