Now we are getting 'weather bombs'

Now we are getting, it seems, “weather bombs”.

And what is a “weather bomb?”

According to an ABC story “A weather bomb occurs when storms quickly intensify and pressure drops rapidly.”

The ABC story, headed: “Wild winds and rain from 'weather bomb' sweep across the UK leaving 17,000 without power” tells of heavy rain and winds that hit Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England overnight with an amber wind warning, meaning there was a potential risk to life and property,