Weather Alert in Texas
Flood Warning issued June 1 at 7:48PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX
AREAS AFFECTED: Anderson, TX; Freestone, TX; Leon, TX
DESCRIPTION: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... West Fork Trinity River Near Boyd affecting Wise County. Trinity River Near Rosser affecting Kaufman and Ellis Counties. Trinity River At Dallas affecting Dallas County. Trinity River Near Long Lake (Oakwood) affecting Freestone, Anderson and Leon Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... West Fork Trinity River Near Jacksboro affecting Jack County. Denton Creek Near Justin affecting Denton County. Chambers Creek Near Rice affecting Navarro County. Trinity River At Trinidad affecting Navarro and Henderson Counties. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Trinity River near Long Lake (Oakwood). * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 42.0 feet, Moderate flooding of numerous ranches along the river is expected. The Coffield Prison farm and ranch lands will be moderately flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 33.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 35.0 feet. - Flood stage is 35.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early tomorrow afternoon and continue rising to 41.2 feet Thursday evening. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
INSTRUCTION: Do not drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.water.noaa.gov/wfo/FWD.
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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain.
Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period
of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.
Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency
depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have
an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island.
Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of
cities is 30% greater.
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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?
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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary
components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones,
and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and
therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.
The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be
wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer
layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air
it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water
droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is
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