The newest scary storm name, the "Bomb Cyclone"

[para bellum]

Apparently we had a "bomb cyclone" last week where I live.

I did not know this, I thought it was a windstorm like we always get this time of year.

But no! It's a Bomb Cyclone! Followed by an "atmospheric river", which is what we always used to call rain...

'Bomb cyclone' strikes: 2 dead, widespread power outages in Washington

A bomb cyclone and an atmospheric river will continue lashing the Pacific Northwest with severe weather conditions, the National Weather Service said.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Thunk]

But no! It's a Bomb Cyclone! Followed by an "atmospheric river", which is what we always used to call rain...

Oh my GOD! QUICK! Send al gore all your money or you're gonna die!

 

[para bellum]

Oh my GOD! QUICK! Send al gore all your money or you're gonna die!

I'm going to Costco tomorrow to stock up on carbon credits!

 

[Concerned American]

Apparently we had a "bomb cyclone" last week where I live.

I did not know this, I thought it was a windstorm like we always get this time of year.

But no! It's a Bomb Cyclone! Followed by an "atmospheric river", which is what we always used to call rain...

'Bomb cyclone' strikes: 2 dead, widespread power outages in Washington

A bomb cyclone and an atmospheric river will continue lashing the Pacific Northwest with severe weather conditions, the National Weather Service said.

www.usatoday.com

We have a weather guy here that likes that term. Fortunately we have meteorologists that can communicate like they're talking to adults too. I guess the proper term is extreme pressure gradient differential--much more descriptive.

 

[Alan Stallion]

Stormageddon was already taken.

 

[toobfreak]

Apparently we had a "bomb cyclone" last week where I live.

Amazing. Not that bomb cyclones are anything new. They have nothing to do with bombs and they ain't cyclones neither. We used to just call them thunderstorms.

I did not know this, I thought it was a windstorm like we always get this time of year.

I just had a tornado in the area! I'm not sure which day though as I can't think of a day recently with even bad weather. Luckily it missed me.

But no! It's a Bomb Cyclone! Followed by an "atmospheric river", which is what we always used to call rain...

In the past year, I've seen countless warnings on TV for SEVERE weather to batten down the hatches like hell was coming with banners and beeps and buzzes on the TV. Meanwhile, there wasn't even a breeze outside not even a sprinkle of rain.

 

[EMH]

All about scaring science invalid morons into parting with freedoms and money.

 

[hjmick]

Nothing new about the term/name.

 

[Dekster]

Apparently we had a "bomb cyclone" last week where I live.

I did not know this, I thought it was a windstorm like we always get this time of year.

But no! It's a Bomb Cyclone! Followed by an "atmospheric river", which is what we always used to call rain...

'Bomb cyclone' strikes: 2 dead, widespread power outages in Washington

A bomb cyclone and an atmospheric river will continue lashing the Pacific Northwest with severe weather conditions, the National Weather Service said.

www.usatoday.com

I am too busy still pressure washing the corn sweat from this summer off everything to worry about any bomb cyclones.

 

[1srelluc]

I was reading of the weather predicted this week (some wind with snow/rain mixed in) but when I saw "bomb cyclone" I quit reading it.

 

[elektra]

I am too busy still pressure washing the corn sweat from this summer off everything to worry about any bomb cyclones.

What is corn sweat

 

[ReinyDays]

Apparently we had a "bomb cyclone" last week where I live.

I did not know this, I thought it was a windstorm like we always get this time of year.

But no! It's a Bomb Cyclone! Followed by an "atmospheric river", which is what we always used to call rain...

'Bomb cyclone' strikes: 2 dead, widespread power outages in Washington

A bomb cyclone and an atmospheric river will continue lashing the Pacific Northwest with severe weather conditions, the National Weather Service said.

www.usatoday.com

We've always had these kind of storms ... every few years or so ... yeah, the Russian River flooded, so what? ... that's pretty common ...

Did you smell the pineapples on the wind? ... no where close to a '64 or a '96 ... you know, wet storms ...

 

[Crepitus]

Apparently we had a "bomb cyclone" last week where I live.

I did not know this, I thought it was a windstorm like we always get this time of year.

But no! It's a Bomb Cyclone! Followed by an "atmospheric river", which is what we always used to call rain...

'Bomb cyclone' strikes: 2 dead, widespread power outages in Washington

A bomb cyclone and an atmospheric river will continue lashing the Pacific Northwest with severe weather conditions, the National Weather Service said.

www.usatoday.com

Not new, just rare.

 

[para bellum]

We've always had these kind of storms ... every few years or so ... yeah, the Russian River flooded, so what? ... that's pretty common ...

Did you smell the pineapples on the wind? ... no where close to a '64 or a '96 ... you know, wet storms ...

I watched the entire roof lift off a school in the windstorm of '95. That was a good blow, 80 mph in Seattle and 100 on the coast.

Last week was barely a puff. When do we not get windstorms in November in the PacNW? Never...

 

[Robert W]

Apparently we had a "bomb cyclone" last week where I live.

I did not know this, I thought it was a windstorm like we always get this time of year.

But no! It's a Bomb Cyclone! Followed by an "atmospheric river", which is what we always used to call rain...

'Bomb cyclone' strikes: 2 dead, widespread power outages in Washington

A bomb cyclone and an atmospheric river will continue lashing the Pacific Northwest with severe weather conditions, the National Weather Service said.

www.usatoday.com

I hope it misses Idaho. We are already cold enough.

 

[Robert W]

I was reading of the weather predicted this week (some wind with snow/rain mixed in) but when I saw "bomb cyclone" I quit reading it.

Even the local Idaho weather men called it a Bomb Cyclone. In 30 minutes the local TV blabs about weather 3 times. I never saw that when I lived in CA.

 

[Robert W]

We've always had these kind of storms ... every few years or so ... yeah, the Russian River flooded, so what? ... that's pretty common ...

Did you smell the pineapples on the wind? ... no where close to a '64 or a '96 ... you know, wet storms ...

For those who never been to the Russian River, I have many times. Normally it is a mild flowing creek. When it floods, it really floods big time. It was next to the Russian River up in the hills that I was up there where Combat was being filmed and saw how they made the movie. I was very close to the star, Vic Morrow who later was killed by a helicopter close to Los Angeles. He sat on his chair reading the San Francisco newspaper and was treated like a king by the director. It caused me to stop watching Combat once I saw how it was made.

 

[eagle1462010]

 

[fncceo]

Still waiting for my Sharknado!

 

[Concerned American]

I hope it misses Idaho. We are already cold enough.

We are a balmy 35 here in NE WA. Haven't really had a snow storm yet.