Weather Alert in Nebraska
Red Flag Warning issued March 17 at 2:08AM CDT until March 17 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
AREAS AFFECTED: Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR; Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest; Frenchman Basin
DESCRIPTION: ...NEW FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA WEDNESDAY IN ADDITION TO RED FLAG WARNING IN PLACE FOR TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Fire Weather Watch for strong winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest and Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning: 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ Tuesday. For the Fire Weather Watch: 12 PM CDT /11 AM MDT/ to 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ Wednesday * WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph Tuesday. Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph Wednesday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent Tuesday. As low as 15 percent Wednesday. * TEMPERATURES...Upper 60s to middle 70s Tuesday. Upper 70s to lower 80s Wednesday. * LIGHTNING...None expected either day. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts will have a high potential to spread rapidly and will be difficult to control.
INSTRUCTION: A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?
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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles
a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.
In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly
in the Midwest and eastern regions.
While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form
under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds
warn that severe weather is close.
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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?
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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that
may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to
the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.
In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for
precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface.
When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga.
Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog
and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which
constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.
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