As the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region faces heavy snow and strong winds, thousands remain without power in Michigan.

Meteorologists sometimes warn of a winter storm that could “bomb out” or become a bomb cyclone. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this happens when a storm's central pressure drops at least 24 millibars in 24 hours.

While hurricanes are fueled by warm ocean waters, bomb cyclones are "cold-core" systems. They are typically triggered when a cold air mass from the north collides with a warm, moist air mass, creating a sharp temperature gradient that provides the energy for the storm to deepen quickly.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A powerful storm system is set to intensify into a bomb cyclone as it tracks across the Midwest toward the Great Lakes this weekend, bringing high winds, heavy precipitation and hazardous travel conditions through Monday, according to WTOL 11.

Travel is probably going to be not just hazardous, but almost impossible across a large area of Michigan when this storm hits Sunday night and into Monday.

Next Weather meteorologist Dagmar Midcap says a powerful bomb cyclone moving out of the Northeast is pulling Arctic air into Georgia, triggering freeze warnings and dangerous wind chills. Overnight temperatures will drop into the teens and low 20s,

As a rare bomb cyclone slams Michigan, Consumers Energy has mobilized more than 400 crews statewide to respond to weather-related power outages as quickly and s