{"id":12911,"date":"2026-02-21T04:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T04:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canalmeteo.tv\/wp\/?p=12911"},"modified":"2026-02-21T04:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T04:14:21","slug":"explosive-cyclogenesis-18-inches-of-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canalmeteo.tv\/wp\/en\/news\/explosive-cyclogenesis-18-inches-of-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"Explosive cyclogenesis: 18 inches of snowfall"},"content":{"rendered":"

A explosive cyclogenesis<\/strong> is approaching the Northeastern United States and could become the most significant snowstorm in years for cities such as New York and Boston. The system will arrive beginning Sunday afternoon and will leave accumulations that could exceed a foot of snow in several states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Accumulating<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What is an explosive cyclogenesis?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are talking about\u00a0explosive cyclogenesis<\/strong>\u00a0when the central pressure of a storm drops 24 millibars in less than 24 hours. This process, known in English as\u00a0bombogenesis<\/em>, The storm, turns an ordinary squall into a very high intensity system with devastating winds and extreme precipitation. When this occurs over the Atlantic combined with a flow of cold air from the northeast -a nor'easter<\/a>- The result could be one of the most dangerous winter storms to hit the East Coast of the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Storm<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Trajectory and arrival of the storm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The storm will begin to organize Sunday afternoon off the North Carolina coast. As low pressure rapidly intensifies over the Atlantic, snowfall will sweep the Interstate 95 corridor from Virginia to Maine beginning Sunday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key to the impact will be the proximity of the trajectory to the coast: the closer, the greater the accumulation of snow in large cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expected accumulations by city<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Projections have increased in recent days and point to historic figures:<\/p>\n\n\n\n