Languages: English. The atmospheric river arrived on Tuesday. It is bringing up to four feet of snow to high elevation areas, heavy rain to Southern California and strong winds statewide.

This storm is the first in a coming wave of atmospheric river-type storms that will affect California for the next week, raising concerns of continued flooding risks and stresses on water ...

A sign warning of flooding stands next to the Angeles Crest Highway as a powerful atmospheric river storm breaks on February 14, 2025 in the San Gabriel Mountains above Altadena, California.

LOS ANGELES – Torrential rains from a potent atmospheric ... on an island on the Guadalupe River. The Santa Cruz Sheriff's Office issued an order for some areas east of Watsonville, California ...

Only one of the atmospheric river events to strike Southern California was rated as moderate, which still caused significant issues for burn-scar communities and along the Pacific Coast Highway.

Such atmospheric river events are known to provide much of California's wet season rainfall, as well as its worst flooding. Flights from the West Coast to Hawaii and Asia next week may take longer ...

Map of Sierra Nevada in California showing how an atmospheric river develops. Most atmospheric rivers are weak and do not cause damage. In fact, they can provide much-needed rain or snow.