Atmospheric rivers can vary greatly in size and strength, but the weather service says the the average atmospheric river carries an amount of water vapor roughly equivalent to the average flow of ...

This atmospheric river had been hovering over the Southeast for days, trapped by a strong high pressure system, before inching its way north. Part of Paul E. Fuller Park in Meyersdale, ...

Atmospheric River Brings 'Catastrophic' Floods: Death Toll, Warning Map. Published Apr 06, 2025 at 11:48 AM EDT Updated Apr 08, 2025 at 10:39 PM EDT. By .

To many, atmospheric rivers are a West Coast phenomenon. But they’re also responsible for devastating storms that can hit the Central and Eastern U.S. By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a reporter on The ...

A type of storm known as an atmospheric river is bringing repeated bouts of heavy rain, strong winds and severe thunderstorms across a large portion of the U.S. this week, ...

An atmospheric river taking aim at the Midwest and parts of the South could exceed the 500- to 1,000-year average for rainfall in the area, meteorologists warned. Atmospheric rivers are a "long ...

Atmospheric rivers move huge amounts of water through the air above us—and dump rain and snow on land. ... after an atmospheric river dumped inches of rain on the region in February, 2019.

An exceptionally powerful atmospheric river fueled the deadly early April flooding disaster in the central and southern United States — a historic flood event and a poignant example of how the ...

The research, published June 4 in the Journal of Hydrometeorology, analyzed more than 43,000 atmospheric river storms across 122 watersheds on the West Coast between 1980 and 2023.The researchers ...

The latter part of this week is predicted to bring rain to Massachusetts While there will be rain, an "atmospheric river" is not predicted for the Bay State this week 'Atmospheric rivers' usually ...

The atmospheric river currently fueling deadly U.S. storms across the Midwest and South is shifting northwest later this week, meteorologists warned. Earlier this week, AccuWeather meteorologists ...