USGS explains: Category 1 (weak): A Category 1 atmospheric river would be a milder and briefer weather event with primarily beneficial effects, like 24 hours of modest rainfall. Category 2 ...

But it turns out a top tier atmospheric river — rated Category 5 on scale of 1 to 5 — was part of the East Coast storm that killed at least five people and cut power to more than 800,000 ...

But early April’s was special, a Category 5. “This was an exceptional atmospheric river, regardless of where you are in the United States,” said Jay Cordeira, an atmospheric scientist with ...

This is notable as the heaviest rain will fall on the same areas soaked with up to 23 inches of rain during the Category 5 atmospheric river back in November 2023, the FOX Forecast Center noted.

She was a 2021 finalist for the Indy's Best & Brightest award in the media, entertainment and sports category ... Newsweek that another strong atmospheric river winter could further improve ...

The only category worse is "exceptional" drought ... Lewis said rainfall will stem from one of the atmospheric river storms that will more directly, with more intensity and moisture, hit the ...

Swain believes the atmospheric river, or a small series of them, could hit the state starting Wednesday and through the weekend. It’s possible, on the higher end, that it could be a category 5 ...

Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 storm and is causing devastating flooding across the American southeast. The atmospheric river in the northwest is a Category 5—the highest tier on ...

The only category worse is “exceptional” drought ... Northern California is primed to get three atmospheric river storms, according to Courtney Carpenter, a meteorologist with the weather ...