(FOX Weather) The term "bomb cyclone" comes from the meteorological term "bombogenesis" or "explosive cyclogenesis." This happens when a storm system's central pressure drops at least 24 millibars ...

Model forecasts indicate the storm will approach this pressure level Tuesday evening, according to the FOX Weather Center. WHAT IS A ‘BOMB CYCLONE’? A big stream of moisture is set to arrive ...

The FOX 13 Seattle weather team is tracking a powerful storm system that is expected to intensify rapidly in the Pacific ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (KTXL) — An atmospheric river made ...

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 ...

And with the most powerful ones, you start hearing terms like "bomb cyclone" -- or people even likening the storms to hurricanes. Some of these terms are legit -- some aren't. Let's start with my ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A powerful storm is bearing down on the ...