Pineapple Express could bring Halloween weekend flooding to Southwest

An atmospheric river referred to as the “pineapple express” could bring heavy rain to parts of the Desert Southwest and Southern California over Halloween weekend, just over a week after destructive flooding plagued parts of Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.

This latest round of rain will be fueled by a low-end pineapple express, a type of atmospheric river that often fuels heavy rain events in the West, especially in a stronger El Niño winter…

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