What’s an atmospheric river? A pineapple express? AP explains the weather phenomenon
Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that form over an ocean. Some get the nickname ...
How much rain fell in Sacramento during atmospheric river storm? See totals — and what’s next
The normal rainfall amount for this point in the water year is 11.72 inches, she said. The above-average rainfall totals come in the wake of atmospheric river systems that have dumped rain on ...
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Atmospheric river hitting West with rain, snow; yet another storm on the way
The atmospheric river is being driven by a low pressure system midway between Hawaii and the West Coast, as well as a secondary low-pressure system offshore of the Pacific Northwest. Both are ...
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Ask the Meteorologist: What is an atmospheric river, and will we see one this week?
Atmospheric river to target the Western U.S. this week Places like California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Nevada are (somewhat) used to this sort of phenomenon. You can see how this week ...
Snow Sunday afternoon in Seattle, WA, part of multi-day Atmospheric River
Snow Sunday afternoon in the First Hill area of Seattle, WA, part of multi-day Atmospheric River event (Video Credit: ...
Californians brace for flooding in areas torched by wildfires as atmospheric river covers West Coast
Ahead of the storm’s arrival, officials in Southern California distributed sandbags, prepositioned rescue swimmers and told ...
Researchers launch weather balloons in North Bay to monitor atmospheric river storm
A group of scientists from Southern California recently came to the Bay Area to send up a series of weather balloons to help ...