1 day ago · Another atmospheric river is expected to bring heavy rain to most parts of California this week, raising concerns over flooding on the heels of an earlier system that broke daily rainfall records ...

2 days ago · An atmospheric river is heading to Southern California by the middle of the week, and forecasters are becoming more and more confident that it’ll hit hard. The storm is expected to roll in by ...

3 days ago · Major atmospheric river storm is barreling toward California: ‘Prepare for the worst’ A jogger and a dog are bundled up as they run in the rain in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday. (Allen J ...

Mar 31, 2023 · When the atmospheric rivers make landfall, they often release this water vapor in the form of rain or snow. A storm darkens the sky at the mouth of the Russian River, north of Bodega Bay, Calif. The storm was driven largely by an "atmospheric river" over California.

Feb 3, 2025 · A stronger atmospheric river is set to hit Northern California on Monday and then hit Los Angeles County on Tuesday, aiding hopes of a more definitive end to a devastating fire weather season for ...

An atmospheric river (AR) is a narrow corridor or filament of concentrated moisture in the atmosphere. Other names for this phenomenon are tropical plume , tropical connection , moisture plume , water vapor surge , and cloud band .

Feb 3, 2025 · Skiers may delight in the snow forecast, but the latest in a series of atmospheric rivers threatens to bring flooding and mudslides to California. CANADA MINN. N.D. WIS. MONT. WASH. S.D ...

Feb 6, 2024 · A pair of atmospheric rivers are bringing rain — and the threat of flooding, high winds, power outages and more — to California, as the second such dangerous storm in less than a week flows in ...

6 days ago · What kind of weather is caused by an atmospheric river? If you hear your local meteorologist talking about an atmospheric river, you can probably expect lots of rain or snow in the forecast. Atmospheric rivers are fairly common in winter in the Western United States.

Dec 14, 2021 · Atmospheric rivers have been in the news a lot over the past couple of months, from a late October atmospheric river that brought record-breaking rainfall across Northern California to a mid-November storm that led to catastrophic flooding in Washington.