An atmospheric river prompted a high-risk warning ... A bomb cyclone pounding Northern California and the Pacific Northwest ...

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 should have West Coasters shaking in their shoes.

In northern California, flood and high wind watches were in effect, with up to 8 inches (20 centimeters) of rain predicted for parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, North Coast and Sacramento Valley.

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.

When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. West Coast could shake violently for five ...

Atmospheric river storms are drought busters in California, dumping huge amounts of rain in narrow corridors within short periods of time. The ongoing storm slamming Los Angeles, the nation's ...

The geology of the Cascadia subduction zone has largely staved off climate-related sea-level rise in the Pacific Northwest, ...

Only one of the atmospheric river events to strike Southern California was rated as moderate ... while wind gusts exceeding ...

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.

During a rainy day in the Pacific Northwest, you might want to curl up with a good read! And the month of March is also known as National Reading Month, so get your bookmarks ready! On behalf of ...