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Current Alerts for Backus, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory issued February 17 at 11:08PM CST until February 19 at 12:00AM CST by NWS Duluth MN

AREAS AFFECTED: North Cass; South Itasca; Northern Aitkin

DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Northern Aitkin, North Cass, and South Itasca Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Mille Lacs Band, Big Sandy Lake area. * WHEN...Until midnight CST Wednesday Night. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday morning and evening commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Local areas north of US Hwy 2 may see around 6 inches of snowfall.

INSTRUCTION: Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call 511 or visit www.511mn.org for Minnesota road information.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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