Weather Alert in Texas
Special Weather Statement issued August 3 at 1:55PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX
AREAS AFFECTED: Tarrant; Dallas; Rockwall; Kaufman; Johnson; Ellis
DESCRIPTION: At 155 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Sachse to near Lake Pat Cleburne. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Dallas, Garland, Grand Prairie, Mesquite, Mansfield, Rowlett, Desoto, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, and Rockwall around 200 PM CDT. Balch Springs, Hutchins, Heath, Fate, and Mobile City around 205 PM CDT. Red Oak, Grandview, and Oak Leaf around 210 PM CDT. Wilmer around 215 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include Rio Vista, Parker, Lake Ray Hubbard, Joe Pool Lake, Griffith, Sand Branch, Mountain Creek Lake, Sand Flat, Egan, and Lillian. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35W between mile markers 15 and 38. Interstate 35E between mile markers 401 and 434. Interstate 20 between mile markers 446 and 487. Interstate 30 between mile markers 32 and 77. Interstate 45 between mile markers 268 and 284.
INSTRUCTION: If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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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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