A huge atmospheric river over the Gulf of Alaska. Image: Michala Garrison, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership and data from ...

Heavy rainfall and flooding is expected in Northern California due to the atmospheric river. More Mario Tama/Getty Images / CIRA/NOAA Flood Warnings, Flood Watches, High Wind Warnings, and Winter ...

California is in the midst of a strong atmospheric river that's caused flooding, evacuations, road closures, and mention of it is all over the news and social media. And this comes on the heel of ...

An exceptionally powerful atmospheric river fueled the deadly early April flooding disaster in the central and southern United States — a historic flood event and a poignant example of how the ...

A stronger atmospheric river is set to hit Northern California on Monday and then hit Los Angeles County on Tuesday, aiding hopes of a more definitive end to a devastating fire weather season for ...

That term is called an "Atmospheric River." CBS 8 wanted to know more about atmospheric rivers, what they are, how they work, and why they can be so potent. To do so, we turned to the Center for ...

That's part of an "atmospheric river" that could bring up to 16 inches of rain to areas of Northern California and southwest Oregon, the service said. Rock slides and debris flows are also probable.