Two bomb cyclones might pound the U.S. from opposite coasts over the next few days.
Weather alerts were spread across multiple states in the Northeast on Wednesday afternoon as an atmospheric river and bomb cyclone ushered in strong winds and a deluge of rain. Several storms are also taking aim at the Pacific Northwest—prompting weather alerts in those areas—one of which is likely to exhibit the rapid intensification associated with bomb cyclones when it hits this weekend, AccuWeather reported.
A bomb cyclone occurs when storm pressure drops quickly, strengthening the disturbance and ramping up wind gusts. Atmospheric rivers are a "long, narrow region in the atmosphere—like rivers in the sky—that transport most of the water vapor outside of the tropics," according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The bomb cyclone in the Northeast is dropping torrential rain in at least 11 states on Wednesday. Widespread amounts of up to 4 inches are expected, with locally higher amounts up to 8 inches.
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Weather alerts were spread across multiple states in the Northeast on Wednesday afternoon as an atmospheric river and bomb cyclone ushered in strong winds and a deluge of rain. Several storms are also taking aim at the Pacific Northwest—prompting weather alerts in those areas—one of which is likely to exhibit the rapid intensification associated with bomb cyclones when it hits this weekend, AccuWeather reported.
A bomb cyclone occurs when storm pressure drops quickly, strengthening the disturbance and ramping up wind gusts. Atmospheric rivers are a "long, narrow region in the atmosphere—like rivers in the sky—that transport most of the water vapor outside of the tropics," according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The bomb cyclone in the Northeast is dropping torrential rain in at least 11 states on Wednesday. Widespread amounts of up to 4 inches are expected, with locally higher amounts up to 8 inches.
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Back-to-back bomb cyclones could hit US
A bomb cyclone is bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the Northeast, as a potential one takes aim at the Northwest.
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