Weather Alert in Georgia
Special Weather Statement issued March 24 at 2:01AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
AREAS AFFECTED: Rabun; Habersham; Stephens; Franklin; Hart; Elbert; Cherokee; York; Anderson; Abbeville; Laurens; Union; Chester; Greenwood; Oconee Mountains; Pickens Mountains; Greenville Mountains; Greater Oconee; Greater Pickens; Central Greenville; Southern Greenville; Northern Spartanburg; Southern Spartanburg
DESCRIPTION: Fuels remain quite dry across the region owing to breezy conditions and low relative humidity. Critical relative humidity is expected again today. Winds will be much less breezy on Tuesday afternoon than they were Monday; nonetheless, fire weather threat will be elevated by virtue of dry fuels and excessively low relative humidity. Outdoor fires will catch easily under these conditions. Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on whether you can burn today. If you do burn, use extreme caution as fires can quickly get out of hand under these conditions.
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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the
cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense.
The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although
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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are
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Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not
impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle,
a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface.
Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can
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