Weather Alert in Arkansas
Special Weather Statement issued March 9 at 1:39PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
AREAS AFFECTED: Crittenden; DeSoto; Marshall; Shelby
DESCRIPTION: At 139 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Walls, or near Horn Lake, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Bartlett, Southaven, Collierville, Germantown, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Hernando, T O Fuller State Park, Memphis, Walls, Pinckney, Lake Cormorant, Southwest Memphis, Lynchburg, Eudora, Southeast Memphis, Downtown Memphis, Whitehaven, Lewisburg, and Midtown Memphis. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 in Tennessee near mile marker 1, and between mile markers 5 and 14. Interstate 22 in Mississipppi between mile markers 1 and 12. Interstate 240 between mile markers 12 and 30. Interstate 55 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 12. Interstate 55 in Mississippi between mile markers 277 and 292.
INSTRUCTION: If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for eastern Arkansas...northwestern Mississippi...and west Tennessee.
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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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Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds
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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