A bomb cyclone occurs when a storm's pressure drops quickly, which intensifies the storm and ramps up wind gusts. Atmospheric ...

After days of relentless rain and winds fueled by a persistent atmospheric river, much of California is now seeing a brief ...

The weather will "produce an additional 6-12 inches of rainfall over regions with already saturated terrain," the National ...

Snow levels also increased ... to the coastline. Atmospheric rivers can vary greatly in size and strength, the average atmospheric river carries an amount of water vapor roughly equivalent to ...

The federal government estimates that atmospheric rivers have been associated with $1 billion of damage every year, with 80% ...

Sacramento is forecasted to see a month's worth of rain in just 24 hours on Friday, while Northern California's Sierra Nevada ...

A high-end atmospheric river is continuing ... As soils fully saturate, water levels are rising, including on the Eel River south of Eureka where major flooding is forecast. At least moderate ...

it’s like a river in the sky. The narrow, flowing column of condensed water vapor in the atmosphere is responsible for producing significant levels of rain and snow, the National Weather Service ...

So, what are atmospheric rivers, and how do they form? Atmospheric rivers are long bands of water vapor that ... Administration. A "Level 5" hazardous atmospheric river slammed the San Francisco ...

Officials with the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) said they have released billions of gallons of water from upstream reservoirs to keep the river at acceptable levels in Philadelphia ...

An atmospheric river is a narrow, flowing column of condensed water vapor in the atmosphere that’s responsible for producing significant levels of rain and snow, according to the NWS.