Blizzards aren't a bad snowstorm anymore.....THEY'RE BOMB CYCLONES!!!!!!!
In Montana we call this a slight dusting of snow.
The frigid and stormy weather system delivering subzero wind chills and blizzard conditions to parts of the United States this week is forecast to strengthen so quickly that it will earn an ominous meteorological distinction: “Bomb cyclone.”
If that sounds menacing, it’s because it is supposed to: The term was designed to convey a degree of intensity and danger that is typically associated with hurricanes, but that even winter storms can carry.
Here is what it means, and what it could mean for the millions of people in the storm’s path.
In Montana we call this a slight dusting of snow.