A bomb cyclone could hit East Coast this weekend
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A winter weather system moving through the eastern U.S. could reorganize into a strong coastal storm off the East Coast later this weekend.
The phenomena of bombogenesis is said to occur when a storm's central barometric pressure drops at least 24 millibars in 24 hours. A millibar is a way of measuring pressure. The lower the pressure, the more powerful the storm, according to NOAA.
Three low pressure systems, two within Australia and one off the east coast, have the potential to develop into cyclones.
A bomb cyclone is a name that was given to the atmospheric process of 'explosive cyclogenesis' and is used to describe a quickly and deeply strengthening storm. It has also been referred to as 'bombogenesis.'
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