Weather Alert in South Dakota
Red Flag Warning issued February 16 at 4:51PM MST until February 17 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Rapid City SD
AREAS AFFECTED: Northern Foot Hills; Butte County Area; Northern Campbell; Crook County Plains
DESCRIPTION: ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY... .Very dry air will spread across the region Tuesday, with RH's expected into the mid teens to lower 20s. In addition, strong gusty westerly winds will develop with some areas seeing gusts over 60 mph, especially portions of northeast WY and far southwest SD. The combination of receptive fuels, strong gusty winds, and very low RH will support critical fire weather conditions. The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 6 PM MST Tuesday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 314 Northern Campbell, 316 Crook County Plains, 323 Northern Foot Hills and 327 Butte County Area. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative humidity will produce critical fire weather conditions.
INSTRUCTION: A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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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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