An atmospheric river will draw moisture up from the Caribbean Sea, likely sparing flooding across swathes of the East. Flooding and rainfall map for Wednesday on the East Coast.

A "bomb cyclone" and an "atmospheric river" are poised to deliver intense weather to the West Coast of the U.S. this ... it can tap into an atmospheric river, drawing in immense amounts of moisture.

This process will create a vacuum-like effect, drawing in intense winds and rain for an atmospheric river. "The main impacts from the atmospheric river event in the East today will be in the form ...

As the aircraft approached the atmospheric river, two crew members removed shiny ... Ralph and his colleagues published a 2004 study drawing on data from satellites and reconnaissance flights.

Atmospheric river storms get their name from their long, narrow shape and the prodigious amount of water they carry. They form when winds over the Pacific draw a filament of moisture from the band ...

An atmospheric river is a long band of water vapor that extends over the Pacific Ocean for thousands of miles and is hundreds of miles wide.

BUT HERE’S THE KICKER THAT SAME STUDY SHOWS THAT ONLY 17% OF ALL WEST COAST STORMS DRAW MOISTURE FROM AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER. THOSE STORMS ARE MORE THAN TWICE AS LIKELY TO PRODUCE SIERRA RAIN ...

What’s an atmospheric river? Atmospheric rivers form when winds over the Pacific draw a filament of moisture from the band of warm, moist air over the tropics and channel it toward the West Coast.

As the aircraft approached the atmospheric river, two crew members removed shiny ... Ralph and his colleagues published a 2004 study drawing on data from satellites and reconnaissance flights.