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figment1979 t1_jc336nx wrote

Just curious, does "bomb cyclone" actually exist, and if yes, how is it different than this one? I want to sound like I've got inside knowledge. :)

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TheCloudBoy OP t1_jc370w8 wrote

Good question! Bomb cyclone is one of those scary characterizations designed by and gobbled up by national media around an actual classification in meteorology. When a cyclone experiences a 24+ mb pressure drop in 24 hours, that's classified as bombogenesis, or explosive deepening.

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