Severe flooding in California; What is an atmospheric river?

A series of powerful storms is bringing flooding, damaging winds and mudslides to areas throughout California, leaving tens of thousands of people without power. Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow regions of the atmosphere that carry water vapor through the sky, according to NOAA. Read more: https://bit.ly/3ipU99q --------------------------------------- Follow WHAS11 on Social: Facebook:   / whas11   Twitter:   / whas11   Website: https://www.whas11.com/ Subscribe to WHAS11 for exclusive content:    / whas11news   Download the WHAS11 News app: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/whas1... Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... #california #flooding #weather #atmospheric #river #severeweather