The term “atmospheric river” was coined in 1994 and has since quickly gained popularity. But what does it really mean?

An atmospheric river is slamming portions of California, with multiple inches of rain expected to drench the area until the ...

Numerous weather alerts are in place across Northern California as an atmospheric river is set to bring excessive moisture to the region this weekend. They include a winter storm warning ...

Hang onto your umbrellas: An “impressive” atmospheric river is set to deliver multiple rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall across the Bay Area this week, the National Weather Service said ...

After an extraordinarily dry start to the year, three atmospheric river storms are expected to hit California over the next week — with one of them potentially bringing much-needed moisture to ...

An atmospheric river is expected to bring three major storms with significant rain, snow and wind to Northern Nevada for the next several days. But what is an atmospheric river? Here's a look at ...

An atmospheric river will continue to soak parts of California with locally flooding rain early this week, including the San Francisco Bay area. At the same time, cold air in the Pacific Northwest ...

(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) After an extraordinarily dry start to the year, three atmospheric river storms are expected to hit California over the next week — with one of them ...

After weeks of dry weather, an atmospheric river event is expected to begin Friday, kicking off a dramatic flip in the forecast for Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada. The storm system is forecast ...

(FOX40.COM) — After a weeks-long dry spell, Northern California is in the path of an atmospheric ready to drop lots of rain and snow on Friday and into Wednesday. According to FOX40’s weather ...

SO THIS IS OUR ATMOSPHERIC RIVER. REMEMBER, THAT’S JUST MOISTURE HIGH UP IN THE ATMOSPHERE. THAT DOESN’T MAKE RAIN ON ITS OWN. YOU NEED STORM SYSTEMS TO COME THROUGH AND CARRY THAT MOISTURE ...