A flood advisory was issued for parts of Sonoma County as an atmospheric river blasted Northern California with rain and snow Thursday night, the National Weather Service said. The advisory is in ...

Key Background. California has been facing a round of severe storms starting late last month, when an atmospheric river paired with a sudden drop in air pressure called a “bomb cyclone ...

In February 2017, a series of atmospheric river events bombarded Northern California, effectively ending a five-year drought. Reservoirs were filled to the brim, and the surrounding soil became ...

An atmospheric river is slamming portions of California, with multiple inches of rain expected to drench the area until the storm runs out of moisture Wednesday morning, forecasters say. According ...

An atmospheric river impacting California on Dec. 27. ... One strong atmospheric river, called the Pineapple Express, carries moisture from the Hawaii area to the West Coast.

What atmospheric rivers mean for storms, rain and snow in California Invisible rivers in the Earth's atmosphere move up to 25 times more water in a day than the Mississippi River.

An atmospheric river has been forecast to hit California this week, with the National Weather Service (NWS) warning of the potential for flash flooding, debris flow, and significant mountain snow ...

California is bracing for the arrival of a second atmospheric river that is expected to bring life-threatening flooding to parts of the state.. This second atmospheric river, which is forecast to ...

A person walks along a flooded street as a powerful long-duration atmospheric river storm, the second in less than a week, impacts California on February 4, 2024, in Santa Barbara, California.

Next week’s atmospheric river looks likely to dip further south than the one we’re seeing this week, which is hitting Northern California and Oregon hardest. Los Angeles and San Diego could ...

The term atmospheric river is defined as narrow areas in the atmosphere that transport significant amounts of moisture to areas outside of the tropics. It’s like a river in the sky, Martell said.

California is bracing for another atmospheric river expected to make landfall as soon as Monday night as the state has been inundated with intense rainfall since Friday, causing widespread ...