It may seem like meteorologists use these terms interchangeably, but is there actually a difference between them? And should you worry about one more than another? That may be a trick question: All of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A powerful storm is bearing down on the West ...

*OK, let’s jump right into it and answer the question, ’cause if you’re affected by this bitter cold spell, you want … no, you NEED to know. So, here it is. The enormous storm is also known as ...

A: The term “bomb cyclone” refers to the formation and rapid development of a mid-latitude cyclone. A mid-latitude cyclone is a large-scale, low-pressure system, characteristic of the middle latitudes ...

As a major winter storm moves across the U.S. this week, it could undergo bombogenesis, or "bomb out," in the Midwest and the Plains. Bombogenesis -- or a "bomb cyclone" -- occurs when the pressure of ...

A powerful bomb cyclone fueled by a Category 5 atmospheric river is expected to explode across the West Coast of the U.S. this week, threatening to unleash hurricane-force winds, catastrophic flooding ...

So you've seen the term "Potential Tropical Cyclone, but what does that mean? Well here's your answer:The term is part of an ...

A major winter storm and cold blast will impact nearly every state and bring what the National Weather Service is calling a "once in a generation type event" that will cripple travel on some of the ...

(Reuters) - Large parts of Nebraska and the U.S. Central Plains were underwater on Saturday after a late-winter "bomb cyclone" storm triggered historic flooding along the Missouri and Platte rivers, ...