“Atmospheric river could cause 300 mm of rain locally”: southeastern Europe braces for flooding

The north of Italy and the Balkans are bracing themselves for a lot of flooding. A so-called ‘atmospheric river’ will bring heavy rainfall to the region in the coming days. Locally, hundreds of liters of precipitation may fall according to some weather models. It is therefore expected that a lot of flooding may occur. The atmospheric river will provide a lot of snow in the mountains. But what is this weather phenomenon? How much precipitation exactly is expected? And which regions will get the full brunt?

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