bomb cyclone

noun

plural bomb cyclones

meteorology

: a powerful, rapidly intensifying storm associated with a sudden and significant drop in atmospheric pressure

Tens of thousands of utility workers were working over the weekend after the muscular storm—known as a "bomb cyclone" for its rapid pressure drop—battered neighborhoods from Virginia to Maine.—

Rick Jervis

As incoming air rises around the center of the storm, it gets carried off by the jet stream and that increases the speed of the incoming air. The faster the air moves, the faster the barometric pressure drops. In a really severe nor'easter, the pressure can drop 24 millibars in 24 hours. This is known as a "bomb cyclone."—

Clay Thompson

compare bombogenesis

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The latter carries the greatest potential for a bomb cyclone. —

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 The Pacific Northwest, which has played host to a series of surly atmospheric rivers and a bomb cyclone in recent days, should finally quiet down. —

Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024 Bomb Cyclone Root of Many Potential Issues The confluence of this recent bomb cyclone with an atmospheric river system in the Pacific Northwest sets up a particularly unsettled scenario in that region of the country and moving eastward. —

Jim Foerster, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 When an atmospheric river and bomb cyclone occur at the same time, a major weather event is expected. —

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