How to Use bomb cyclone in a Sentence

bomb cyclone

noun
  • The arctic front, called a bomb cyclone, isn’t out of here yet.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Here's how a bomb cyclone occurs and what to do to prepare.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • So what exactly is a bomb cyclone?
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Capitola was hit with a bomb cyclone that all but destroyed the pier.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 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
  • Hurricanes form from late spring to early fall, while bomb cyclones form from late fall to early spring.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • It is popularly referred to as a bomb cyclone.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
  • It is popularly referred to as a bomb cyclone.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Thousands are without power in Michigan due to the 'bomb cyclone.
    — Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The nor’easter will likely rapidly strengthen into a bomb cyclone.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
  • This system did so at a rate almost four times what is necessary to be deemed a bomb cyclone, officials said.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Are bomb cyclones becoming more common?
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • How will the 'bomb cyclone' and polar vortex impact Cincinnati?
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The latter carries the greatest potential for a bomb cyclone.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • Normally, bomb cyclones get their energy from warm ocean waters, but this one will draw from the polar vortex.
    — Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The low pressure area qualified as a bomb cyclone due to its rapid rate of intensification.
    — Andrew Freedman, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Normally bomb cyclones get their energy from warm ocean waters, but this one will draw power from the polar vortex.
    — Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • On Tuesday, a bomb cyclone hammered the Bay Area with hurricane-strength winds.
    — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 23 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • Extreme nor'easters are usually bomb cyclones.
    — Tammie Souza, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Extreme nor'easters are usually bomb cyclones.
    — CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • Whether a polar vortex, a bomb cyclone, even two earthquakes in my home state of Kentucky, things have been anything but average.
    — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Meanwhile, forecast models are predicting a bomb cyclone off the East Coast this weekend.
    — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
  • At the same time, a powerful bomb cyclone is expected to bring heavy snow, hurricane-force winds and coastal flooding to the Southeast.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Even as a bomb cyclone drenches much of Oregon this week, don't expect to find many residents taking refuge under umbrellas.
    — Meira Gebel, Axios, 20 Nov. 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
  • 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
  • The storm may develop into a bomb cyclone—the term for a weather event in which atmospheric pressure drops sharply over a short period, causing high winds and snow.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 31 Jan. 2026

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