11.02.2018 - By KNKX Public Radio
People in the Pacific Northwest experienced wet but weirdly warm weather on Thursday as rain generated by an atmospheric river came through. These plumes of moisture are a classic feature of late fall and winter weather on the West Coast, and are also known around here as "The Pineapple Express" because they originate in the tropics near Hawaii. And they can bring in unseasonably warm temperatures. The region felt a classic example of it on Thursday, says KNKX weather expert Cliff Mass, who