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.

A powerful storm described as a “bomb cyclone” will be intensified by an atmospheric river over the Pacific Ocean when it ...

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 ...

What to expect as atmospheric river-driven storm slams Bay Area; plus, see latest live updates on storm impacts across ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

California, Oregon and Washington were expected to withstand the brunt of the bomb cyclone. A bomb cyclone occurs when a storm's pressure drops quickly, which intensifies the storm and ramps up ...