An atmospheric river is scheduled to cause severe rain and possible flooding in parts of California over the next few days. But what is an "atmospheric river" anyways? Following is a transcript of ...

A "bomb cyclone" and an "atmospheric river" are poised to deliver intense ... and "cyclogenesis," which describes the formation of cyclones—low-pressure systems that rotate counterclockwise ...

"The formation of this rapidly strengthening ... the weather service said. An atmospheric river prompted a high-risk warning for excessive rainfall along the Northern California coast.

Two men row a boat in front of a flooded RV park after an extreme atmospheric river event brought flooding to Sonoma County in California in November 2024. An atmospheric river is a long plume of ...

Multiple atmospheric rivers taking aim at the Pacific Northwest could unleash a deluge across several states through Christmas Eve, AccuWeather reported. Millions of Americans will travel for the ...

The storm is due to an "atmospheric river" effect, a phenomenon in which water evaporates into the air and is carried along by the wind, forming long currents that flow in the sky like rivers flow ...

including an outbreak of tornados expected from the Southern Plains to the Southeast and an atmospheric river in the Northwest. Millions of people were under tornado watches on Saturday in eastern ...

A series of three atmospheric river storms has already started bringing rounds of rain and mountain snow across the West Coast, most notably in northern California, through Monday. The first ...

Based on 1982-2011 averages. An atmospheric river is a narrow plume of moisture extending from the tropics or subtropics that Pacific storm systems can tap into as they plow inland. January is a ...

Forecasters warn of dangerous conditions as another powerful atmospheric river takes aim at California. While these storms are dreaded for the damage they can cause, they are also essential to the ...