Weather Alert in Connecticut
Winter Weather Advisory issued March 5 at 1:00PM EST until March 6 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Albany NY
AREAS AFFECTED: Northern Litchfield; Southern Litchfield; Northern Berkshire; Southern Berkshire; Northern Herkimer; Hamilton; Southern Herkimer; Southern Fulton; Montgomery; Northern Saratoga; Northern Warren; Northern Washington; Schoharie; Western Schenectady; Eastern Schenectady; Southern Saratoga; Western Albany; Eastern Albany; Western Rensselaer; Eastern Rensselaer; Western Greene; Eastern Columbia; Western Ulster; Northern Fulton; Southeast Warren; Southern Washington; Bennington; Western Windham; Eastern Windham
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to two inches and ice accumulations of a few hundredths up to three tenths of an inch. * WHERE...Portions of northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts, eastern New York, and southern Vermont. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to noon EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday evening and Friday morning commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The greatest accumulations of ice will fall at the higher terrain regions of the Southern Adirondacks, Eastern Catskills, Southern Greens, Taconics, and Berkshires. A cooler trend with this system has reduced ice accumulations within the Mohawk Valley, Capital District, and Upper Hudson Valley. In these areas, the potential for freezing rain still exists, but for a shorter duration of time. Sleet now looks to be the primary wintry precipitation type in these areas overnight. This will still make for slick conditions particularly for the early morning commute tomorrow morning.
INSTRUCTION: Slow down and use caution while traveling. Be prepared for slippery roads. Slow down and use caution while driving. If you are going outside, watch your first few steps taken on stairs, sidewalks, and driveways. These surfaces could be icy and slippery, increasing your risk of a fall and injury.
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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?
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A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud,
and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.
Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can
result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or
rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud
takes shape.
Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally
form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.
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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?
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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes
(between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes
water vapor
to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are
featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.
In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved
appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds
are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.
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