Atmospheric river meets bomb cyclone: The result is like a fire hose flailing out of control
- Written by Chad Hecht, Research and Operations Meteorologist, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, University of California, San Diego
An atmospheric river feeds into a bomb cyclone off the U.S. West Coast on Nov. 19, 2024.NOAA GOESThe West Coast’s rainy season has arrived in force, as an atmospheric river carrying moisture from the tropics joins a bomb cyclone off the Pacific Northwest coast. Heavy, wet snow began falling in the mountains on Nov. 19, 2024, and bursts of...