Most atmospheric rivers are weak and do not cause damage. In fact, they can provide much-needed rain or snow. Listen to Story In drought-stricken California, such storms have triggered mudslides In ...

Atmospheric rivers are more common during the winter months, but officials are warning people not to let their guard down.

WHAT IS AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER? It starts when a large amount of water vapor from tropical oceans is carried by a jet stream ...

An atmospheric river unleashed torrential rain across many states last week, causing billions of dollars in economic impact.

A new study reveals how an atmospheric river led to more devastation after two earthquakes hit Türkiye and Syria, ...

Heavy rains, damaging winds and dangerous floods have ravaged the South and the Midwest for days, killing at least 23 people.

Several Kentucky communities are being impacted by floodwaters as rising rivers and streams cover roads around the ...

The cost of a devastating spring storm system that inundated neighborhoods with floodwaters, spawned twisters and left at ...

At least 18 people have died after torrential rain caused significant flooding across several states in the Midwest and South ...

Rivers rose and flooding worsened across the South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly damaged by days of heavy rain and storms that killed at least 18 people.

Thirty years ago, the river reached a record 50 feet (15 meters), resulting in five deaths and 1,000 homes destroyed. The ...

Life-threatening flooding and dangerous severe weather pummeled large swaths of the nation's heartland again Saturday for the fourth day in a row, leaving some areas with rainfall not seen in ...