Weather Alert in Kansas
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 29 at 5:48PM CDT until August 29 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS
AREAS AFFECTED: Cheyenne, KS; Rawlins, KS; Hitchcock, NE
DESCRIPTION: SVRGLD The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Cheyenne County in northwestern Kansas... Northwestern Rawlins County in northwestern Kansas... Southwestern Hitchcock County in southwestern Nebraska... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 548 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles north of McDonald, or 12 miles southeast of Benkelman, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Cheyenne, northwestern Rawlins Counties in northwestern Kansas and southwestern Hitchcock Counties in southwestern Nebraska.
INSTRUCTION: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This thunderstorm will produce strong winds resulting in areas of near zero visibility in blowing dirt. Use extreme caution if you must travel and be alert for rapidly changing visibility.
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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake,
has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure.
Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup
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On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt
it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of
sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense
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Stratus clouds are similar to altostratus clouds, but form at a
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Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform
look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud.
The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation,
such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form
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