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Heavy snow and plunging temperatures: What is a bomb cyclone?

There are warnings for a winter weather storm called 'bombogenesis' or 'bomb cyclone' in much of the United States [File: Alba Vigaray/EPA]

An Arctic blast is bringing extreme cold, heavy snow and intense wind across much of the United States this week – just in time for the holidays.

The weather system, which may build into a “bomb cyclone,” is expected to move east in the days leading up to Christmas, disrupting travel and causing hazardous winter conditions. Where is this winter weather coming from, and what is in store for the coming days?

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