Weather Alert in Oregon
Red Flag Warning issued June 30 at 1:00PM PDT until July 1 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR
AREAS AFFECTED: Central Mountains of Oregon
DESCRIPTION: ...DRY THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL OREGON TUESDAY, FOLLOWED BY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE KITTITAS VALLEY AND WASHINGTON BASIN WEDNESDAY... .The high pressure currently leading to hot and dry conditions will start to break down Tuesday into Wednesday, allowing for dry thunderstorms to develop across central Oregon. Once high pressure has completely broken down on Wednesday, winds will pick up. With RHs having little time to recover from Monday and Tuesday's heat, this will lead to potentially critical fire weather conditions across the Kittitas Valley and into the Washington Columbia Basin. The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Warning for abundant lightning, which is in effect from 2 PM to 9 PM PDT Tuesday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 700 Central Mountains of Oregon. * TIMING...From 2 PM to 9 PM PDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS...Storms are mostly expected to be dry, with rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch. A few isolated storm cells could produce rainfall amounts of 0.1 to 0.2 inches. * OUTFLOW WINDS...As high as 45 mph.
INSTRUCTION: A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?
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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth
back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.
Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because
molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor.
In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.
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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?
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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has
likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they
develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original
cloud which contained them.
Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as
cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds
are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might
merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a
fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.
They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds,
and are a display of wind activity.
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