An atmospheric river will bring periods of heavy rainfall and wind over parts of western Washington through Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Rainfall will be heaviest over the ...

A new study finds that atmospheric rivers — the heavy rain and wind events most known for dousing California and other parts of the West — have been getting bigger, wetter and more frequent in the pas ...

A soggy weather phenomenon known as an "atmospheric river" will be responsible for ... As that "rain train" flows into Western Washington, it will yank the snow level all the way up to 7,500 ...

While most look for ways to avoid the steady rain falling from atmospheric rivers, some take advantage ... Flood control and water supply The work in Yuba County has focused on flood-control ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As extreme weather events have hit the world hard in recent years, one meteorology term — atmospheric rivers — has made the leap from scientific circles to common language ...