In a forecast, the NWS warned of "heavy rain, high elevation mountain snow and strong winds" hitting the Northwestern U.S. and into the Rocky Mountain states on Monday. The weather impacts are ...
"An atmospheric river will surge onshore Wednesday/Thursday bringing heavy rain and snow to the Pacific Coast," the National Weather Service says.
NOAA's website defines it as a strong atmospheric river where the moisture builds up around Hawaii — that's where the name comes from — and is then carried toward North America. So that's the ...
NOAA faces funding cuts affecting 600 scientists agency-wide as San Diego experiences an atmospheric river, raising concerns about future weather preparedness.
SAN DIEGO — As an atmospheric river bears down on San Diego County, concerns are mounting about recent funding and staffing changes at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA ...