Tonight’s Storm May Qualify as Bomb Cyclone, With Winds Topping 60mph

Meteorologists and their weather models have not come to any agreement about whether Tuesday’s incoming storm will meet the criteria of a “bomb cyclone,” but suffice it to say it will be really windy and wet.

There is a huge area of low pressure out over the Pacific Ocean, carrying with it wind, rain, and potential thunderstorms, and it is scheduled to hit the Northern California coast with a vengence by 7 pm.

A “bomb cyclone” occurs when a storm’s central pressure drops at least 24 millibars within 24 hours, also known as bombogenesis — and the lower the central pressure, the stronger that storm can become…

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