Weather Alert in Arizona
Dust Storm Warning issued August 25 at 5:39PM MST until August 25 at 6:45PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
AREAS AFFECTED: Maricopa, AZ
DESCRIPTION: The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... * Until 645 PM MST. * At 538 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from Camelback Mountain to Downtown Phoenix to South Mountain Park, moving west at 25 mph. HAZARD...Near zero visibility with strong wind in excess of 50 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 119 and 147. AZ Interstate 17 between mile markers 195 and 218. AZ Route 51 between mile markers 1 and 10. Locations impacted include... Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria, Surprise, Avondale, Goodyear, Buckeye, El Mirage, Paradise Valley, Tolleson, Youngtown, Sun City West, Waddell, Laveen, and Cashion.
INSTRUCTION: Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.
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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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