Weather Alert in Kentucky

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 1 at 2:44PM EDT until April 1 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

AREAS AFFECTED: Boyd, KY; Carter, KY; Greenup, KY; Lawrence, KY; Athens, OH; Gallia, OH; Jackson, OH; Lawrence, OH; Meigs, OH; Morgan, OH; Vinton, OH; Washington, OH; Buchanan, VA; Dickenson, VA; Barbour, WV; Boone, WV; Braxton, WV; Cabell, WV; Calhoun, WV; Clay, WV; Doddridge, WV; Fayette, WV; Gilmer, WV; Harrison, WV; Jackson, WV; Kanawha, WV; Lewis, WV; Lincoln, WV; Logan, WV; McDowell, WV; Mason, WV; Mingo, WV; Nicholas, WV; Pleasants, WV; Pocahontas, WV; Putnam, WV; Raleigh, WV; Randolph, WV; Ritchie, WV; Roane, WV; Taylor, WV; Tyler, WV; Upshur, WV; Wayne, WV; Webster, WV; Wirt, WV; Wood, WV; Wyoming, WV

DESCRIPTION: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 85 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY BOYD CARTER GREENUP LAWRENCE IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST OHIO ATHENS GALLIA JACKSON LAWRENCE MEIGS MORGAN VINTON WASHINGTON IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BUCHANAN DICKENSON IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 34 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA BRAXTON CALHOUN CLAY GILMER JACKSON NICHOLAS ROANE TAYLOR WEBSTER IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA BARBOUR DODDRIDGE HARRISON LEWIS PLEASANTS POCAHONTAS RANDOLPH RITCHIE TYLER UPSHUR WIRT WOOD IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA BOONE FAYETTE KANAWHA LINCOLN LOGAN MCDOWELL MINGO PUTNAM RALEIGH WYOMING IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA CABELL MASON WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALUM CREEK, ASHLAND, ATHENS, BECKLEY, BELINGTON, BELMONT, BELPRE, BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK, BRIDGEPORT, BUCKHANNON, BURNSVILLE, CANNONSBURG, CARTER CAVES STATE PARK, CEREDO, CHAPMANVILLE, CHARLESTON, CLARKSBURG, CLAY, CLINTWOOD, COWEN, CRAIGSVILLE, DAVENPORT, ELIZABETH, ELKINS, FAYETTEVILLE, FLATWOODS, GALLIPOLIS, GARY, GASSAWAY, GLENVILLE, GRAFTON, GRANTSVILLE, GRAYSON, GRAYSON LAKE STATE PARK, GRUNDY, HAMDEN, HAMLIN, HARRISVILLE, HARTS, HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, HUNTINGTON, HURLEY, HURRICANE, IRONTON, JACKSON, KENOVA, LAKE VESUVIUS, LOGAN, LOUISA, MADISON, MAN, MARIETTA, MARLINTON, MCARTHUR, MCCONNELSVILLE, MIDDLEBOURNE, MULLENS, NEW HAVEN, OAK HILL, OAK HILL, OCEANA, OLIVE HILL, PADEN CITY, PARKERSBURG, PENNSBORO, PHILIPPI, PINEVILLE, POINT PLEASANT, POMEROY, RACELAND, RAVENSWOOD, RICHWOOD, RIPLEY, RUSSELL, SAINT ALBANS, SISTERSVILLE, SOUTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH POINT, SPENCER, ST. MARYS, STOCKPORT, SUMMERSVILLE, SUTTON, TEAYS VALLEY, VANSANT, VIENNA, WAR, WAYNE, WEBSTER SPRINGS, WELCH, WELLSTON, WEST UNION, WESTON, WILLIAMSON, AND YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

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 freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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