Explosive cyclogenesis in the W Pacific! This video of the Himawari-8 RGB air mass product shows the explosive development of a low pressure system in the W Pacific. Multiple shortwave troughs are shown moving off of Asia and merging with a developing low pressure system near Japan. The system then moves over the Kiroshio Current E of Japan which injects low level heat and moisture into the system and creates a very unstable vertical profile. The system then rapidly intensifies to a hurricane fo

This video of the impressive GOES-16 one-minute high resolution infrared satellite imagery shows explosive cyclogenesis/rapid intensification of the hurricane force low pressure system in the W Atlantic from late last night into this morning. As a reminder, an extratropical/post-tropical low pressure system is classified as "hurricane force" when the winds are greater than or equal to 64 knots, a "storm" when the winds are from 48 to 63 knots, and a "gale" when the winds are from 34 to 47 knots.

About 1,100 motorists were stranded in Colorado as a ferocious winter storm -- a "bomb cyclone" -- unleashed hurricane-force winds and blizzard conditions in parts of the central United States https://cnn.it/2HvLT2V | CNN Weather

21.00 #StormEunice is undergoing explosive cyclogenesis, also known as a weather bomb as it heads towards the UK. It’s moving slowly towards us a and is just south west of Ireland 🇮🇪 | North Yorkshire Weather Updates

#StormAshley rapidly developing now undergoing explosive cyclogenesis which is a drop in pressure of 24hPa within 24 hours. Down from 1006hPa to 977hPa as airmass and pressure reports show here along with latest charts. | Carlow Weather

📌 At the beginning of next week, explosive cyclogenesis is likely to occur near Atlantic Canada, resulting in a deep low-pressure system that will bring very strong winds and heavy precipitation, primarily over Newfoundland. ℹ Explosive cyclogenesis refers to the rapid deepening of a low-pressure system. It usually occurs over the ocean, where strong temperature contrasts and upper-level winds help the low deepen quickly. This process leads to very strong winds and heavy precipitation in the af