Weather Alert in Florida
Cold Weather Advisory issued February 23 at 12:15AM EST until February 23 at 9:00AM EST by NWS Melbourne FL
AREAS AFFECTED: Inland Volusia; Northern Lake County; Orange; Seminole; Osceola; Okeechobee; Coastal Volusia; Southern Lake County; Inland Northern Brevard; Inland Indian River; Inland St. Lucie; Mainland Northern Brevard; Inland Southern Brevard
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...For the first Cold Weather Advisory through early this morning, very cold wind chills as low as 29 expected. For the Freeze Warning Monday night into early Tuesday morning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected. For the second Cold Weather Advisory Monday night into early Tuesday morning, very cold wind chills as low as 24 expected. * WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Inland Indian River, Inland Northern Brevard, Inland Saint Lucie, Inland Southern Brevard, Inland Volusia, Mainland Northern Brevard, Northern Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Southern Lake. * WHEN...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, until 9 AM EST this morning. For the Freeze Warning and second Cold Weather Advisory, from 2 AM to 9 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
INSTRUCTION: Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. Bring pets and potted plants indoors. Check on elderly neighbors to make sure their furnace is working. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes, they can be wrapped, drained or allowed to drip slowly.
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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?
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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary
components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones,
and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and
therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.
The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be
wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer
layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air
it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water
droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is
freezing rain.
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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?
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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their
fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.
A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure
the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally
an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a
stratocumulus cloud.
It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do
it is usually a light rain or snow.
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