Weather Alert in California
Heat Advisory issued July 12 at 12:33PM PDT until July 14 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Sacramento CA
AREAS AFFECTED: Shasta Lake Area / Northern Shasta County; Burney Basin / Eastern Shasta County; Northern Sacramento Valley; Central Sacramento Valley; Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County; Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley; Western Plumas County/Lassen Park
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...High temperatures up to 95 to 110 expected. Overnight low temperatures in the upper 60s to around 80. Widespread Moderate HeatRisk with areas of Major HeatRisk. * WHERE...Burney Basin / Eastern Shasta County, Central Sacramento Valley, Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County, Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley, Northern Sacramento Valley, Shasta Lake Area / Northern Shasta County, and Western Plumas County/Lassen Park. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during heat events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities.
INSTRUCTION: Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors, especially those more susceptible to heat impacts.
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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?
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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
warn that severe weather is close.
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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?
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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that
may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to
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.
Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog
and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which
constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.
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