Weather Alert in Utah
Winter Weather Advisory issued March 4 at 12:26PM MST until March 6 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Salt Lake City UT
AREAS AFFECTED: Wasatch Back; Southwest Wyoming
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations 1 to 4 inches Uinta County, Wyoming with locally up to 8 inches southern Uinta County. For the Wasatch Back, 2 to 6 inches. * WHERE...In Utah, Wasatch Back. In Wyoming, Southwest Wyoming. * WHEN...From 2 AM Thursday to 5 PM MST Friday. * IMPACTS...Winter driving conditions are expected. The hazardous conditions will impact the Thursday morning commute through Parleys Canyon. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A strong cold front will bring a period of moderate to heavy snow after midnight through 10 AM Thursday. After a brief break, snow showers will redevelop after 2 PM Thursday and continue into Friday afternoon. Storm total accumulation is a sum of both events.
INSTRUCTION: Slow down and use caution while traveling. In Utah, for winter road conditions from the Utah Department of Transportation, visit http://www.udottraffic.utah.gov. In Wyoming, for winter road conditions from the Wyoming Department of Transportation, visit http://www.wyoroad.info or dial 511. For graphical depictions of the snowfall forecast, including Official NWS Forecast, High End Amount, and Low End Amount, visit weather.gov/slc/winter.
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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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