‘Bomb Cyclone’ Rips Through East Coast At least six people are dead after a monster storm slammed the Northeast. The storm destroyed power lines, leaving 2 million people without any power. Thousands of flights were canceled Friday due to massive winds. Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency on Saturday. The National Weather Service warned about flooding along the Massachusetts coast, including Boston.
What you need to know about the northeast’s ‘bomb cyclone’ If you live on the East Coast you are probably feeling the effects of a massive winter storm that is being labeled as a ‘Bomb Cyclone.’ What is it exactly? A bomb cyclone is formed when the air pressure at the center of a storm drops very rapidly. The lower the pressure,
the stronger the storm. The barometric pressure must drop by at least 24 millibars in 24 hours for a storm to be called a bomb cyclone. The ‘bomb’ verbiage originates from the term ‘Bombogenesis,’ which is the technical term that the meteorologists use to define the cyclone. Bomb cyclones can carry hurricane-force winds
and cause heavy snow.
