Weather Alert in Kansas
Fire Weather Watch issued February 15 at 2:06AM CST until February 17 at 6:00PM CST by NWS Dodge City KS
AREAS AFFECTED: Ellis; Rush; Pawnee; Stafford; Edwards; Kiowa; Pratt; Comanche; Barber
DESCRIPTION: ...Critical Wildfire Danger Expected Tuesday Afternoon... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect Tuesday afternoon. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis, Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush, Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee, Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford, Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards, Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa, Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt, Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * TIMING...Tuesday afternoon. * WINDS...Southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any ignitions will have the potential to become wildfires quickly, and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged.
INSTRUCTION: A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?
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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
warn that severe weather is close.
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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?
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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that
may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to
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.
Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog
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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