Weather Alert in Louisiana

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Flood Warning issued April 24 at 3:12PM CDT until April 26 at 5:48AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

AREAS AFFECTED: Lafayette, LA; St. Landry, LA; St. Martin, LA

DESCRIPTION: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana... Bayou Vermilion Near Carencro Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Bayou Vermilion near Carencro. * WHEN...Until early Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Roads along Bayou Fuseilier are impassable. These include but are not limited to Walnut and Green roads along the St. Martin, St. Landry Parish line, as well as Meche Road in St. Landry Parish. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 17.6 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 2:15 PM CDT Thursday was 17.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.0 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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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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