In November 2024, a powerful storm, one of the strongest in decades, hit the northwest United States, bringing high winds, heavy rain, and widespread disruptions.
- The storm was referred to as a “bomb cyclone” due to its rapid intensification. it caused power outages and downed trees across the region.
- Bombogenesis, a term used by meteorologists, occurs when a midlatitude (the latitudes between the tropics and polar regions) cyclone rapidly intensifies, or strengthens, over a 24 hour period.
- This intensification is represented by a drop in millibars, a measurement of pressure used in meteorology.
- Bombogenesis can happen when a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass, such as air over warm ocean waters. It is popularly referred to as a bomb cyclone.
