What’s a Bomb Cyclone? U.S. Blizzard Could Make History

Here’s what to know about the “bombogenesis” of the storm battering the East Coast—and how the snowfall could be historic.

Blizzard bomb cyclone buries NYC, grounding nearly all flights

The Blizzard of ’26 reached bomb cyclone status overnight Sunday into Monday, as tristate residents awoke to a foot of snow, ...
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East Coast blizzard, bomb cyclone, nor'easter hammering New York, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, New England

A bomb cyclone and nor'easter is bringing blizzard conditions to the Northeast, with over a foot of snow driven by high winds ...

Historic storm brings NYC to a standstill as bomb cyclone dumps more than 13 inches of snow — with more expected

New York City was brought to a standstill Monday morning after a monster bomb cyclone dumped double-digit snow totals ...

Bomb cyclone pounds Connecticut with blizzard conditions, power outages

A powerful nor'easter winter storm continues to slowly churn through Connecticut Monday morning, causing heavy snow, whiteout ...

Powerful nor'easter bomb cyclone to slam Northeast cities with biggest snowstorm in years, dumping over a foot

Millions along the I-95 corridor in the Northeast are bracing for a powerful nor'easter bomb cyclone that will dump ...

US weather latest: Six states declare emergency as 'bomb cyclone' paralyses New York

New York City officials have warned the storm could rank among the city's worst in 150 years as several states across the US ...

Bomb cyclone to slam Connecticut and East Coast with blizzard conditions, heavy snow and high winds

Here's what to know about when the storm will start and how much snow Connecticut will get by Monday afternoon.
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How bomb cyclones form and create dangerous conditions

Meteorologists sometimes warn of a winter storm that could “bomb out” or become a bomb cyclone. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this happens when a storm's ...

New Yorkers told to stay at home as blizzard threatens to become 'bomb cyclone'

Non-emergency road travel is banned in New York City due to "dangerous blizzard conditions", as snow blankets the Big Apple.

Beastly bomb cyclone blasting Northeast with widespread blizzard conditions, knocking out power and burying towns

A high-impact bomb cyclone is slamming the Northeast with near hurricane-force wind gusts and extreme snowfall rates, knocking out power and makin ...

Bombogenesis, or bomb cyclone: What does it mean?

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