Weather Alert in Iowa
Special Weather Statement issued March 6 at 3:19AM CST by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
AREAS AFFECTED: Dubuque; Jones; Jackson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Louisa; Henry; Des Moines; Lee; Jo Daviess; Stephenson; Carroll; Whiteside; Rock Island; Henry; Bureau; Putnam; Mercer; Henderson; Warren; Hancock; McDonough
DESCRIPTION: Fog will continue to develop and thicken early this morning until showers and thunderstorms arrive. Some of this fog will be dense with visibilties reduced down to a quarter of a mile and may linger across portions of the area through 7 AM, especially in Illinois. Incoming showers and increasing winds will improve the visibility across the area after 7 AM. If driving early this morning be prepared for sudden reductions in visibility along with rapidly changing visibility over short distances. When encountering fog reduce your speed, use low beam headlights, and also increase your following distance.
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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?
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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are
smaller than raindrops.
Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not
impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle,
a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface.
Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can
potentially result in hazardous road conditions.
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Weather Topic: What is Fog?
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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the
ground and obscures visibility.
It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets.
Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions
close to a body of water.
Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in
the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.
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