Bomb Cyclone

[dinger]

Anyone else hear about the "bomb cyclone" heading to the northeast? I have never heard of this term, but it sounds bad. I'm glad I dont live up there.

http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/03/us/cold-weather-arctic-outbreak/index.html

 

[knowlesjam]

They (the Northeast) get about 2-4 of these each winter season. It's simply a low pressure system that deepens rapidly as it moves up the coastline into the Atlantic. Depending on the location, it can mean everything from heavy rains to a blizzard. This one will be particularly strong, but the more Eastward track will keep most of the really bad weather out to sea.

 

[3TrueFans]

I don't know what that is but I'm picturing a SyFy channel type storm with a tornado that is comprised entirely of bombs. Am I close?

 

[cyhiphopp]

I don't know what that is but I'm picturing a SyFy channel type storm with a tornado that is comprised entirely of bombs. Am I close?

SharkNado vs Bomb Cyclone!!!

 

[Cyclonepride]

Is that a more threatening sounding version of a Nor'easter? Kind of like POLAR VORTEX is cold air coming down out of the north?

 

[CtownCyclone]

Opened the thread expecting it to be about the new secondary logo.

 

[BigBake]

I'm still not trading in my truck for a Prius, nice try Al Gore.

 

[dmclone]

What I've found after watching the nightly news for a few decades is they seem to exaggerate everything that happens in the NE and especially NYC.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

I don't know what that is but I'm picturing a SyFy channel type storm with a tornado that is comprised entirely of bombs. Am I close?

If it has Ian Zering, I'm watching it.

 

[3TrueFans]

If it has Ian Zering, I'm watching it.

That's my motto for life.

 

[knowlesjam]

Okay...okay...no pretense of science in this...

 

[LincolnWay187]

Ive heard they're the bomb

 

[mkadlmkadl]

Anyone else hear about the "bomb cyclone" heading to the northeast? I have never heard of this term, but it sounds bad. I'm glad I dont live up there.

I must be old this is what I thought you were talking about.

 

[cyclonespiker33]

What I've found after watching the nightly news for a few decades is they seem to exaggerate everything that happens in the NE and especially NYC.

Authorities are urging people to stay indoors as millions face below- and near-freezing temperatures Wednesday.
New York City has not gotten above freezing since Christmas Day.

Oh the hue manatee!

 

[dinger]

They (the Northeast) get about 2-4 of these each winter season. It's simply a low pressure system that deepens rapidly as it moves up the coastline into the Atlantic. Depending on the location, it can mean everything from heavy rains to a blizzard. This one will be particularly strong, but the more Eastward track will keep most of the really bad weather out to sea.

Sure they get low pressure systems but hurricane force winds? (Of course exaggerated as a poster previously said.)

 

[coolerifyoudid]

I didn't realize they stopped making these in '94

 

[aauummm]

Go Cyclones! We tore up the University of Chicago (and hence got our nickname) and now we're going to bomb the Northeast! We'll take care of business this time as we screwed up the last we were in NYC.

Edit: That was Northwestern University that we tore up and got the nickname "Cyclones". Thanks to Cycsk for pointing that out.

 

[aauummm]

I didn't realize they stopped making these in '94

I was about to post the picture of mine but you beat me to it! Mine's 1969.

 

[cyhiphopp]

I didn't realize they stopped making these in '94

They stopped making Iowa Stat College ones well before that, at least that's what I heard.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

I was about to post the picture of mine but you beat me to it! Mine's 1969.

That one's not mine. It's from 1946 ! There are probably pictures of women that @BoxsterCy dated, though.

They stopped making Iowa Stat College ones well before that, at least that's what I heard.

My older sibs had them. I think I remember seeing one from the 90's, but I know they were a dying breed when I was there.