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Old March 30th 16, 04:50 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
Tudor Hughes Tudor Hughes is offline
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Default Storm Kate - explosive cyclogenisis ?

On Wednesday, 30 March 2016 15:24:19 UTC+1, Brian Wakem wrote:
Brian Wakem wrote:



But I supposed the definition of explosive cyclogenisis is where the central
pressure drops 24mb in 24hrs rather than at a specific point where the low
is moving over.



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Good point. Katie was nothing like a bomb even though vigorous. I think the term is a bit naff anyway because bombs explode outwards whereas these lows implode, the very opposite.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.