Meteorologists sometimes warn of a winter storm that could “bomb out” or become a bomb cyclone. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this happens when a storm's central pressure drops at least 24 millibars in 24 hours.

Winter Storm Ezra disrupted holiday travel across the U.S. Northeast, Midwest and Great Lakes for a third straight day on Monday, causing thousands of flight delays and hundreds of cancellations as airlines scrambled to recover and meteorologists warned of a brewing "bomb cyclone" that could further snarl trips ahead of the New Year's holiday.

As the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region faces heavy snow and strong winds, thousands remain without power in Michigan.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A powerful storm system is set to intensify into a bomb cyclone as it tracks across the Midwest toward the Great Lakes this weekend, bringing high winds, heavy precipitation and hazardous travel conditions through Monday, according to WTOL 11.

A blizzard warning is in effect for Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as a bomb cyclone — a rapidly intensifying winter storm — crosses the Great Lakes.

You may have heard Sunday and Monday’s storm in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest referred to as a “bomb cyclone.” What is it? And why is it so potentially dangerous? Here’s what to know about these sig

Travel is probably going to be not just hazardous, but almost impossible across a large area of Michigan when this storm hits Sunday night and into Monday.

A strengthening bomb cyclone is barreling across the northern United States, unleashing severe winter weather in the Midwest and aiming at the East Coast

From tropical cyclones to torrential floods, Australia battles a perfect storm of extreme weather events threatening millions across multiple states this week.Disaster management has issued

The same storm, capable of producing blizzard conditions with near-hurricane-force winds around the Great Lakes from Sunday to Monday, will direct frigid air in its wake through the Midwest and Northeast and even bring some chills to the south-central and southeastern United States in the week ahead.