Weather Alert in Iowa
Special Weather Statement issued March 6 at 11:48PM CST by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
AREAS AFFECTED: Jackson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Louisa; Des Moines; Carroll; Whiteside; Rock Island; Henry; Bureau; Putnam; Mercer; Henderson; Warren; McDonough
DESCRIPTION: At 1146 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong winds accompanying an area of showers and thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wheatland to near Princeton to Abingdon. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to around 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Strong winds could break tree limbs, knock down weak trees and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Davenport, Moline, Rock Island, Bettendorf, Clinton, Muscatine, East Moline, Sterling, Kewanee, Monmouth, Rock Falls, Princeton, Morrison, Aledo, Cambridge, Durant, Hennepin, Silvis, Geneseo, and Eldridge. This includes the following highways... Interstate 74 in Iowa between mile markers 1 and 5. Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 262 and 306. Interstate 80 in Illinois between mile markers 1 and 72. Interstate 74 in Illinois between mile markers 1 and 33. Interstate 88 between mile markers 1 and 44. Interstate 280 between mile markers 1 and 18. Interstate 180 between mile markers 1 and 13.
INSTRUCTION: If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for northwestern Illinois...and southeastern and east central Iowa.
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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?
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Next Topic: Contrails
Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore
it is a crucial process in the water cycle.
Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid,
and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and
become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as
water droplets.
Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for
us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized
into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the
surface of a cold drink!
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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?
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Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds
The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the
cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense.
The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although
most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.
Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types.
They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.
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