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.

BBC Weather's Elizabeth Rizzini looks at the meteorological phenomenon hitting North America's west coast. When it comes to ...

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

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 ...

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The Pineapple Express, already evident on weather maps this weekend, will bring a variety of hazards to the West over the next few days, such as major flooding, avalanches, strong winds and travel ...

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 ...

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Tonight, cloud looks to break up a little more widely for a time initially, but large areas of cloud should develop again during the early hours, particularly in the east. Staying mostly dry ...