A powerful atmospheric river-fueled storm lashing the Pacific Northwest left Northern California under a high risk for excessive rainfall and southern Oregon under moderate risk on Thursday night.

A sign warning of flooding stands next to the Angeles Crest Highway as a powerful atmospheric river storm breaks on February 14, 2025 in the San Gabriel Mountains above Altadena, California.

The storm that pummeled California this week was fueled by an atmospheric river, a plume of moisture that extended over the Pacific to near Hawaii. Heavy rain and gusty winds that began hitting ...

This increase in storm system intensity and frequency led to ... the most severe category. Only one of the atmospheric river events to strike Southern California was rated as moderate, which still ...

Like those East Coast storms, “atmospheric river” can feel like a buzzword ... with the mountain ranges of Washington, Oregon and California. These plumes of exceptionally wet air transported ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Rain has moved out of Southern California, but cooler temperatures will linger on Tuesday ahead of a warmup. A warming trend is expected to pick up Wednesday after a dome of ...

Here are is where to find live, interactive radar and traffic maps on KCRA.com to help keep you prepared during weather events in California. Track the latest forecast here. Download our app for ...

Explainer-What Are Atmospheric Rivers and Why Do They Cause Flooding? (Reuters) -Atmospheric rivers are storms akin to rivers in the sky that dump massive amounts of rain and can cause flooding ...

A barrage of atmospheric river events that swept across California during the winter ... dry conditions in the heart of our winter storm season," Karla Nemeth, director of the state’s DWR ...

Atmospheric rivers are storms akin to rivers in the sky that dump massive amounts of rain and can cause flooding, trigger mudslides and result in loss of life and enormous property damage.