A formidable bomb cyclone is churning off the Western U.S. The comma-shaped storm is a suped-up mid-latitude cyclone, which is quite different than the tropical cyclones (like hurricanes) that form ...

(Reuters) - A dangerous weather phenomenon called a bomb cyclone that occurs in mid-latitudes - between Earth's tropics and the polar regions - can bring strong and damaging winds, torrential rains, ...

A dangerous weather phenomenon called a bomb cyclone that occurs in mid-latitudes — between Earth's tropics and the polar regions — can bring strong and damaging winds, torrential rains, heavy ...

Weekend plans? How about "bombogenesis." That's the name of the weather process headed for much of the East Coast this weekend, as "a mid-latitude cyclone rapidly intensifies," or quickly drops in ...

WCNC Charlotte is breaking down important weather terms to know to help keep you and your family safe. Many of the storms we experience in the Carolinas are known as mid-latitude cyclones.