Weather Alert in Kansas
Flood Warning issued August 27 at 1:58PM CDT until August 30 at 8:08PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
AREAS AFFECTED: Harvey, KS; Reno, KS
DESCRIPTION: ...The National Weather Service in Wichita KS has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas... Little Arkansas River At Alta Mills affecting Reno and Harvey Counties. Little Arkansas River Near Halstead affecting Harvey County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Little Arkansas River at Alta Mills. * WHEN...From late Thursday night to Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, About a 500 ft wide overflow may be expected across Highway 50, located about 6 miles south of the gage site around River Park Road. Directly south of the gage expect the low lying area to be inundated for a few miles. North of the gage, overflow may be about half mile wide. Expect fields and cropland to be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:15 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 0.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Friday morning to a crest of 24.2 feet Friday evening. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
INSTRUCTION: Do not drive into flooded areas or go around barricades. Nearly two feet of water will carry most vehicles away. Turn around, don't drown. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 200 AM CDT.
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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?
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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions
which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to
their surface.
Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily
destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel
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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped
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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,
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