Weather Alert in West Virginia
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued February 20 at 3:14AM EST until February 20 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Charleston WV
AREAS AFFECTED: Boone, WV; Fayette, WV; Kanawha, WV; Raleigh, WV
DESCRIPTION: SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Kanawha County in central West Virginia... Northwestern Raleigh County in southeastern West Virginia... Northwestern Fayette County in southeastern West Virginia... East central Boone County in central West Virginia... * Until 400 AM EST. * At 314 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Van, or 10 miles southeast of Madison, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Oak Hill, Montgomery, Smithers, Van, Burnwell, Powellton, Whitesville, Handley, Sylvester, Leewood, Dawes, Prenter, Eskdale, and Dorothy. This includes the following highways... West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 57 and 79. Route 19 near mile marker 10.
INSTRUCTION: Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?
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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and
may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud
is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.
Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall,
becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds.
When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.
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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?
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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth
back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.
Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because
molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor.
In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.
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