Weather Alert in Michigan
Special Weather Statement issued August 11 at 4:28PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
AREAS AFFECTED: Oakland; Macomb; Washtenaw; Wayne
DESCRIPTION: At 427 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near South Lyon to near Canton to Milan. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Winds near 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could damage outdoor objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Livonia, Novi, Romulus, Milan, Canton, Northville, Belleville, and Willis around 430 PM EDT. Dearborn around 440 PM EDT. Southfield, Taylor, and West Bloomfield around 445 PM EDT. Pontiac, Birmingham, and Greenfield Village around 455 PM EDT. Royal Oak around 500 PM EDT. Troy and Detroit Zoo around 505 PM EDT. Warren and Detroit around 510 PM EDT. Sterling Heights and Rochester around 515 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include Franklin, Keego Harbor, Melvindale, Waterford, Commerce, Utica, Auburn Hills, Harper Woods, Westland, and Pleasant Ridge.
INSTRUCTION: If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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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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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?
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Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds
Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above
20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant
feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky.
These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching
100 mph.
What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.
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