Weather Alert in Nebraska
Red Flag Warning issued March 29 at 3:16PM MDT until March 30 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
AREAS AFFECTED: Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River; Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument; Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle
DESCRIPTION: ...RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... * AFFECTED AREA...The western Nebraska panhandle, including fire weather zones, 434, 435, 436, 437. * WIND...West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph today and west winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph on Monday. * HUMIDITY...Minimums of 8 to 15 percent during the afternoon, maximum of 35 to 50 percent in the early morning. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Widely scattered virga showers are possible this evening and Monday evening, these may produce a few lightning strikes along with gusty and erratic winds accompanied by little to no rainfall. This evening's activity will be limited, but more widespread showers are expected Monday afternoon and evening.
INSTRUCTION: A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?
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A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud,
and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.
Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can
result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or
rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud
takes shape.
Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally
form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.
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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?
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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes
(between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes
water vapor
to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are
featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.
In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved
appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds
are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.
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