What’s an atmospheric river? A pineapple express? AP explains the weather phenomenon
Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that form over an ocean. Some get the nickname ...
Eastern storm cuts power to tens of thousands as California braces for flooding
Storms dumped heavy snow and freezing rain on a swath of the eastern U.S. stretching from Kentucky to the nation’s capital, ...
Ask the Meteorologist: What is an atmospheric river, and will we see one this week?
Places like California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Nevada are (somewhat) used to this sort of phenomenon. You can ...
How much rain fell in Sacramento during atmospheric river storm? See totals — and what’s next
The normal rainfall amount for this point in the water year is 11.72 inches, she said. The above-average rainfall totals come in the wake of atmospheric river systems that have dumped rain on ...
Snow flurries fall in Seatac in Washington on Interstate 5 as Atmospheric River moves through
Snow flurries fall in Seatac in Washington on Interstate 5 as Atmospheric River moves through (Video Credit: @wsdot_traffic).
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Atmospheric river hitting West with rain, snow; yet another storm on the way
The atmospheric river is being driven by a low pressure system midway between Hawaii and the West Coast, as well as a secondary low-pressure system offshore of the Pacific Northwest. Both are ...
Southern California hit by destructive debris flows caused by heavy rains
Debris flows brought on by the strongest atmospheric river of the season swept a car off a southern California highway and ...
Californians brace for flooding in areas torched by wildfires as atmospheric river covers West Coast
Ahead of the storm’s arrival, officials in Southern California distributed sandbags, prepositioned rescue swimmers and told ...
California on 'high alert' as looming storm threatens flooding, mudslides, heavy snow
An atmospheric river is expected to bring torrential rain to California this week, threatening parts of the state with flash floods and mudslides.