[2006alum]

Atmospheric rivers on their way for NorCal, one on Friday, one on Sunday, per NYT. A third will hit midweek, and a fourth affecting SoCal will happen by the end of next week.

Atmospheric Rivers Forecast to Bring Rain to California and The West - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

When did storms, or a series of storms, become atmospheric rivers?

When online news sites needed clickbait headlines to generate traffic about standard weather forecasts... ;) 

And isn't the first of these supposed to arrive on Wednesday? At least, the 2 inches of rain predicted in my neck of the woods would seem to suggest something big is brewing mid-week, atmospheric river or not...

[2006alum]

Atmospheric rivers on their way for NorCal, one on Friday, one on Sunday, per NYT. A third will hit midweek, and a fourth affecting SoCal will happen by the end of next week.

Atmospheric Rivers Forecast to Bring Rain to California and The West - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

When did storms, or a series of storms, become atmospheric rivers?

When online news sites needed clickbait headlines to generate traffic about standard weather forecasts... ;) 

And isn't the first of these supposed to arrive on Wednesday? At least, the 2 inches of rain predicted in my neck of the woods would seem to suggest something big is brewing mid-week, atmospheric river or not...