Portlanders are bracing for an incoming windstorm set to hit the entire Willamette Valley overnight Tuesday, caused by a "bomb cyclone" storm off the coast. It's an impressive term — but what does it ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – In recent years, terms like “bomb cyclone” and “polar vortex” have made their way into popular discourse, often attached to dramatic weather events. While these terms may sound like ...

It clearly shows the storm’s impressive size and accompanying atmospheric river. According to the Earth Observatory, the intensification of the storm from a cyclone into a bomb cyclone was more than ...

They are responsible for producing heavy rain and snow, especially when pushed up against mountain ranges like the Cascades and Sierra Nevada. A well-known type of atmospheric river is called a ...