OH Weather: Bomb Cyclone Threatens Snow, High Winds This Weekend

CLEVELAND, OH — A looming winter weather system could lob a "bomb cyclone" of snow and high winds in Ohio, forecasters warn.

Low pressure conditions whipped up by cold air will blow across the East Coast in what Weather Channel meteorologists have dubbed "Winter Storm Quinlan."

The storm's track will bring it to Ohio by late Friday. Most of Ohio has a probable chance of receiving over 4 inches of snow in the storm, with the far eastern counties most at risk of heavy snowfall, according to the National Weather Service.

Snow is expected to last from Friday night into Saturday, according to the forecast. In Cleveland, 3 to 5 inches of snow accumulation is expected Friday night, and another 1 to 2 inches are in the forecast Saturday, according to NWS Cleveland.

The Youngstown area is expected to receive accumulation of 2 to 4 inches overnight and another 1 to 3 inches Saturday.

The storm could develop into what's essentially a weather bomb, according to a Weather Channel report. This weekend storm could undergo bombogenesis, the meteorological term for when a low-pressure system drops at least 24 millibars within 24 hours.

Such a drop could bring sudden waves of high winds and snow, meteorologists warn, though it appears the worst of the snow and wind will impact New York and Canada.