Weather Alert in Texas
Flood Watch issued April 25 at 12:50PM CDT until April 26 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
AREAS AFFECTED: Parmer; Castro; Swisher; Briscoe; Hall; Childress; Lamb; Hale; Floyd; Motley; Cottle; Hockley; Lubbock; Crosby; Dickens; King; Lynn; Garza; Kent; Stonewall
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...The far southern Texas Panhandle, the Rolling Plains, and a majority of the South Plains region of West Texas. * WHEN...From 5 PM CDT this evening through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of thunderstorms are expected this evening through late tonight. Thunderstorms are expected to move relatively slowly, and will be capable of very high rain rates. This combined with repeated training of storms over the same locations may result in flash flooding.
INSTRUCTION: You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. If you encounter a flooded roadway, turn around, don't drown. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?
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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet
and are composed mainly of ice crystals.
They are thin and wispy in appearance.
What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.
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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?
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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an
aircraft.
Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended
in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails
are called exhaust contrails.
Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure
moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation.
These are called aerodynamic contrails.
When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation.
The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is
because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.
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