Another atmospheric river is walloping storm-ravaged California, inundating cities already flooded by recent rain and forcing residents to flee – or risk not getting help if they need it.

Another atmospheric river may arrive in California between March 19 and 22, with potentially another one after that. “We get a little bit of clearing, which is good,” Anderson said.

California’s deadly storm season continued Friday as the first of two atmospheric river storms descended on the state, prompting evacuation orders. March 10, 2023 ...

Key Background. California has been facing a round of severe storms starting late last month, when an atmospheric river paired with a sudden drop in air pressure called a “bomb cyclone ...

Extreme California storm causes deadly flooding 02:38. Another "atmospheric river" is bringing widespread flooding to parts of California this week — and it's not the first time the strong ...

Atmospheric River Brings Heavy Rain to California Residents were warned of flash flooding as the storm system continues through the weekend. This is about 6 inches of rain.

California needs another five to seven big atmospheric river storms to fill its reservoirs and end the drought, he estimated. The forecast for Northern California calls for generally dry weather ...

In the higher elevations of Southern California, snow continues. Here’s a look at record rainfall totals and the forecast for atmospheric-river storms.

A person walks along a flooded street as a powerful long-duration atmospheric river storm, the second in less than a week, impacts California on February 4, 2024, in Santa Barbara, California.

Atmospheric rivers are defined by NOAA as “A relatively long, narrow region in the atmosphere, like a river in the sky, that transports water vapor outside of the tropics.” These rivers come ...

This Nov. 19, 2024 satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows an atmospheric river moving in on Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. (NOAA via AP) ...