Weather Alert in Oklahoma
Flood Watch issued August 28 at 2:28AM CDT until August 30 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
AREAS AFFECTED: Grant; Kay; Noble
DESCRIPTION: ...The National Weather Service in Norman OK has issued a Flood Watch for the following rivers in Oklahoma... Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa affecting Noble, Kay and Grant Counties. * WHAT...Flooding is possible. * WHERE...Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa. * WHEN...From late tonight to Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Flood depths ranging up to about 2 feet move from eastern Grant County... across Kay County... to the confluence with the Arkansas River below Ponca City. Farmland and oilfields are flooded hours before the crest. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 4.1 feet. - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached late tonight. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
INSTRUCTION: If you are in the watch area, remain alert to possible flooding. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
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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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