Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Weather Service is reporting increased confidence in "impactful heavy snow" across much of the Carolinas and parts of ...
A nasty nor’easter is expected to batter the Cape and Islands this weekend, according to meteorologists who say the bomb cyclone could dump several inches of snow and spark strong wind gusts and ...
Meteorologists are warning that another major winter storm is forecast to become a nor’easter intensifying into a bomb cyclone across parts of the East Coast starting Friday into this weekend. The ...
A powerful bomb cyclone is expected to develop off the US East Coast on Sunday, bringing the threat of a major winter storm, blizzard conditions, and severe cold from the Southeast to New England.
Weekend plans? How about "bombogenesis." That's the name of the weather process headed for much of the East Coast this weekend, as "a mid-latitude cyclone rapidly intensifies," or quickly drops in ...
You may have heard talk of a “bomb cyclone” snowstorm that could impact Massachusetts this weekend. But do you need to worry? Here’s a breakdown of what that term means and what forecasters are saying ...
A powerful winter storm will form off the East Coast this weekend amid a bout of deadly cold, but predicting its track, intensity and who could see snow will take another day or so to become clear. As ...
A strong winter weather system could develop into a bomb cyclone off the East Coast this weekend. The storm is expected to bring snow to the Southern Appalachians before potentially impacting the ...
When storms undergo bombogenesis, they rapidly strengthen. The National Weather Service writes, "Bombogenesis can happen when a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass, such as air over warm ocean ...
Ohio is recovering from Winter Storm Fern, which caused significant snowfall, school closures, and water main breaks. A new storm, named Gianna, could become a "bomb cyclone" and is expected to impact ...
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What is a bomb cyclone?

PORTLAND (WGME) -- You may be hearing a lot of talk about a "bomb cyclone" potentially impacting the East Coast this weekend. Let's break down what this means and the potential impacts for Mainers.
A bomb cyclone will blow into the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions this weekend—as airlines recover from a massive snowstorm that led to nearly 20,000 flight cancellations last weekend. A rapidly ...