Weather Alert in Utah
Winter Weather Advisory issued April 1 at 12:36PM MDT until April 3 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
AREAS AFFECTED: Wasatch Mountains I-80 North; Wasatch Mountains South of I-80; Western Uinta Mountains
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Snow expected initially above 8000ft, dropping below valley floors following a cold front. Snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches across northern UT mountains, with amounts in excess of 18 inches in the Upper Cottonwoods. * WHERE...The Wasatch Mountains, and Western Uinta Mountains. * WHEN...From 3 AM Thursday to 9 AM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Winter driving conditions are expected. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow levels will start off around 8000 feet before dropping below valley floors as a cold front progresses across northern UT through the early afternoon Thursday. Snowfall rates are forecast to be heaviest in the early hours just ahead of and along the cold front. Snowfall rates will then gradually taper off Thursday afternoon into Friday morning.
INSTRUCTION: Slow down and use caution while traveling. For winter road conditions from the Utah Department of Transportation, visit http://www.udottraffic.utah.gov. For graphical depictions of the snowfall forecast, including Official NWS Forecast, High End Amount, and Low End Amount, visit weather.gov/slc/winter.
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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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