The first atmospheric river of the season will dump a deluge of rain on Northern California this week ... Meanwhile, Cambria and Rocky Butte could get up to an inch of rain, while the Big ...

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

A major atmospheric river storm — strong enough to potentially rival some of the extreme storms that have walloped Southern ...

A series of atmospheric river events during the winter and spring have caused reservoirs to swell to more than 118% than is ...

On Tuesday, southern portions of the Bay Area down into Central California are expected ... meteorologists are eyeing a potential atmospheric river that could sweep through the region at the ...

Languages: English. The atmospheric river arrived on Tuesday. It is bringing up to four feet of snow to high elevation areas, heavy rain to Southern California and strong winds statewide.

Such atmospheric river events are known to provide much of California's wet season rainfall, as well as its worst flooding. Flights from the West Coast to Hawaii and Asia next week may take longer ...

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.