Weather Alert in Nebraska
Red Flag Warning issued February 14 at 12:49PM CST until February 15 at 6:00PM CST by NWS North Platte NE
AREAS AFFECTED: Loup Rivers Basin
DESCRIPTION: ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A combination of near record high temperatures, low relative humidity, and gusty southwest winds are expected to lead to critical fire weather conditions across all of western and north central Nebraska. The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red Flag Warning for near record high temperatures, low relative humidity, and gusty winds, which is in effect from noon to 6 PM CST Sunday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin. * TIMING...Noon to 6 PM CST * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 17 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 68. * LIGHTNING...Not expected. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts may rapidly grow and spread.
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 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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