A powerful late-winter blizzard dubbed a 'bomb cyclone' by meteorologi...
DENVER - A powerful late-winter blizzard dubbed a “bomb cyclone” by meteorologists moved east on Thursday, hurling hurricane-force winds, tornadoes after dumping heavy snow on Colorado and the plains states and killing a state trooper.
Meteorologists referred to the storm as a “bomb cyclone,” a winter hurricane that forms when the barometric pressure drops 24 millibars in 24 hours. The Colorado State Patrol said one of its troopers, 52-year-old Corporal Daniel Groves, was killed northeast of Denver when a car veered out of control and struck him as he was helping the victims of another car accident.Tornado watches were issued in parts of Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee on Thursday. Tornado warnings were also issued in parts of Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana.
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