In total, the states affected by the atmospheric river are Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, western Montana, western ...

The potential for flooding in both states could lead to saturated soils, high river levels and high rainfall totals up to 7 ...

An atmospheric river is a long plume of moisture that is transported by tropical winds, often thousands of miles long. They are responsible for roughly half of the yearly rainfall in the West and ...

All of that requires more study, Lora said. An atmospheric river is a section of the atmosphere that can be thousands of miles long and hundreds of miles wide, flowing up from the tropics in a ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - An atmospheric river event that generated storm systems along the West Coast caused the partial collapse of Santa Cruz’s wharf and damaged several boats as a surge of water raced ...

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 ...

SEATTLE - An approaching atmospheric river will bring significant rain and gusty winds to Western Washington from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning. Widespread Monday morning rain will ...

After a dry period in the Bay Area, a weak atmospheric river is forecast to hit the region by the weekend, triggering several rounds of rainfall. The first round of rain is expected to be light ...