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US weather forecast predicted that New York City, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York will be hit by Bomb Cyclone. High-speed winds, rains to hit these areas.

A potential bomb cyclone from a winter storm could cause widespread blizzard conditions with heavy snow and extreme cold across the US.

To give an indication of a strong, powerful low pressure system. take it like a winter hurricane, for example, even though it's not a direct apples to apples comparison. certainly a different type of an outlook with it being of course wintertime. we have the snowfall that is going to be the major impacts but the wind along the coast line, coastal erosion, that's a problem. we have wind gusts in excess of 60, 70 miles an hour along the coast line. showing you the two different computer models. we would likely see a solid foot of snow in new york city. over 2 feet of snow is certainly not out of...

Million people in the northeast are under a winter-storm watch, as a powerful nor'easter could bring heavy snow and strong winds starting tomorrow night. it's known as a bomb cyclone. let's check in now with our meteorologist derek van dam. derek, good evening to you. a bomb cyclone. we go through it every time. what's -- what is it? what are the conditions? and what could it bring to the northeast this weekend? >> yeah. i -- i asked my producer, rob, said what is a good comparison for a bomb cyclone this time of year and he said what about a winter hurricane? i said you are on to something th...