They are what's known in the weather world as "atmospheric rivers." And they can dump a vast quantity of water on a given area, leading to natural disasters like flooding and mudslides. According to ...

Rising water levels led to dozens of rescues and the evacuation of an elementary school. A boy in Virginia was found dead ...

The short-staffed California Nevada River Forecast Center, a small Sacramento field office of the National Weather Service, ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says an "atmospheric river" event is set to hit Florida and other parts ...

This atmospheric river has been hovering over the Southeast for days, trapped by a strong high pressure system to the north. Although much of the Mid-Atlantic region has been experiencing moderate ...

This atmospheric river had been hovering over the Southeast for days, trapped by a strong high pressure system, before inching its way north.

An intensifying atmospheric river that has already hit parts of the South with as much as 9 inches of rain will surge north and east Monday. The storm, which caused a waterspout and tornado in ...

According to the Weather Channel, the Bay State is in for several rainy ... But other parts of the country are getting an atmospheric river. An image of an atmospheric river which passed over ...