Scenes From the Storm That Drenched the Pacific Northwest
The storm, driven by the season’s first major atmospheric river, inundated the region, killing at least two people and causing widespread power outages.
Latest atmospheric river updates as storm pounds Redding, rest of Pacific Northwest
The first major storm of the season brought rain, snow and damaging winds to the California-Oregon region. Follow live updates on Redding.com
Atmospheric river set to bring rain and flooding to Pacific Northwest
An atmospheric river is a narrow band of wind that carries immense plumes of moisture, spanning hundreds or even thousands of miles, resembling a vast river in the sky. NBC News' Chase Cain reports on the challenges this phenomenon poses for the West Coast.
A bomb cyclone and atmospheric river are developing in the Pacific
The Northwest is bracing for a strong storm system to move in this week, fueled by an atmospheric river​ and bomb cyclone. What do those terms mean?
Snow forecast across Northeast, Midwest as atmospheric river collides with bomb cyclone in Pacific Northwest
With millions of people preparing to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, two strong storm systems are bringing high winds, heavy rain and snowfall to a large swath of the United States this week.
Bomb cyclone, atmospheric river to bring steady rainfall to Pacific Northwest
On Sunday, the National Weather Service issued a hydrologic outlook for much of Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Third day of significant flooding risk in California as atmospheric river meanders
A high-end atmospheric river continued to pound Northern California on Friday on the tail end of a historic bomb cyclone.
Pacific Northwest reeling from bomb cyclone; atmospheric river targets California
A developing storm system forecast to swing off the Oregon and Washington coastline on Friday will add to the region's weather woes.
California to Get Hit With 3rd Storm After Bomb Cyclone, Atmospheric River
A third winter storm is on its way to California, with forecasts anticipating that it will hit the Golden State on Friday, only days after a bomb cyclone unleashed hurricane-force winds across the Pacific Northwest and an atmospheric river brought a deluge of rain and snow.
Atmospheric river and bomb cyclone to drench US west coast
A bomb cyclone that hit the US Pacific north-west and killed multiple people is expected to combine with an atmospheric river, bringing life-threatening rainfall and flooding to the western region. The winter storm has already brought damaging winds and dangerous levels of rain and snow to the US west coast.
Northern California faces possible record-breaking rainfall from atmospheric river as another bomb cyclone potentially looms
A historically strong bomb cyclone, which triggered winds that killed at least two people, is working with a powerful atmospheric river to bring heavy rain, potential flooding, gusty winds and mountain snow across Northern California and the Pacific Northwest – and another system may be on the way.
Atmospheric river takes final aim at Pacific Northwest, still reeling from bomb cyclone
Forecasters said a final round of rain, snow and high winds were targeting the Pacific Northwest and Northern California ...
Atmospheric River To Bring Heavy Rains, Snow Across Pacific Northwest
"The average atmospheric river carries an amount of water vapor roughly equivalent to the average flow of water at the mouth ...
Thousands without power in Washington state as severe weather begins hitting Pacific Northwest
A woman was killed by a falling tree and tens of thousands of homes in Washington state lost power Tuesday as Northern ...
Thousands left without power as deadly bomb cyclone strikes Pacific Northwest
Following the bomb cyclone, the region faces days of rain, flooding and snow at higher elevations, the National Weather ...
How California's Major Reservoirs Changed After Atmospheric River
A bomb cyclone occurs when a storm's pressure drops quickly, which intensifies the storm and ramps up wind gusts. Atmospheric ...
Powerful “atmospheric river” pattern to continue to produce high impactful rainfall and winter weather conditions for the Pacific Northwest
Intense “bomb cyclone” off the Northwest US coast with pressures falling into the low 940’s (millibars) continues to churn ...