Weather Alert in Georgia
Special Weather Statement issued June 10 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
AREAS AFFECTED: Lincoln; McDuffie; Columbia; McCormick
DESCRIPTION: At 644 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Bobby Brown State Park to near Wrightsboro. Movement was east at 35 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Strom Thurmond Should Seek Safe Harbor... HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Evans, Martinez, McCormick, Lincolnton, Appling, Clarks Hill Recreation Area, Elijah Clark State Park, Riverwood, Mistletoe State Park, Wrightsboro, Hamilton Branch State Park, J. Strom Thurmond Dam, Mccormick County Airport, Thomson-McDuffie County Airport, Parksville, Plum Branch, Bordeaux, Scott's Landing, Knox Scout Reservation, and Double Branches. This includes Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 167 and 190, and near mile marker 194.
INSTRUCTION: If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Lake Strom Thurmond, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?
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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front
of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.
A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing
storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen.
As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it,
because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud,
it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.
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Weather Topic: What is Snow?
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Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds
Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake,
has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure.
Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup
of snow on the ground.
On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt
it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of
sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense
and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.
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