Weather Alert in Texas
Dust Storm Warning issued June 10 at 7:18PM CDT until June 10 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
AREAS AFFECTED: Crane, TX; Ector, TX; Midland, TX; Ward, TX; Winkler, TX
DESCRIPTION: The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Southern Ector County in western Texas... Northeastern Ward County in western Texas... Central Midland County in western Texas... Southeastern Winkler County in western Texas... Northwestern Crane County in western Texas... * Until 815 PM CDT. * At 717 PM CDT, a dust channel was near Monahans, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Near zero visibility with strong wind in excess of 50 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 77 and 147. Locations impacted include... Midland, Odessa, Monahans, Thorntonville, Midland International Air and Space Port, West Odessa, Cotton Flat, Roy Hurd Memorial Airport, Warfield, Midland Airpark, Monahans Sandhills State Park, Skywest Airport, Odessa Schlemeyer Field, and Penwell.
INSTRUCTION: Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.
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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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Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds
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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