Weather Alert in Arizona
Dust Storm Warning issued June 30 at 5:25PM MST until June 30 at 7:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
AREAS AFFECTED: Cochise, AZ
DESCRIPTION: The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... North Central Cochise County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 700 PM MST. * At 525 PM MST, an area of blowing dust was located 10 miles east of Willcox, moving south at 20 mph. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility. SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * Locations impacted include... Willcox, Bowie, Pearce-Sunsites, Cochise, Sunizona and Kansas Settlement. This includes the following highways... Route 181 between mile markers 39 and 63. Route 191 between mile markers 39 and 91. Interstate 10 between mile markers 323 and 372. Route 186 between mile markers 327 and 359.
INSTRUCTION: Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE! Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.
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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?
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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are
characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets
than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.
Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km)
and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer.
These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift
in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.
Next Topic: Altostratus Clouds
Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?
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Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds
Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km)
and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of
small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as
"cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.
Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the
water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a
cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud
formations generally pass rapidly.
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