AUSTIN (KXAN) — Bombogenesis, also known as a bomb cyclone, is a fascinating weather phenomenon. It occurs when a low-pressure system intensifies rapidly, dropping at least 24 millibars of ...

Wichita and part of southeast Kansas will be under a catastrophic fire risk — the highest risk possible under the grassland ...

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 ...

The high will be 47 The large storm system sweeping the United States is sometimes referred to as a 'bomb cyclone," which are storms that undergo an intensification process known as bombogenesis ...

So, how did this week’s wind storm compare to November’s bomb cyclone? First off, our bomb cyclone back was stronger than this week’s wind storm. When measuring a weather system’s strength ...

When the central pressure crashes 0.71 of an inch (24 millibars) in 24 hours or less, like this storm is projected to do, bombogenesis will occur and a bomb cyclone will be born.

Colorado's mid-March weather showcases extremes, with the 2019 "bomb cyclone" and Pi Day storms leaving a snowy legacy.