Bomb Cyclone

  • Recently, Bomb cyclone hit Eastern USA.
  • A bomb cyclone is a large, intense midlatitude storm that has low pressure at its center, weather fronts and an array of associated weather, from blizzards to severe thunderstorms to heavy precipitation.
  • It becomes a bomb when its central pressure decreases very quickly—by at least 24 millibars in 24 hours.
  • It typically develops in the wintertime, over the ocean or off a coast (in temperate latitudes).
  • Bomb cyclones form through a process called “bombogenesis”, that occurs when a cold air mass collides with warm waters.
  • As this happens, the pressure drops ....
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