The cyclone is moving towards the south-eastern Queensland coast at a speed of around 16kph (10mph) and is expected to hit land on Thursday or Friday at the north of Brisbane.

Bomb cyclone is a term given to a rapidly strengthening storm that fulfills one important criterion. Generally, pressure must drop 24 millibars (a unit of pressure) within 24 hours.

Bomb cyclone is a term given to a rapidly strengthening storm that fulfills one important criterion. Generally, pressure must drop 24 millibars (a unit of pressure) within 24 hours.

For example, a bomb cyclone could be at the intensity level of Hurricane Larry, a long-lived and intense cyclone that churned across the Atlantic in early September 2021, according to AccuWeather.

What's a bomb cyclone? Simply put, a bomb cyclone is a large, intense storm that's associated with a sudden and significant drop in atmospheric pressure. In general, cyclones, which are basically ...

A bomb cyclone in 2018, which helped popularize the term on social media, brought snow to the Southeast and winds that were close to hurricane force. Another in 2022 brought extreme weather and ...

Bomb cyclone is a term given to a rapidly strengthening storm that fulfills one important criterion. Generally, pressure must drop 24 millibars (a unit of pressure) within 24 hours.

“Bomb cyclone” is a weather term that pops up off and on in the news. Find out what a bomb cyclone means and how storms are classified as bomb cyclones.