Weather Alert in Utah
High Wind Warning issued February 16 at 5:47PM MST until February 17 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Salt Lake City UT
AREAS AFFECTED: Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains; Tooele and Rush Valleys
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph, with localized downslope winds over 70 mph possible along portions of I-80 north of the Oquirrh, Stansbury, and Cedar Mountains. * WHERE...Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains and Tooele and Rush Valleys. * WHEN...Until 5 AM MST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles and vehicles with trailers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas of blowing dust will reduce visibility below 2 miles at times on I-80, particularly between Wendover and Grantsville.
INSTRUCTION: Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles and vehicles with trailers. Use extra caution. Blowing dust will reduce visibility at times. Slow down and use extra caution in areas of blowing dust. People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?
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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions
which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to
their surface.
Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily
destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel
doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation
similar to situations which produce snowfall.
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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?
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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped
hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.
When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area
of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical
gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific
to any geographic area.
Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole,
skypunch, and cloud hole.
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