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?

A massive winter storm struck much of the northeast Sunday into Monday this week. The Nor'easter/Blizzard has resulted in over two feet of snowfall in some areas of New York City and its surrounding ...

As severe weather events with strong winds and heavy snowfall approach, meteorologists may alert the public to the possibility of a storm that could undergo bombogenesis, resulting in a bomb cyclone.