SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Another atmospheric river storm is barreling toward the Bay Area this week, bringing “excessive rainfall” that could lead to flooding, the National Weather Service ...

A stronger atmospheric river is set to hit Northern California on Monday and then hit L.A. County on Tuesday, aiding hopes of helping end a devastating fire season.

In recent years, "atmospheric river" has become used much more frequently in scientific papers and in media coverage. According to experts who study climate and weather, a few reasons may explain why.

A wind advisory is also in effect for coastal areas from 3 p.m. Monday to early Tuesday morning, with gusts of up to 50 mph in the forecast. The storm, part of an atmospheric river, arrived with ...

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 ...

At atmospheric river continues to slam portions of California Tuesday, ... A Flood Watch is in effect for the Bay Area and Central Coast until 4 a.m. local time Wednesday, ...

Despite Wednesday's sunny weather, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said that previous evacuation orders along the Russian River prompted by this week's atmospheric river are still in effect.

While the West Coast will feel the soggy effects of an atmospheric river this week, the system won’t bring any moisture into drought-stricken Arizona.

A powerful atmospheric river storm that drenched the North Bay for two days in a row and set rainfall records moved south Friday, bringing steady rain starting around midday that was expected to ...

Wind and flood advisories were issued by the National Weather Service for the California Central Coast and Bay Area on Feb. 3, 2025, as an atmospheric river moves through the region over the next ...