The boundary also helps with atmospheric lifting, and this zone which extends east into the Tennessee Valley of Alabama is where the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has placed an ...

An atmospheric river is heading for the Bay Area ... once it hits land and a meteorological term known as orographic lifting. "This has to do with the mountains," Ranieri said.

When this atmospheric stream, bloated with moisture, meets California’s mountainous coastal topography, it is forced up and over the higher terrain. This is called orographic lift. The moist air ...

Tropical waves in the lower-to-middle atmosphere lift large amounts of dust into the atmosphere and carry it across the Atlantic, according to University of Miami hurricane researcher Dr. Jason ...

Severe Weather in the U.S. Advertisement Supported by To many, atmospheric rivers are a West Coast phenomenon. But they’re also responsible for devastating storms that can hit the Central and ...