An atmospheric river will draw moisture up from the Caribbean Sea, likely sparing flooding across swathes of the East. Flooding and rainfall map for Wednesday on the East Coast.

A "bomb cyclone" and an "atmospheric river" are poised to deliver intense weather to the West Coast of the U.S. this ... it can tap into an atmospheric river, drawing in immense amounts of moisture.

This process will create a vacuum-like effect, drawing in intense winds and rain for an atmospheric river. "The main impacts from the atmospheric river event in the East today will be in the form ...

The science of atmospheric rivers has come a long way since Ralph and his colleagues published a 2004 study drawing on data from satellites and reconnaissance flights.

One atmospheric river can be enough to flood homes, down power lines and wash away hillsides and highways. And when several sweep ashore in a matter of days or weeks, as has been happening this ...

Because of origins in the tropics, the atmospheric river was drawing in mild air at unusually high altitudes, bringing rain rather than snow as high as 6,000 to 8,000 feet, increasing the ...

The atmospheric river storm, which is drawing moisture from Hawaii in a phenomenon sometimes referred to as a “pineapple express,” was rapidly moving south, ...

Atmospheric rivers: What they are and how they impact Northern California weather. An atmospheric river is not heavy rain or snow, but the moisture within an atmospheric river can be an ingredient ...

Californians are catching their breath after another atmospheric river pummeled the state to start the week, bringing serious flash flooding and prompting evacuations just days after a severe ...

Atmospheric rivers form when winds over the Pacific draw a filament of moisture from the band of warm, moist air over the tropics and channel it toward the West Coast.

The science of atmospheric rivers has come a long way since Ralph and his colleagues published a 2004 study drawing on data from satellites and reconnaissance flights.