Weather Alert in Colorado
Air Quality Alert issued August 14 at 9:10AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
AREAS AFFECTED: Eagle, CO; Routt, CO; Garfield, CO; Rio Blanco, CO
DESCRIPTION: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued the following... WHAT...Air Quality Health Advisory for Wildfire Smoke. WHERE...Rio Blanco, Garfield, Routt, Jackson, Grand, Eagle and Summit Counties. Locations include, but are not limited to Meeker, Glenwood Springs, Steamboat Springs, Walden, Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs, Kremmling, Eagle, Vail and Breckenridge. WHEN...900 AM Thursday August 14 to 900 AM Friday August 15 IMPACTS...Widespread moderate to heavy smoke has been observed across much of the advisory area Thursday morning. Additional heavy smoke is possible Thursday afternoon and evening, and into Friday morning, for areas downwind of the wildfires in Rio Blanco County. Smoke impacts may shift northward on Thursday, impacting areas along and north of Interstate 70 within the advisory area. HEALTH INFORMATION...Public Health Recommendations: If smoke is thick or becomes thick in your neighborhood you may want to remain indoors. This is especially true for those with heart disease, respiratory illnesses, the very young, and older adults. Consider limiting outdoor activity when moderate to heavy smoke is present. Consider relocating temporarily if smoke is present indoors and is making you ill. If visibility is less than 5 miles in smoke in your neighborhood, smoke has reached levels that are unhealthy.
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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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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?
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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has
likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they
develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original
cloud which contained them.
Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as
cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds
are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might
merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a
fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.
They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds,
and are a display of wind activity.
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