'Bomb cyclone' strikes: 640,000 powerless from fierce winds

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Ferocious winds from a potent "bomb cyclone" roared across the eastern U.S. on Monday, leaving 640,000 homes and businesses without power.

Nearly 80 million people live where high wind warnings or advisories were in effect across parts of 14 states, according to the National Weather Service. At least 500 flights have been canceled Monday, according to FlightAware.

Wind gusts of up to 81 mph have been reported from the storm – the same system that brought snow to Los Angeles and Las Vegas, record snow to Flagstaff, a blizzard and bitter cold to the upper Midwest and floods and deadly tornadoes in the South.

The storm is called a bomb cyclone because it rapidly intensified because of a dramatic drop in atmospheric pressure.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/bomb-cyclone-strikes-640000-powerless-from-fierce-winds/ar-BBU3ncs?li=BBnb7Kz

Anyone caught up in this please stay safe.

[DontBooVote]

1. What climate change?

[maxsolomon]

6. correlation, not causation, the scientists say.

this isn't unprecedented, it's just unusual. hitting that far south is very unusual; it normally hits up here in the PNW.

[Eko]

2. Getting wind up to 55 mph here.

Pretty wild.

[Vinca]

3. So far so good. I'm surprised the power is still on here.

[gratuitous]

4. Those dad-burned climate change hoaxsters just don't miss a trick do they?

It's just amazing how far they'll go to advance their hoaxing hoax of a hoax. Polar vortex, bomb cyclone, superstorms, it's just ridiculous.

[bullwinkle428]

5. 62 mph gust locally yesterday. Fortunately, no issues with power outages

in my neck of the woods.