Weather Alert in Iowa
Flood Warning issued July 31 at 9:39AM CDT until August 5 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
AREAS AFFECTED: Linn, IA
DESCRIPTION: ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa... Cedar River at Cedar Rapids affecting Linn County. English River at Kalona affecting Johnson and Washington Counties. Cedar River near Conesville affecting Muscatine and Louisa Counties. Iowa River at Oakville affecting Louisa County. Iowa River at Wapello affecting Louisa County. Iowa River at Marengo affecting Benton and Iowa Counties. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Iowa... Iowa River near Lone Tree affecting Johnson, Louisa and Washington Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Cedar River at Cedar Rapids. * WHEN...From Saturday evening to early Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 11.5 feet, Water affects Osborn Park in Cedar Rapids. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 10.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Saturday evening to a crest of 12.5 feet Sunday evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Monday evening. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
INSTRUCTION: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/quadcities. The next statement will be issued bythis morning at 1045 AM CDT.
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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth
back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.
Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because
molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor.
In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.
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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has
likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they
develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original
cloud which contained them.
Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as
cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds
are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might
merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a
fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.
They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds,
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