Weather Alert in Iowa
Tornado Warning issued April 2 at 4:27PM CDT until April 2 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
AREAS AFFECTED: Cedar, IA; Johnson, IA; Muscatine, IA
DESCRIPTION: TORDVN The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southern Cedar County in east central Iowa... Southeastern Johnson County in east central Iowa... Northwestern Muscatine County in east central Iowa... * Until 515 PM CDT. * At 426 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Hills Access, or 9 miles south of Iowa City, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Damaging tornado and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * The tornado will be near... Iowa City, Lone Tree, Hills, Iowa City Municipal Airport, Hills Access, and Johnson County Fairgrounds around 430 PM CDT. West Branch, West Liberty, Nichols, Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, and Muscatine County Fairgrounds around 435 PM CDT. Atalissa, Oasis, and Springdale around 440 PM CDT. Rochester, Cedar Valley, and Cedar Valley Park around 445 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Tipton, Moscow, Tipton Matthews Airport, Cedar County Fairgrounds and Wilton. This includes Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 249 and 275.
INSTRUCTION: To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?
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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet
and are composed mainly of ice crystals.
They are thin and wispy in appearance.
What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.
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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?
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Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds
A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an
aircraft.
Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended
in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails
are called exhaust contrails.
Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure
moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation.
These are called aerodynamic contrails.
When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation.
The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is
because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.
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