What's an Atmospheric River? A Pineapple Express? AP Explains the Weather Phenomenon Atmospheric rivers are a plume of moisture that extend across the Pacific to near Hawaii. When they hit land ...

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"An atmospheric river will surge onshore Wednesday/Thursday bringing heavy rain and snow to the Pacific Coast," the National ...

The storm is set to bring heavy snow, heavy rain and strong winds across the Golden State through Thursday night.

In essence, the formation of these atmospheric rivers is similar to a terrestrial river gathering streams along its course. As the moisture converges and intensifies, communities across the region ...

When a bomb cyclone meets an atmospheric river, the result is like an out-of-control fire hose A powerful storm hitting the West Coast combines these weather phenomena for a wet week in many areas.

The mountains have a higher chance of rainfall, meaning an elevated chance of significant flooding or debris flows near ...

The idea is to send the balloons up with a radiosonde and a GPS to track the whereabouts of the balloon to understand pressure and wind patterns during an atmospheric river. "Is this storm going ...