The “bomb cyclone” about to wallop the East Coast has been referred to as a bombogenesis by meteorologists — leaving many scratching their heads. It’s also left Americans still digging themselves out of a foot or more of snowfall from last weekend’s Winter Storm Fern, worrying about being buried by another few inches.

A winter weather system moving through the eastern U.S. could reorganize into a strong coastal storm off the East Coast later this weekend.

A rapidly intensifying winter storm is poised to explode into a classic bomb cyclone along the East Coast, with forecasters warning of “insane” snow totals, blizzard conditions and dangerous cold from the Deep South to New England.

Lower Hudson Valley residents are facing negative temperatures through Jan. 30 as another winter storm is expected to hit the region Saturday.

A strong winter weather system has the potential to develop into a bomb cyclone off the East Coast later this weekend.

Extremely cold weather will continue in Maryland through the end of the week. There is a chance for more snow this weekend.

With the winds and snow playing out as forecasted, conditions continue to worsen along the coasts of Virginia and North Carolina as a winter storm drops several inches across the region.