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Current Alerts for Sierra Vista, AZ: Flood Watch

Dust Storm Warning issued September 2 at 5:04PM MST until September 2 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Las Vegas NV

AREAS AFFECTED: Mohave, AZ

DESCRIPTION: The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... West central Mohave County in northwestern Arizona... * Until 600 PM MST. * At 503 PM MST, dust storm conditions were occurring on Pierce Ferry Road north of Dolan Springs, or 34 miles north of Kingman, moving west at 35 mph. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 50 mph. SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * Highway 93 will see poor visibility in blowing dust. Locations impacted include... Dolan Springs.

INSTRUCTION: Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

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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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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