explosive cyclogenesis
Bomb cyclones are more common than most people realize.
The official term for a bomb cyclone is explosive cyclogenesis or bombogenesis.
The term "bomb cyclone" refers to the explosive power that these storms derive from rapid pressure drops.
There were warnings of a dramatic-sounding bomb cyclone.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Precipitation: stormy weather
angrily
blizzard
bolt
bombogenesis
cyclogenesis
cyclonic
derecho
electrical storm
hurricane
sheet lightning
storm cloud
tempestuously
thunder
thundersnow
thunderstorm
thundery
tornadic
tornado
weather bomb
whirlwind