How Does a Cyclone Form

East Coast, bomb cyclone

What is a nor’easter and a bomb cyclone? How major East Coast winter storms form

After a weekend storm dumped snow across the Northeast, forecasters are again watching a system that could become a nor’easter or bomb cyclone. Here’s what those terms mean — and why this kind of storm can bring heavy snow,

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Bomb cyclone may form near the North Carolina coast | What to know about bombogenesis

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Nor'easter headed to East Coast: What to know about this type of storm

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Weekend nor'easter to bomb out off the East Coast

A potential nor'easter is likely to bring snow to the East Coast and strengthen into a bomb cyclone this weekend.

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East Coast On Alert As New Winter Storm Could Bring Heavy Snow, Strong Winds

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East Coast Storm This Weekend Could Become Bomb Cyclone With More Snow, Wind From Carolinas To New England

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What is a bomb cyclone? System from Great Lakes may evolve on coast

A strong winter weather system has the potential to develop into a bomb cyclone off the East Coast later this weekend.

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How bomb cyclones form and create dangerous conditions

When turbulent weather with whipping winds and heavy snow is in the forecast, meteorologists sometimes warn that a storm could "bomb out" or become a bomb cyclone. But what exactly does this mean?According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...