Sentences with phrase «back atmospheric river»
On January 3 and 4, the first of two back - to - back atmospheric river storms (wide paths of moisture in the atmosphere composed of condensed water vapor), brought heavy rain and mountain snow to central California, ahead of an even more intense round of heavy precipitation brought by a powerful, long - duration atmospheric river storm pulling warm and moist air to California from the subtropical and equatorial region southeast of Hawaii.
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On January 3 and 4, the first of two back - to - back atmospheric river storms brought heavy rain, mountain snow, and localized flooding to central California.