“would it be accurate to call the bombogenesis inland cyclone “incredibly unusual”?” — “To qualify as a “bomb,” a storm must drop at least 24 millibars in 24 hours (adjusted for latitude). The 1975 storm dropped from 993 mb to 982 mb in just 12 hours. If it had maintained that rate for a full … Continue reading DEW by Bombogenesis – Incredibly Unlikely Superstorm that Powered the Takedown of SS Edmund Fitzgerald