Monumental weather conditions are hitting California this week, with heavy rain, strong winds, snow and choppy surf thanks to a set of weather events known as a “bomb cyclone” and a series of ...

The image below from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows the bomb cyclone and the atmospheric river below it dumping precipitation on Northern California and surrounding states.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency before a bomb cyclone packing heavy rains and hurricane-force winds barreled ashore Wednesday night. Wind gusts of up to 70 mph were ...

in the Monterey Bay area of California’s Central Coast, because it is prone to flooding. That parent low-pressure system is a “bomb cyclone,” a term describing the storm’s rapid ...

A powerful winter storm, brewing this week over Northern California and the Pacific Northwest, is what meteorologists call a bomb cyclone. And it’s dragging an atmospheric river with it ...

Keep reading to learn what a bomb cyclone is and how it will impact Southern California residents. The term "bomb cyclone" comes from the meteorological term "bombogenesis," which describes a ...

The term "bomb cyclone" does pop up from time to time in weather stories. Here's what it means: What is a bomb cyclone, exactly? Bomb cyclone is a term given to a rapidly strengthening storm that ...

So, what do bomb cyclone and atmospheric river mean? And why are they menacing enough to result in fatalities and prompt the governor of California to declare a state of emergency, with high-risk ...

A "bomb cyclone" slammed the Pacific Northwest earlier ... that could bring up to 16 inches of rain to areas of Northern California and southwest Oregon, the service said. Rock slides and debris ...