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Maps based on satellite modelling by WXCharts show the expected precipitation rate per hour of an atmospheric river storm as of (L) 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday and (R) by 7 a.m. Thursday.
Maps show that parts of California will receive more than two inches of rain in the coming day, as the first of two atmospheric river storms tips heavy precipitation over Western states.
Try as you might, you’ve probably lost track of the more than 30 atmospheric river storms that barreled into the the Golden State since Oct. 1. But we haven’t. The animation above shows every ...
Rain continues to fall across California, and many areas have measured over 6 inches of rain in the last 48 hours as an atmospheric river inundates the region.
The atmospheric river in this satellite image will sag southward toward the Los Angeles area on Thursday. Rainfall rates are expected to peak between 0.5 and 1.0 inches per hour in most areas.
An atmospheric river will impact California starting Thursday. Here's what that means. These storms, on average, account for 30% to 50% of the annual precipitation for the U.S. West Coast.
As it spins, it draws in a robust plume of moisture, called an atmospheric river, from the Pacific Ocean. Atmospheric rivers are concentrated streams of water vapor about 100 to 250 miles wide in ...
From the sky, scientists are dropping devices with parachutes to peer into powerful atmospheric river storms, giving California advance warning. This jet warns California of incoming atmospheric ...
A first of many. California is bracing for a possible atmospheric river to hit the state this week, a particularly wet type of storm that could set the stage for a repeat performance through winter.
Another powerful atmospheric river arrived overnight in California, threatening to deliver strong winds, heavy rain and a new round of floods, avalanches and mudslides on Tuesday, while some ...