This story was updated to correct spelling in headline. An atmospheric phenomenon called a Pineapple Express is expected to bring heavy rains and snowfall to California and the Northwest this week.

While Texas enjoys the sunshine and warmth this week, parts of California endured heavy rain, damaging winds and mountain snow brought on by an atmospheric river.

The first of two “pineapple express” storms arrived in Southern California early Wednesday after delivering a ...

The wet weather fueled by an atmospheric river represents an about-face after a dry January helped ignite fires that devastated California.

The wet weather fueled by an atmospheric river comes after a dry January helped ignite fires that devastated California. Here ...

A pineapple express is a type of strong atmospheric river that carries moisture toward the western U.S., bringing the risk of ...

The first of two “Pineapple Express” storms arrived in Southern California early Wednesday after delivering a stronger-than-expected pounding to Northern California, breaking rainfall records ...

Call it an atmospheric river, a Pineapple Express or just weather, but some parts of California and the U.S. Northwest are being slammed by up to foot of rain before the storm runs out of moisture ...