Weather Alert in Kansas
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 5:27AM CDT until June 17 at 6:15AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
AREAS AFFECTED: Cowley, KS; Harper, KS; Sumner, KS
DESCRIPTION: SVRICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cowley County in south central Kansas... Eastern Harper County in south central Kansas... Sumner County in south central Kansas... * Until 615 AM CDT. * At 526 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles south of Douglass to near Geuda Springs to 11 miles west of Caldwell, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Arkansas City, Winfield, Wellington, Mulvane, Belle Plaine, Conway Springs, Caldwell, Oxford, Udall, Burden, Argonia, South Haven, Dexter, Atlanta, Geuda Springs, Rock, Mayfield, Cambridge, Milan, and Hunnewell. This includes Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 1 and 33.
INSTRUCTION: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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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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Weather Topic: What is Rain?
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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain.
Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period
of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.
Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency
depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have
an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island.
Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of
cities is 30% greater.
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