US braces for 'bomb cyclone', heavy snow expected
Governors of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia have declared states of emergency
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A RARE type of winter storm hit the US South-east on Wednesday, dumping snow on Florida's capital for the first time in three decades and snarling travel, while New England braced for a "bombogenesis" blizzard forecast to bring heavy accumulations on Thursday.
Bombogenesis, also known as a bomb cyclone, occurs when a storm's barometric pressure drops by 24 millibars in 24 hours, greatly strengthening the storm.
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