bombogenesis

While we narrow the track of the nor’easter in the coming days, a lot of the buzz revolving around the storm might focus on the term “bombogenesis.” While it may sound like the name of a clandestine military project, it has a real scientific background. In addition, certain criteria must be met before a storm qualifies as a “bomb...

Wednesday: Wind-whipped rain. Highs 50 to 55. Northeast gusts slowly decrease from 60+ morning, but still 45+ mph late day. Overnight Wednesday: Light rain to drizzle, gusty wind. Lows in the 40s. Thursday: Sprinkles to late breaks of sun. Highs 50 to 55.

Our powerful nor’easter left hundreds of thousands without power in Massachusetts, widespread tree and power line damage and significant coastal flooding. The worst is found across southeast Massachusetts. Wednesday afternoon, storm cleanup begins, but it will be extremely slow going. Power crews will not be able to get their bucket trucks deployed due to ongoing strong winds. Here’s what...

Today: Wind-whipped rain. Highs 50-55. Northeast gusts slowly decrease from 60+ morning, but still 45+ mph late day. Tonight: Light rain to drizzle, gusty wind. Lows in the 40s. Thursday: Sprinkles to late breaks of sun. Highs 50-55.

We haven’t had many opportunities to marvel at Mother Nature this winter. Other than outrageous warm spells, this season has been lackluster in terms of storms. Last night finally afforded us the opportunity to witness winter in action as a monster storm rapidly intensified (the bombogenesis part) offshore. Note the grayish “eye” feature in the center of the storm....