Weather Alert in Iowa
Tornado Watch issued July 11 at 4:54PM CDT until July 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
AREAS AFFECTED: Benton, IA; Cedar, IA; Clinton, IA; Des Moines, IA; Henry, IA; Iowa, IA; Jackson, IA; Jefferson, IA; Johnson, IA; Jones, IA; Keokuk, IA; Lee, IA; Linn, IA; Louisa, IA; Muscatine, IA; Scott, IA; Van Buren, IA; Washington, IA; Carroll, IL; Hancock, IL; Henderson, IL; Henry, IL; Jo Daviess, IL; McDonough, IL; Mercer, IL; Rock Island, IL; Stephenson, IL; Warren, IL; Whiteside, IL; Clark, MO; Scotland, MO
DESCRIPTION: TORNADO WATCH 505 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS CARROLL HENRY IL JO DAVIESS MERCER ROCK ISLAND STEPHENSON WHITESIDE IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS HANCOCK HENDERSON MCDONOUGH WARREN IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA BENTON CEDAR CLINTON IOWA JACKSON JOHNSON JONES LINN MUSCATINE SCOTT IN SOUTHEAST IOWA DES MOINES HENRY IA JEFFERSON KEOKUK LEE LOUISA VAN BUREN WASHINGTON IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI CLARK SCOTLAND THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEDO, ANAMOSA, BETTENDORF, BURLINGTON, CARTHAGE, CEDAR RAPIDS, CLINTON, CREDIT ISLAND, DAVENPORT, FAIRFIELD, FREEPORT, GALENA, GENESEO, IOWA CITY, KAHOKA, KEOKUK, KEOSAUQUA, MACOMB, MAQUOKETA, MARENGO, MEMPHIS, MOLINE, MONMOUTH, MOUNT CARROLL, MOUNT PLEASANT, MUSCATINE, OQUAWKA, ROCK ISLAND, SIGOURNEY, STERLING, TIPTON, VINTON, WAPELLO, AND WASHINGTON.
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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?
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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped
hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.
When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area
of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical
gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific
to any geographic area.
Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole,
skypunch, and cloud hole.
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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?
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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless,
smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud,
because it is thicker.
Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat
of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate
before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.
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