Sentences with phrase «atmospheric river funneling»

The second storm, fueled by a powerful, long - duration atmospheric river funneling warm and moist air from southeast of Hawaii, hit central and northern California beginning late on January 7 and pushed major rivers past flood stage levels and drove extreme gusts, leading to power outages as well as rock and mudslides.

Sometimes compared to a horizontal hurricane, an atmospheric river funnels high - velocity winds that pull huge quantities of tropical moisture across the Pacific Ocean.