PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — This coming winter, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) “Hurricane Hunters” ...

You may have heard of atmospheric rivers in the news lately due to the intense rainfall and flooding along the U.S. West Coast. These naturally occurring air currents can bring both severe disruption ...

If you’re at Portland International Airport and see a blue-and-white jet, it’s likely NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters.

Atmospheric rivers are relatively long, narrow regions in the atmosphere – like rivers in the sky – that transport most of the water vapor outside of the tropics. While atmospheric rivers can vary ...

A program focused on key storm systems, known as atmospheric rivers, that provides students with hands-on research experience, launched its second season in January.

Atmospheric rivers are massive plumes of moisture carried across the sky that can dump heavy rains or snow over land. Here’s a look at the phenomenon: Atmospheric rivers generally form in tropical ...

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for much of the northern Willamette Valley, from Portland to Salem, and west toward the coast.

NWS said a "long duration Atmospheric River" will impact northwest Oregon over these three days. The heaviest rain is ...

Rain totals across the region range from .20” in the Portland area to 2" along the western slopes of the Coast Range.

Atmospheric rivers are massive plumes of moisture carried across the sky that can dump heavy rains or snow over land. Atmospheric rivers generally form in tropical regions, where warm temperatures can ...