Pineapple Express
Hawaiian atmospheric river
A Pineapple Express is an atmospheric river—a narrow corridor of moisture-laden air—that flows from the tropical Pacific near Hawaii to the west coast of North America, bringing heavy rainfall and warm temperatures.
The name evokes Hawaii's association with pineapples.
These weather systems can cause flooding and mudslides: A Pineapple Express is forecast to drench California this weekend.
The term also refers to a 2008 stoner comedy film and, by extension, a potent strain of cannabis.
- rainstormHeavy precipitation event
- heavy rainfallIntense sustained precipitation
- atmosphericOf the air above
- atmospheric riverConcentrated aerial water vapor flow
- meteorologyStudy of atmospheric phenomena
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Pineapple Expresscold front
Incoming cooler air mass
polar vortex · cold wave · cold snap · drought · ice storm
Pineapple ExpressWar on Drugs
Government campaign against illegal substances
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