The heavy precipitation is due to an atmospheric river, which can carry more water than the Mississippi River. Blizzard conditions are expected in the Cascades and far northern California due to ...

Editor's note: This page reflects news from Wednesday, Feb. 12. For the latest updates on the atmospheric river in California, read USA TODAY's coverage for Thursday, Feb. 13. SAN DIEGO ...

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 ...

Live storm map: See where rain is hitting California and Bay Area Mechanisms for a long-lasting atmospheric river-fueled ...

Storm-hunting planes chase atmospheric rivers through the sky from Japan to the US, revealing new insights into these powerful storms and how we can keep ourselves safe.

A rain-filled storm called an atmospheric river is sweeping into California this week. The weather phenomenon could bring heavy rain to many parts of the state, including the areas around Los ...

Paul Pastelok, an AccuWeather senior meteorologist and long-range expert, told Newsweek that another strong atmospheric river winter could further improve California's water situation, as drought ...

Northern California is in the middle of a dramatic ... Saturday during the first major storm of the season. RELATED: Atmospheric river could drench Sacramento with month's worth of rain in 1 ...

A high-end atmospheric river is continuing to pummel Northern California on Friday as it slowly meanders through the region on the tail end of a historic bomb cyclone that developed off the ...

A new study by the UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography, published last week in the journal Science Advances, ...