Weather Alert in Alaska
High Wind Warning issued August 27 at 1:11PM AKDT until August 28 at 10:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK
AREAS AFFECTED: Anchorage
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Anchorage. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 10 PM AKDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property, and cause power outages. Trees are still fully leafed, and will be particularly vulnerable to damage in strong winds. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A frontal system will move into Southcentral on Thursday and bring widespread strong winds to the Anchorage Bowl starting late Thursday morning. The stronger winds will initially be confined to the east side of town, then rapidly spread to the rest of Anchorage late on Thursday morning. The strongest wind gusts ranging from 35 to 55 mph are expected to peak early Thursday afternoon. Winds will then slowly diminish through Thursday evening.
INSTRUCTION: People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. Prepare for the possibility of widespread power outages. Use caution if you must drive.
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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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