Weather Alert in Colorado
High Wind Warning issued March 11 at 11:50PM MDT until March 13 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
AREAS AFFECTED: Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...West winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 80 mph expected. * WHERE...The Southern Front Range Foothills, with the strongest winds along and north of I-70. * WHEN...Winds will strengthen this morning, and remain quite strong through this afternoon and evening. A slight decrease is possible tonight. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines, and scattered power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. This includes I-70 from Golden to the Eisenhower Tunnel. Strong winds may lead to rapid growth of any new fires, particularly below 7,500 ft.
INSTRUCTION: Drivers of high profile vehicles should consider delaying travel until winds subside Friday afternoon. People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?
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Next Topic: Altostratus Clouds
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.
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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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