Weather Alert in North Carolina
Extreme Cold Watch issued February 6 at 1:52PM EST until February 8 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
AREAS AFFECTED: Washington; Tyrrell; Mainland Dare; Mainland Hyde
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 9 above expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 2 above possible. * WHERE...Mainland Dare, Mainland Hyde, Tyrrell, and Washington Counties. * WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from 6 AM to 9 PM EST Saturday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Saturday evening through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.
INSTRUCTION: Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must go outside. Keep pets indoors as much as possible. Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.
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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles
a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.
In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly
in the Midwest and eastern regions.
While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form
under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds
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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that
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the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.
In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for
precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface.
When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga.
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and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which
constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.
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