Weather Alert in California
Special Weather Statement issued August 24 at 5:14PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
AREAS AFFECTED: Northern Ventura County Mountains; Interstate 5 Corridor; Western Antelope Valley Foothills
DESCRIPTION: At 509 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm impacting Frazier Park and the 15 corridor. This storm was drifting slowly southeastward at 5 to 10 mph. . HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Some dry lightning strikes are likely. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Dry lightning strikes on periphery of storms could cause new fire ignitions. Locations impacted include... Gorman... Frazier Mountain... and Interstate 5 over the Grapevine.
INSTRUCTION: If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes.
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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?
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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km)
and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of
small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as
"cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.
Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the
water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a
cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud
formations generally pass rapidly.
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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?
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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet
and are composed mainly of ice crystals.
They are thin and wispy in appearance.
What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.
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