Weather Alert in Kentucky
Special Weather Statement issued February 22 at 1:11PM EST by NWS Jackson KY
AREAS AFFECTED: Fleming; Montgomery; Bath; Rowan; Estill; Powell; Menifee; Rockcastle; Jackson; Laurel; Whitley; Knox; Elliott; Morgan; Johnson; Wolfe; Magoffin; Lee; Breathitt; Owsley; Clay
DESCRIPTION: Light snow accumulations are expected at times from this afternoon through Monday afternoon from rounds of snow showers. Wind gusts as high as 30 mph could occur in the heavier snow showers. This, when combined with the falling snow, may produce sudden sharp visibility reductions and quick light snow accumulations, especially during the daytime hours today and Monday. Event total snow accumulations of one-half to around 1 inch are expected, with locally higher amounts possible where snow showers are most persistent. Temperatures during this time will range from the 20s to the lower 30s, so minor impacts to travel are possible.
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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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