Another Bomb Cyclone to Hit Northeast

Another Bomb Cyclone to Hit Northeast
White-out conditions hit Nantasket Ave. in Hull, Massachusetts on January 4, 2018. Scott Eisen/Getty Images
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On January 4 of this year, a lot of people learned a new weather term: the “Bomb Cyclone.”

This highly destructive combination of wind, tides, snow, and pressure slammed into the Northeast shortly after New Year’s, flooding and freezing many coastal cities.