Weather Alert in Minnesota
Flood Warning issued August 23 at 9:59AM CDT until August 29 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
AREAS AFFECTED: Le Sueur, MN; Scott, MN; Sibley, MN
DESCRIPTION: ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Minnesota... Cottonwood River Above Springfield affecting Brown County. Minnesota River at New Ulm affecting Blue Earth, Nicollet and Brown Counties. Minnesota River at Henderson MN19 affecting Scott, Le Sueur and Sibley Counties. Minnesota River near Jordan affecting Scott, Carver and Sibley Counties. Minnesota River at Granite Falls HWY 212 affecting Yellow Medicine, Renville and Chippewa Counties. Minnesota River at Morton affecting Renville and Redwood Counties. Minnesota River at Montevideo affecting Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle and Chippewa Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Minnesota River at Henderson MN19. * WHEN...From late tonight to Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 732.5 feet, Water begins encroaching on highway 19 east of Henderson. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 930 AM CDT Saturday, the stage was 731.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 732.5 feet Monday evening. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday evening. - Flood stage is 732.0 feet.
INSTRUCTION: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore
it is a crucial process in the water cycle.
Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid,
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Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for
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into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the
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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the
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The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although
most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.
Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types.
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