Weather Alert in Arizona
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 26 at 4:40PM PDT until August 26 at 5:45PM PDT by NWS Las Vegas NV
AREAS AFFECTED: Mohave, AZ; Clark, NV
DESCRIPTION: SVRVEF The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Mohave County in northwestern Arizona... South central Clark County in southern Nevada... * Until 545 PM PDT/545 PM MST/. * At 440 PM PDT/440 PM MST/, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of Cottonwood Cove Campground, or 9 miles northeast of Searchlight, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, fencing and trees. * Locations impacted include... Searchlight, Cottonwood Cove, and Cottonwood Cove Campground.
INSTRUCTION: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If near Cottonwood Cove, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
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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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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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