Weather Alert in Texas
Flood Warning issued April 26 at 2:18PM CDT until April 30 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
AREAS AFFECTED: Anderson, TX; Cherokee, TX; Houston, TX; Trinity, TX
DESCRIPTION: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas... Neches River Near Alto affecting Trinity, Anderson, Cherokee and Houston Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Neches River Near Diboll affecting Angelina, Trinity, Houston, Polk and Tyler Counties. Neches River Near Neches affecting Anderson, Cherokee and Houston Counties. For the Neches River...including Lake Palestine, Neches, Alto, Diboll, Rockland...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Neches River near Alto. * WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Boat ramps and picnic areas near the river will begin to flood. Ranchers should move cattle and equipment near the river to higher ground. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 16.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 1:15 PM CDT Friday was 16.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Sunday afternoon and continue falling to 15.6 feet early Wednesday afternoon. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 16.5 feet on 03/12/2012. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
INSTRUCTION: Do not drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following website address into your favorite web browser URL bar: water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=shv The next statement will be issued Saturday afternoon at 230 PM CDT.
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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?
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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front
of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.
A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing
storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen.
As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it,
because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud,
it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.
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Weather Topic: What is Snow?
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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake,
has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure.
Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup
of snow on the ground.
On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt
it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of
sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense
and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.
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