The rare and elusive Mount Lyell shrew has been photographed for the first time in the 100 years since its discovery, thanks to a group of determined university students in California. The small, ...

Colder temperatures and a deluge of precipitation from the atmospheric river this week may join forces to bring the biggest ...

Parts of Northern California are under a flood watch through Tuesday as an atmospheric river brings heavy rains to a region ...

The second of three atmospheric rivers is battering the West, bringing prolific mountain snows and soaking rains in the lower elevations and driving the risk of flooding and avalanches. Yet another in ...

Snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, which supplies about one-third of California’s water needs, was far lower than average for the ...

An atmospheric river is a long, narrow band of moisture that oftentimes comes ahead of a storm system. It's a big source of moisture for the Western U.S. and, specifically, the Sierra Nevada and ...

Nevada adopted an official state tartan to honor Scottish heritage, and each color has significance for the state.

The West Coast is in the middle of a long-lasting and potent atmospheric river event, which will bring days of heavy rain and mountain snow throughout the week ahead.

The Sierra snowpack is lagging far behind historical averages, but this week's storms should help matters. Rain is possible ...

A winter storm warning was issued by the NWS Sacramento CA on Sunday at 1:05 p.m. valid from Monday 1 p.m. until Wednesday 10 ...

Places like California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Nevada are (somewhat) used to this sort of phenomenon. You can ...