# You Dropped a Bomb on Me - East Coast Gas Prices Hit All-Time Highs During Bomb Cyclone

> A winter cold snap, called a bomb cyclone, pushed Henry Hub above $6/MMBtu and East Coast hub prices above $100/MMBtu on some days. Transco Zone 5 set all-time highs on January 5 as gas-fired power demand exceeded pipeline capacity.

- Date: 2018-03-01 · published 2018-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66669-you-dropped-a-bomb-on-me-east-coast-gas-prices-hit-all-time-highs-during-bomb
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Pipeline constraints during cold spells create price spikes that raise the cost of gas-based energy for buyers and signal more volatility ahead.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2018-01-04 | [Bomb Cyclone: Gas Prices Rise But Only In The Short Term - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4674-bomb-cyclone-gas-prices-rise-but-only-in-the-short-term-bloomberg.md) | -30.1% | -31.8% |
| NATGAS | 2026-01-27 | [Marine Gasoil on East Coast Surges as Frigid Weather Pressures Diesel Market Higher - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21250-marine-gasoil-on-east-coast-surges-as-frigid-weather-pressures-diesel-market.md) | -71.1% | -77.4% |
| NATGAS | 2021-02-08 | [Polar vortex hitting US Central region heads east boosting power, gas prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5579-polar-vortex-hitting-us-central-region-heads-east-boosting-power-gas-prices.md) | +33.6% | -15.6% |
| NATGAS | 2018-01-07 | [Natural Gas Got Bomb Cyclone In The New Year   \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5981-natural-gas-got-bomb-cyclone-in-the-new-year-investing-com.md) | -0.0% | -22.4% |
| NATGAS | 2022-01-26 | [U.S. Natural Gas Prices Jump On High Demand \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6916-u-s-natural-gas-prices-jump-on-high-demand-oilprice-com.md) | +22.7% | +11.1% |

## Sources

- rbnenergy.com: https://rbnenergy.com/daily-posts/blog/east-coast-gas-prices-hit-all-time-highs-during-bomb-cyclone

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