As the Bay Area prepares for another round of storms, a new Stanford study explains just how much damage atmospheric rivers ...

Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that form over an ocean and flow through the sky, ...

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 ...

The storms are also known for their strong ... In the alerts, NWS meteorologists warned of an atmospheric river that was bringing heavy rain and warm conditions to the state.

An atmospheric river is forecast to bring torrential rain to California this week, threatening parts of the state with flash floods and mudslides.

Weather balloons and “hurricane hunter” planes aid the science of understanding California’s atmospheric rivers.

A rain-filled storm called an atmospheric river is sweeping into California this week. The weather phenomenon could bring ...

The rain that falls Thursday will make the opening round of the storm pattern seem like a faucet drip. That system, which helped to create a path for the atmospheric river, dropped very light rain ...

A storm last week dropped a few inches of rain across Los Angeles and Ventura counties. This time, the impact could be more severe. “We're likely looking at the strongest storm of the season ...

The latest atmospheric river comes after a series of storms brought record daily rainfall to Northern California last week, triggering major floods that damaged houses and forced evacuations and ...

Heavy rainfall in the region could begin as early as Wednesday morning. The storm will likely linger through Valentine’s Day, with a possibility for thunderstorms later in the week. The San ...