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Impacts from an ongoing atmospheric river that hit the West Coast on Christmas are extending further inland, affecting eight states as of Thursday morning. The Pacific Northwest is known for its ...
A high-end atmospheric river will bring numerous weather threats to Western states this week, from heavy flooding rain and damaging gusty winds, to treacherous seas and prolific mountain snows.
A rare atmospheric river is hitting a large portion of the Midwestern and Southern U.S. this week, causing significant floods.
The storm, described by Smith as an atmospheric river, also hit Josephine County ... Slides were also reported on Highway 42, 42S and 138W on the Oregon side. The forecast for Southern Oregon ...
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.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is asking victims of the March floods to complete a survey, which will help ensure that no damages are missed in the state ...
SEATTLE – The third powerful atmospheric river storm to impact the Pacific Northwest since the end of last week blasted portions of Washington and Oregon with hurricane-force wind gusts and torrential ...
A 2021 debris flow carried boulders and logs along Highway 30 after an atmospheric river storm struck the same area burned in the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire (Courtesy DOGAMI.) The Oregon Department of ...
A new study reveals how an atmospheric river led to more devastation after two earthquakes hit Türkiye and Syria, ...
"That moisture plume, known as an atmospheric river, will be tropical in nature and originate from the Caribbean," AccuWeather Senior Storm Warning Meteorologist William Clark said in the report.
Map of Sierra Nevada in California showing how an atmospheric river develops. Most atmospheric rivers are weak and do not cause damage. In fact, they can provide much-needed rain or snow.