cyclogenesis
noun
cy·clo·gen·e·sis
ˌsī-klō-ˈje-nə-səs 
: the development or intensification of a cyclone
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The word bombogenesis is a combination of cyclogenesis, which describes the formation of a cyclone or storm, and bomb, which is pretty self-explanatory.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
The process of a low pressure cyclone forming is called cyclogenesis.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
What To Know Most Atlantic tropical systems form much farther south—in the tropical Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico or Caribbean—where warm sea surface temperatures and humid air foster cyclogenesis.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Oct. 2025
Storm development will be influenced by a phenomenon called lee cyclogenesis — when southwesterly winds over the Rockies generate low pressure on the eastern side.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 22 Apr. 2025
Federal forecasters said a surface cyclogenesis — a possibly major winter storm — could develop and spin across the mid-Atlantic and southern New England regions, bringing temperatures down by 10 degrees and producing rain and some snow accumulation Wednesday and Thursday.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
What is significant is that the storm’s cyclogenesis — falling pressure readings and rapid intensification — resulted in likely record-breaking winds.
—Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2023
The arctic air reached the region just as a rapid cyclogenesis developed over Labrador and Newfoundland, churning up powerful winds, meteorologist Donald Dumont at the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine, said Friday.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2023
New England's temperature swing is being caused by two things: The blast of Arctic air has reached the region just as a rapid cyclogenesis is developing over Labrador and Newfoundland, churning up powerful winds, said meteorologist Donald Dumont at the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine.
—David Sharp, ajc, 3 Feb. 2023
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
The process of a low pressure cyclone forming is called cyclogenesis.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
What To Know Most Atlantic tropical systems form much farther south—in the tropical Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico or Caribbean—where warm sea surface temperatures and humid air foster cyclogenesis.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Oct. 2025
Storm development will be influenced by a phenomenon called lee cyclogenesis — when southwesterly winds over the Rockies generate low pressure on the eastern side.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 22 Apr. 2025
Federal forecasters said a surface cyclogenesis — a possibly major winter storm — could develop and spin across the mid-Atlantic and southern New England regions, bringing temperatures down by 10 degrees and producing rain and some snow accumulation Wednesday and Thursday.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
What is significant is that the storm’s cyclogenesis — falling pressure readings and rapid intensification — resulted in likely record-breaking winds.
—Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2023
The arctic air reached the region just as a rapid cyclogenesis developed over Labrador and Newfoundland, churning up powerful winds, meteorologist Donald Dumont at the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine, said Friday.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2023
New England's temperature swing is being caused by two things: The blast of Arctic air has reached the region just as a rapid cyclogenesis is developing over Labrador and Newfoundland, churning up powerful winds, said meteorologist Donald Dumont at the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine.
—David Sharp, ajc, 3 Feb. 2023
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“Cyclogenesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyclogenesis. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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