One, the severe thunderstorms triggered by these mid-latitude cyclones can absolutely produce straight-line winds of hurricane strength, which is anything above 74 miles per hour.

Anatomy of a mid-latitude cyclone and why it's causing three straight day of high winds and fire danger in Colorado.

The "bomb" term comes from bombogenesis which is defined as, a mid-latitude cyclone that drops in surface barometric pressure by 24 or more millibars in a 24-hour period.