For a snowstorm or any storm to be characterized as a blizzard by the National Weather Service, three elements must be present: visibility of a quarter-mile or less for at least three consecutive ...

A new bomb cyclone storm system is headed to for the U.S. this weekend, following a previously weekend of severe weather and another bomb cyclone just this month.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bomb cyclone will hit the East Coast this weekend with cold, wind and snow. (Courtesy of AccuWeather) As the Myrtle Beach area ...

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 Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Esther Mullens, University of Florida (THE CONVERSATION) A bomb cyclone is a large, ...

Another strong winter storm is headed up the East Coast, expected to intensify into a bomb cyclone bringing snow, strong winds and coastal flooding from the nor'easter, according to the National ...