tapering off

The first atmospheric river storm in Southern California was expected to begin tapering off after about 10 a.m.

Weather officials expect the heavy rains to start tapering off by 1 September as the deep depression in the Arabian Sea shifts towards Pakistan.

Although forecasters expected storms to begin tapering off in southeastern Texas, high waters continued to close some roads and left residents facing lengthy cleanups in neighborhoods where rising river levels led to weekend evacuation orders.

The team changed drug delivery tactics, starting with a high dose and tapering off -- and stopping after four weeks.

Heavy, wet snow is expected to blanket mainly parts of inland New England starting on Wednesday before tapering off into a light dusting on Friday, the weather prediction center said.