State reservoirs that had dipped to strikingly low levels are now well above the average for this time of year, prompting state officials to release water from dams to assist with flood control and make room for even more rain.<\/p>\n
The atmospheric river, known as a ‘Pineapple Express’ because it brought warm subtropical moisture across the Pacific<\/a> from near Hawaii, was melting lower parts of the huge snowpack built in California\u00b4s mountains.<\/p>\n What’s your question ?<\/p>\n