October 23, 2021

Bomb Cyclone

Floodwater surrounds a farm on March 22nd, 2019, near Craig, Missouri.
Environment

What's Causing the Wild Weather in the Midwest?

So-called "big weather" events in the central U.S. all have their roots in the area's geography.

An apartment building is surrounded by floodwater on March 22nd, 2019, in Craig, Missouri.
Key Takeaways

The U.S. Is Bracing for Another Big Storm—and More Flooding

The storm will affect communities across several regions that are still struggling to recover from March's bomb cyclone.

Following a bomb cyclone that dumped rain and melted snow across the Midwest, many sates—Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska, especially—have experienced flooding. Pictured here, floodwater covers Highway 2 on March 23rd, 2019, near Sidney, Iowa.
Viewfinder

Viewfinder: Flooding in the Midwest

Following a bomb cyclone that dumped rain and melted snow across the Midwest, many sates, including Iowa, have experienced flooding.

A wave crashes over a home on Lighthouse Road as a massive winter storm begins to bear down on the region on January 4th, 2018, in Scituate, Massachusetts. The "bomb cyclone" was expected to dump heavy snows in New England as the storm system moved up the U.S. east coast.
Environment

What Happens When a Cyclone Becomes a 'Bomb'?

Americans in the storm's path can expect major travel disruptions, potential power outages, and risks to livestock.

Visitors to the One World Observatory look out at a snow covered Manhattan on January 8th, 2018, in New York City.
News in Brief

Viewfinder: Looking Down at a Frigid New York City

Visitors to the One World Observatory look out at a snow covered Manhattan on January 8th, 2018, in New York City.