Weather Alert in Colorado
Avalanche Watch issued February 24 at 10:51AM MST by NWS Denver CO
AREAS AFFECTED: Flat Tops; South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet
DESCRIPTION: AVABOU THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER. ...AVALANCHE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow and strong winds will result in HIGH (4 of 5) avalanche danger. * WHERE...Portions of the Front Range (Cameron Pass south to Berthoud Pass including Rocky Mountain National Park), the Elkhead Mountains, and the Flat Tops. * WHEN...Expect very dangerous avalanche conditions on Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Large and dangerous avalanches will be easy to trigger. Large avalanches will run naturally. PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain is not recommended on Wednesday. Avoid travel on and under slopes with a slope angle steeper than about 30 degrees. You can find more detailed information at colorado.gov/avalanche.
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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth
back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.
Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because
molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor.
In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.
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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?
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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has
likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they
develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original
cloud which contained them.
Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as
cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds
are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might
merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a
fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.
They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds,
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