Weather Alert in Nebraska
Red Flag Warning issued February 9 at 1:27AM CST until February 9 at 6:00PM CST by NWS North Platte NE
AREAS AFFECTED: Loup Rivers Basin
DESCRIPTION: ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .The combination of low relative humidity and gusty winds through this afternoon, will lead to critical fire weather conditions across the Sandhills. Westerly winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph are expected across the western Sandhills, with gusts of 25 to 30 mph further east across the Sandhills. Winds will turn northwest late afternoon. The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty west winds, warm temperatures and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin. * TIMING...From mid-morning Monday through the afternoon hours. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 76. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts will have the potential for quick growth and rapid spread and may be difficult to control.
INSTRUCTION: A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles
a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.
In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly
in the Midwest and eastern regions.
While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form
under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds
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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that
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the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.
In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for
precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface.
When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga.
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