Bomb Cyclone?

Here’s the relevant part of the Beaufort Scale from Wikipedia:

Here’s the referenced footnote [12]

The names “storm” and “hurricane” on the Beaufort scale refer only to wind strength, and do not necessarily mean that other severe weather (for instance, a thunderstorm or tropical cyclone) is present. To avoid confusion, strong wind warnings will often speak of e.g. “hurricane force winds”.

A vessel encountering a hurricane might be experiencing gale-force, storm-force or hurricane-force winds depending on how close to the center. That column in the Beaufort wind scale table is a description of wind speed, not system type.

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