'Extraordinary' bomb cyclone to bring up to 8 inches of rain to California

Don’t be fooled by the sunny start to the week: An intense bomb cyclone storm is approaching California, bringing as much as 8 inches of rain with it in the coming days. A bomb cyclone occurs when cold and warm air collide over the ocean, dropping the pressure at a rapid rate and creating intense weather. On the East Coast, that can mean vast quantities of snow. Here on the West Coast, it can usher in buckets of rain. “Any little perturbation,...