Weather Alert in Michigan
Special Weather Statement issued August 28 at 6:11PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
AREAS AFFECTED: Washtenaw; Wayne; Monroe
DESCRIPTION: At 610 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wyandotte to near Ypsilanti to near Saline. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Taylor, Romulus, Saline, Milan, Wyandotte, Trenton, Belleville, and Willis around 615 PM EDT. Flat Rock and Grosse Ile around 625 PM EDT. Dundee, Carleton, and Maybee around 635 PM EDT. Ida around 645 PM EDT. Monroe around 650 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include Newport, Melvindale, Whittaker, Gibraltar, New Boston, Erie, Woodland Beach, Stony Point, Pleasant Lake, and Bolles Harbor. People attending Saline Community Fair should seek safe shelter immediately!
INSTRUCTION: If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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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,
and are a display of wind activity.
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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
doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation
similar to situations which produce snowfall.
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