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1:56
Quiet morning, Severe storms likely this afternoon
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2:52
Berrien County Parks updated ordinance in effect
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1:52
Singing Sands Festival is in full swing, welcoming master sand...
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2:32
Staying weather aware at the Elkhart 4H Fair
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2:48
SBCSC nears pre-pandemic ILEARN scores; still trailing state...
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1:28
Youth sports taking center stage in South Bend
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1:22
Two men facing charges in the June 7 murder of Kristina Ortiz
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0:46
Annual Folds of Honor Charity Classic golf outing Friday
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2:07
Severe storms possible Saturday
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1:26
Duck, Duck, Go! Duck races at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair
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4:12
Premier Arts debuts all-youth ’The Little Mermaid’
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1:26
Rockin’ the 4-H Exhibit
One term you may have heard from the storms on the west coast is "Bomb Cyclone".
Bomb Cyclone is actually short for a meteorological term, Bomb Cyclogenesis.
This is when an area of low pressure rapidly intensities, dropping 24 millibars in 24 hours.
So rather than a noun like it's been used as, it's more of an adjective, describing the process happening with the area of low pressure.
When a low pressure intensifies like this, it can bring heavy rain and/or heavy snow, and strong wind.
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