NOAA’s hurricane hunters might be just as busy now as they were during hurricane season. However, it’s not hurricanes they are flying through, but the atmospheric river systems plaguing California since Christmas week.
Editor’s Note: A version of this article originally appeared in the weekly weather newsletter, the CNN Weather Brief, which is released every Monday. You can sign up here to receive them every week and during significant storms. Atmospheric rivers may not make headlines in the same way hurricanes do, but they can have extreme consequences. “Atmospheric rivers can span the whole Pacific.
He says the ride might be a little less bumpy for the atmospheric rivers, but the mission is the same. “We are effectively part of the early warning system for the atmospheric rivers across the board,” Mansour explained. Parts of California have seen nearly a foot of rain since Christmas weekend. San Francisco has received more than nine inches of rain, while Lake Tahoe has seen more than 11 inches. In the higher elevations, the snow totals have been staggering as well.
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