bombogenesis

English

Etymology

Blend of bomb +‎ cyclogenesis; From exploding like a bomb onto the scene, in the generation of a storm; can be broken down as bomb +‎ -o- +‎ -genesis

Noun

bombogenesis (uncountable)

1. (meteorology) Rapid or extreme cyclogenesis, often characterized by a barometric pressure drop of 24 millibars in a 24 hour period.
   • 2000 February 15, “Weather word”, in Chicago Tribune, page 10:

     Bombogenesis: A colloquial term for sudden, extremely rapid almost explosive intensification of low pressure systems just off the Atlantic Coast of the United States.

   • 2013, Christopher Burt, “Another Big Storm but with a (Relatively) Small Punch”, in WunderBlog‎^[1]:

     The storm intensified from 990 mb to 956 mb in just 12 hours Sunday morning, a drop of 35 mb. Another case, like “Nemo”, of bombogenesis.

Synonyms

• explosive cyclogenesis
• meteorological bomb
• weather bomb

See also

• bomb cyclone