Winter Storm Quinlan path tracker LIVE – Tornado threat and bomb cyclone to dump heavy snow as warnings issued across US

A POWERFUL “bomb cyclone” storm is on course to hit central and eastern parts of the United States this week and could impact the weekend.

The winter storm, named Winter Storm Quinlan by the Weather Channel, could bring heavy rain, thunderstorms, high winds, snow, and a blast of cold to the Eastern US in particular, AccuWeather reported.

“Confidence is growing for a significant storm that will bring wide-reaching impacts,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Alex DaSilva said.

Parts of eastern Oklahoma to western portions of Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee, plus northern parts of Mississippi and Alabama could see a few inches of snow.

A bomb cyclone, also known as bombogenesis, “occurs when a mid-latitude cyclone rapidly intensifies,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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