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re: First weather fronts were renamed "polar vortexes" now they have "bomb cyclones"?
Posted on 11/27/19 at 9:49 am to Harry Caray
Posted on 11/27/19 at 9:49 am to Harry Caray
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God forbid people use facts and logic instead of just yelling their feelings about the "weather people" and the scary media
Thank you, Harry.
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Posted on 11/27/19 at 9:51 am to GumboPot
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Just think of what the media would do if they got a hold of engineering terms: "stud", "nut", "total dynamic head", "suction head", "shaft", "orifice", etc., etc.
On site of potential dam failure
"The principal concern here is head"
I think that would be a win tbh
Posted on 11/27/19 at 9:54 am to GumboPot
This summer we had a "Red Flag Warning" which caused all the emotional types to wring their hands. "OMG we have never gad one before!"
Probably because they made it up 3-4 years ago.
Probably because they made it up 3-4 years ago.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 9:59 am to RummelTiger
How dare you use logic and facts, this is the OT damn't
Posted on 11/27/19 at 10:02 am to GumboPot
"Bomb cyclone" is taken (by the media) from the meteorological term "bombogenesis."
Unfortunately, the media loves to say "BOMB CYCLONE" because it catches attention and garners clicks/views.
Unfortunately, the media loves to say "BOMB CYCLONE" because it catches attention and garners clicks/views.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 10:03 am to GumboPot
I love how some people down south talk shite about winter weather without having a clue 
Bomb cyclones are real baw
Bomb cyclones are real baw
This post was edited on 11/27/19 at 10:05 am
Posted on 11/27/19 at 10:07 am to GumboPot
The scare tactic crap the news people do is comical
Posted on 11/27/19 at 10:07 am to dawgfan24348
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How dare you use logic and facts, this is the OT damn't
Thank you, dawgfan24348.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 10:08 am to TexasTiger90
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Bomb cyclones are real baw
Super real, my friend.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 10:15 am to GumboPot
Posted on 11/27/19 at 10:17 am to Kvothe
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. It’s basically a blizzard (heavy snow and high winds blowing snow) with even higher and more sustained winds
Isn't there a difference between a snow storm and a blizzard? Isn't a blizzard considered a severe snow storm? So why the need for "Bomb cyclone"? Sounds like embellishment for ratings, and a nice little talking point for politicians to justify raising taxes.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 10:40 am to BugAC
Bomb Cyclone = plummeting atmospheric pressure...hence why it drops so quickly...like a bomb
Blizzards are high sustained winds that blow already-present snow around...it's also a made up word coming from blow, blast, blister, bluster, etc.
A snow storm is not considered a blizzard until it reaches ~40mph sustained winds.
So they're all different.
Blizzards are high sustained winds that blow already-present snow around...it's also a made up word coming from blow, blast, blister, bluster, etc.
A snow storm is not considered a blizzard until it reaches ~40mph sustained winds.
So they're all different.
This post was edited on 11/27/19 at 10:41 am
Posted on 11/27/19 at 10:45 am to FeauxPaw
Don't you just KNOW that the Weather Channel is all kinds of pissed because the National Weather Service didn't go along with the idea of naming winter storms? 
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:01 am to ccomeaux
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Weather people are out of control
example: Margaret Orr
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:09 am to BugAC
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Isn't there a difference between a snow storm and a blizzard? Isn't a blizzard considered a severe snow storm?
Blizzard has to do with the wind. Snow with wind over 35 sustained for at least three hours. They create white out conditions and thus are especially dangerous.
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So why the need for "Bomb cyclone"?
A "bomb" just refers to the rate of pressure drop, and depends on latitude (takes more of a drop at higher latitudes to qualify). It doesn't have to bring a huge snowstorm, but often does since a big part of the strengthening is related to a big temperature gradient across the system. So the cold side is often cold enough to support a lot of snow. There's also a lot of wind with them.
The "bomb cyclone" is just a way to message it's a very powerful system vs more common winter storms.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:15 am to Duke
“Bombing out” is a rapid deepening of a low pressure area. The term is also commonly used with tropical systems that undergo rapid intensification. In a winter storm it can result in a lot of travelers getting caught off-guard and in a very dangerous blizzard condition.
High winds that blow existing snow around is a ground blizzard. A true blizzard requires high sustained winds over a long period of time and snow falling. Without the wind it is just called a winter storm.
We drove through the southern edge of a blizzard on our way to CO on a ski trip last year. Visibility was about 2 feet. It was scary as shite.
High winds that blow existing snow around is a ground blizzard. A true blizzard requires high sustained winds over a long period of time and snow falling. Without the wind it is just called a winter storm.
We drove through the southern edge of a blizzard on our way to CO on a ski trip last year. Visibility was about 2 feet. It was scary as shite.
This post was edited on 11/27/19 at 11:19 am
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:17 am to DeusVultMachina
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Yeah, get a load of this douche trying to educate people.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:19 am to colorchangintiger
Round here you have to worry about “Derecho’s”.
Vicious bastards.
Vicious bastards.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 6:59 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
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"Bomb cyclone" is taken (by the media) from the meteorological term "bombogenesis."
This is true. It refers to a low pressure system whose pressure has fallen at least 24 mb in a 24 hour period. Meteorologists have called these types of rapidly deepening systems “bombs” for decades.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 7:03 pm to GumboPot
When the (insert liberal fear mongering buzzword here) comes...
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