Weather Alert in Kansas
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 29 at 5:48PM CDT until August 29 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS
AREAS AFFECTED: Cheyenne, KS; Rawlins, KS; Hitchcock, NE
DESCRIPTION: SVRGLD The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Cheyenne County in northwestern Kansas... Northwestern Rawlins County in northwestern Kansas... Southwestern Hitchcock County in southwestern Nebraska... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 548 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles north of McDonald, or 12 miles southeast of Benkelman, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Cheyenne, northwestern Rawlins Counties in northwestern Kansas and southwestern Hitchcock Counties in southwestern Nebraska.
INSTRUCTION: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This thunderstorm will produce strong winds resulting in areas of near zero visibility in blowing dirt. Use extreme caution if you must travel and be alert for rapidly changing visibility.
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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?
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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an
aircraft.
Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended
in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails
are called exhaust contrails.
Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure
moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation.
These are called aerodynamic contrails.
When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation.
The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is
because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.
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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?
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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and
may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud
is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.
Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall,
becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds.
When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.
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