What does the weather term mean, how do the storms form and why are they so dangerous?

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 ...

When turbulent weather with whipping winds and heavy snow is in the forecast, meteorologists sometimes warn that a storm could “bomb out” or become a bomb cyclone. But what exactly does this mean?

The eastern half of the US, including New York, Chicago and Atlanta, has been hit with widespread air travel delays and cancellations.

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Through coverage of the blizzard in the tri-state area, you may hear some unfamiliar terms like bombogenesis or bomb cyclone. In simple terms, bombogenesis occurs when a storm ...

A life-threatening situation is unfolding as a monstrous blizzard bomb cyclone is rapidly intensifying and unleashing extreme feet of snow and vicious wind gusts throughout the Midwest and Great Lakes ...

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 ...