AUSTIN (KXAN) — The term “atmospheric river” has become more common in recent years, as it clearly describes a unique weather phenomenon. An atmospheric river is essentially a narrow band of ...

Coming from the tropics, these atmospheric river storms will be warmer, and the weather models are not unified on how much of the precipitation will fall as snow. We're seeing it right now ...

Places like California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Nevada are (somewhat) used to this sort of phenomenon. You can ...

The West Coast is in the middle of a long-lasting and potent atmospheric river event, which will bring days of heavy rain and ...