Weather Alert in Texas
Flood Warning issued April 27 at 9:40PM CDT until May 3 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
AREAS AFFECTED: Anderson, TX; Cherokee, TX; Houston, TX; Trinity, TX
DESCRIPTION: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Neches River Near Alto affecting Anderson, Houston, Cherokee and Trinity Counties. For the Neches River...including Lake Palestine, Neches, Alto, Diboll, Rockland...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Neches River near Alto. * WHEN...Until Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Boat ramps and picnic areas near the river will begin to flood. Ranchers should move cattle and equipment near the river to higher ground. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 16.2 feet. - Forecast...The river will fall below flood stage tomorrow morning to 15.8 feet early Monday morning. It will then rise to flood stage Wednesday evening. It will fall for the remainder of the period. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
INSTRUCTION: Do not drive cars through flooded areas. The next statement will be issued Sunday afternoon at 100 PM CDT.
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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?
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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped
hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.
When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area
of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical
gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific
to any geographic area.
Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole,
skypunch, and cloud hole.
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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?
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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless,
smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud,
because it is thicker.
Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat
of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate
before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.
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