Weather Alert in Kansas
Fire Weather Watch issued March 4 at 10:17AM CST until March 5 at 7:00PM CST by NWS Dodge City KS
AREAS AFFECTED: Hamilton; Stanton; Morton
DESCRIPTION: ...Critical Wildfire Danger Expected Thursday Afternoon... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton and Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton. * TIMING...From Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening. * WINDS...South to southwest 30 to 40 mph, gusting to near 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any ignitions will have the potential to grow into wildfires rapidly, and any wildfires will be difficult to control. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged.
INSTRUCTION: A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?
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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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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?
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Next Topic: Evaporation
Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are
smaller than raindrops.
Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not
impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle,
a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface.
Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can
potentially result in hazardous road conditions.
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