An explosive cyclogenesis rapid deepening of an extratropical cyclonic low-pressure area. These dangerous storms also are referred to as bomb cyclones, weather bombs, meteorological bombs, and or a bombogenesis. This photo from 2017 illustrates such a storm developing over the Pacific Ocean. (Credit: Japan Meteorological Agency/Wikipedia Commons)
A windstorm generally needs four factors to mushroom into a "bomb cyclone," or explosive cyclogenesis: Low pressure, strong temperature change, rapid intensification, and plenty of water.
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