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?

The monstrous bomb cyclone walloping the Northeast has wreaked havoc on air travel, with more than 10,000 US flights canceled from Sunday to Tuesday. About 63% of those canceled flights – more than ...

The East Coast remains under snow, ice and cold warnings and advisories this week as it braces for another winter storm this weekend, that could intensify into a bomb cyclone, bringing more heavy snow ...