Weather Alert in Arizona
Flash Flood Warning issued September 3 at 5:29PM MST until September 3 at 8:30PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
AREAS AFFECTED: Gila, AZ
DESCRIPTION: FFWFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Gila County in east central Arizona... * Until 830 PM MST. * At 529 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain from Jakes Corner, to Gisela and into Rye. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Gisela, Round Valley, Rye, Jakes Corner, Oxbow Estates, Deer Creek and Hellsgate Wilderness. This includes the following highways... State Route 188 between mile markers 271 and 276. State Route 87 southbound between mile markers 241 and 249. State Route 87 between mile markers 234 and 249.
INSTRUCTION: Flooding of washes and creeks will occur, some dirt roads will become muddy and impassable. Paved roads and underpasses could become flooded as well.
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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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Weather Topic: What is Rain?
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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain.
Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period
of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.
Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency
depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have
an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island.
Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of
cities is 30% greater.
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