Weather tracker: Deadly bomb cyclone batters north-west US | Seattle
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on November 22, 2024
Large parts of the US have been battered by severe weather this week, as low pressure developed over the north-west coast. The weather system intensified into a phenomenon known as a bomb cyclone, which rapidly intensified to an estimated central pressure of 942 hectopascals (hPa) – close to the lowest pressure recorded in that area.
To be classified as a bomb cyclone, the central pressure of a low pressure system must . . .
