COLUMBIA, S.C. — First, it was "polar vortex," now, "bomb cyclone." These dramatic terms are used to describe some of the wild (but not all that rare) weather phenomena that affect the United States ...

Tropical cyclone 9, a.k.a Hurricane Helene, is on its way to the southeastern part of the U.S. The storm is expected to impact the Gulf Coast, Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and more ...

Another storm this week has put the term back on meteorologists' lips, though with a bit of a disclaimer in comparison with last month's weather. The asterisk owes to the factors in play. Let's break ...

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 that ...

A “bomb cyclone” goes by many names, among them, “explosive cyclogenesis,” a “weather bomb,” “explosive development,” or the less menacing, “bombogenesis.” “Bomb cyclone” has become the most widely ...

Some weather forecasters are referring to the system off the shore of Northern and Central California as a "bomb cyclone." This may sound like a natural disaster in an apocalyptic film, but it's an ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The winter storm moving toward central Ohio this weekend is expected to be a “bomb cyclone.” But what does that entail? As the storm will bring heavy winds, low temperatures and rain ...

This year, Colorado has seen two storms that meteorologists have dubbed bomb cyclones. A bomb cyclone, which occurs through the process of bombogenesis, is basically a winter hurricane and the storms ...

Those not familiar with meteorological terms may not know that "bomb cyclone" refers to a weather event and not some kind of war strategy. But the name is specific to a certain combination of factors ...

Cyclone Fengal, currently forming over the Bay of Bengal, has garnered widespread attention not just for its meteorological implications but also for the story behind its name. The naming of cyclones ...