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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued February 18 at 2:28AM PST until February 18 at 3:30AM PST by NWS San Diego CA

AREAS AFFECTED: Orange, CA; Riverside, CA; San Bernardino, CA; San Diego, CA

DESCRIPTION: SVRSGX The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... San Bernardino County in southern California... Riverside County in southern California... Northwestern San Diego County in southwestern California... Eastern Orange County in southwestern California... * Until 330 AM PST. * At 226 AM PST, a band of severe thunderstorms extended from Newport Beach to San Bernardino and was moving slowly southeast into southern Orange County and western Riverside County. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Anaheim, Riverside, Irvine, San Bernardino, Fontana, Moreno Valley, Corona, Orange, Rialto, Mission Viejo, Tustin, Redlands, San Clemente, Lake Elsinore, Yucaipa, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Dana Point, northern Camp Pendleton, and Hemet.

INSTRUCTION: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation Next Topic: Contrails

Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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Cumulonimbus Clouds Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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