Weather Alert in Kansas
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 2:41AM CDT until June 17 at 3:45AM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
AREAS AFFECTED: Barton, KS; Ellsworth, KS; Harvey, KS; McPherson, KS; Marion, KS; Reno, KS; Rice, KS; Saline, KS
DESCRIPTION: SVRICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... McPherson County in central Kansas... Reno County in south central Kansas... Western Harvey County in south central Kansas... Rice County in central Kansas... Ellsworth County in central Kansas... Northwestern Marion County in central Kansas... Southern Barton County in central Kansas... Saline County in central Kansas... * Until 345 AM CDT. * At 240 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles east of Kanopolis to near Bushton to near Pawnee Rock, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Weather station observed. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Salina, Hutchinson, Great Bend, Mcpherson, Lyons, Hesston, Lindsborg, Ellsworth, Hillsboro, South Hutchinson, Sterling, Ellinwood, Halstead, Moundridge, Inman, Buhler, Haven, Nickerson, Burrton, and Galva. This includes the following highways... Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 37 and 95. Interstate 70 between Mile Markers 224 and 228, and between Mile Markers 237 and 266.
INSTRUCTION: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?
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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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Weather Topic: What is Rain?
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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain.
Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period
of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.
Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency
depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have
an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island.
Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of
cities is 30% greater.
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