Weather Alert in California
Special Weather Statement issued August 24 at 5:14PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
AREAS AFFECTED: Northern Ventura County Mountains; Interstate 5 Corridor; Western Antelope Valley Foothills
DESCRIPTION: At 509 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm impacting Frazier Park and the 15 corridor. This storm was drifting slowly southeastward at 5 to 10 mph. . HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Some dry lightning strikes are likely. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Dry lightning strikes on periphery of storms could cause new fire ignitions. Locations impacted include... Gorman... Frazier Mountain... and Interstate 5 over the Grapevine.
INSTRUCTION: If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes.
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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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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?
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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth
back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.
Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because
molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor.
In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.
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