The massive weather system will bring hurricane-force winds, major flooding, blizzard conditions and worsen wildfire risk and storms in Oklahoma.

And with the most powerful ones, you start hearing terms like "bomb cyclone" -- or people even likening the storms to hurricanes. Some of these terms are legit -- some aren't. Let's start with my ...

‘Bomb cyclone’ knocks out power for 600,000 homes in northwest U.S. The northwest U.S. was battered by heavy winds and rain, causing widespread power outages and downed trees. Powerful bomb ...