How to Use bomb cyclone in a Sentence
bomb cyclone
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The arctic front, called a bomb cyclone, isn’t out of here yet.
— Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2022 -
Today’s top stories A bomb cyclone storm could cause rain the L.A. area.
— Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024 -
Many of the most intense winter storms to batter the country's coasts have been bomb cyclones.
— John Bacon, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024 -
Capitola was hit with a bomb cyclone that all but destroyed the pier.
— Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024 -
On Tuesday, a bomb cyclone hammered the Bay Area with hurricane-strength winds.
— Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 23 Mar. 2023 -
Crazy cold temperatures, heavy snow, and strong winds are coming just in time for the holidays, all thanks to a bomb cyclone.
— Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2022 -
How will the 'bomb cyclone' and polar vortex impact Cincinnati?
— Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2024 -
The weather was part of a bomb cyclone that recently swept the nation, shutting down NFL games, freezing over oil plants, and turning Texas icey in its wake.
— Chloe Berger, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2024 -
At least two bomb cyclone storms drubbed the Bay Area last year, including one in March that resulted in multiple deaths.
— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024 -
An atmospheric river and bomb cyclone are what make this storm so powerful — but what do those terms mean?
— Nikki Nolan, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024 -
Fifteen minutes into the debut episode of Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s podcast, the power is knocked out by a bomb cyclone.
— Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024 -
The winter storm is expected to become a bomb cyclone, a term that simply refers to a storm that intensifies very rapidly.
— NBC News, 22 Dec. 2022 -
The storm exploded into a bomb cyclone off the coast, near Vancouver Island, Canada, where winds gusted near 101 mph.
— Max Golembo, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024 -
Here's everything to know about bomb cyclones and how the major storm is affecting Oregon and Washington.
— John Bacon, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024 -
Stragglers came late after a blizzard and bomb cyclone delayed shipments.
— Ben Cohen, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2023 -
And all of this comes on the heels of what has been a particularly wild time in air travel, with bomb cyclones and holiday travel meltdowns having taken place in the past few months.
— Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 23 Feb. 2023 -
Another bomb cyclone could develop and rapidly strengthen just off the West Coast on Friday.
— Mary Gilbert, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024 -
Last week's bomb cyclone was among the region's most destructive windstorms in the last six decades, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle.
— Christine Clarridge, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024 -
That’s partly why an atmospheric river coupled with a bomb cyclone dropped so much rain over the Bay Area in early January.
— Jack Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2023 -
In Novato, crews are keeping an eye on Redwood Boulevard, an artery alongside Highway 101 that split open when last week’s bomb cyclone caused severe erosion on the hills.
— Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2023 -
When an atmospheric river and bomb cyclone occur at the same time, a major weather event is expected.
— Nikki Nolan, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024 -
Deadly ‘bomb cyclone’ storm slams California At least one person was killed as a wet and windy storm arrived in California on Tuesday, the second day of spring.
— Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2023 -
An airborne stream of dense ocean moisture called an atmospheric river combined with a vast low-pressure system known as a bomb cyclone to cause flooding and record snowfall.
— Harold Maass, The Week, 9 Jan. 2023 -
Travelers can rejoice that winter storm Elliott and its dreaded bomb cyclone are behind us, but two more months of winter could still wreak havoc on U.S. airports.
— Laura Smythe, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023 -
The historic bomb cyclone, which has already claimed two lives, downed trees, and triggered widespread power outages in the Pacific Northwest, now presents a complex challenge for travelers across the country.
— Jim Foerster, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 -
How a ‘bomb cyclone’ helped fuel California’s deadly storm.
— Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024 -
Harsh winter weather spinning out of a monster bomb cyclone is expected to disrupt travel across the country this holiday weekend.
— Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Dec. 2022 -
The rapidly intensifying low pressure system, what forecasters are calling a bomb cyclone, will leave much of the nation in freezing and even below zero weather.
— Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2022 -
Advertisement The result is blustery conditions converging on the center of bomb cyclones.
— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024 -
Forecasters said a bomb cyclone — when atmospheric pressure drops very quickly in a strong storm — had developed near the Great Lakes, stirring up blizzard conditions, including heavy winds and snow.
— CBS News, 25 Dec. 2022
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