Weather Alert in Connecticut
Extreme Cold Warning issued February 8 at 12:53AM EST until February 8 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Albany NY
AREAS AFFECTED: Northern Litchfield; Southern Litchfield; Northern Berkshire; Southern Berkshire; Eastern Rensselaer; Eastern Columbia; Eastern Dutchess
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 to 30 below. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 25 below expected. * WHERE...In Connecticut, Northern Litchfield and Southern Litchfield Counties. In Massachusetts, Northern Berkshire and Southern Berkshire Counties. In New York, Eastern Columbia, Eastern Dutchess, and Eastern Rensselaer Counties. * WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until 1 PM EST this afternoon. For the Cold Weather Advisory, from 1 PM this afternoon to 10 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 15 to 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.
INSTRUCTION: Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must go outside. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly. Keep pets indoors as much as possible. Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.
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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?
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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that
may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to
the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.
In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for
precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface.
When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga.
Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog
and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which
constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.
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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?
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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front
of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.
A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing
storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen.
As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it,
because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud,
it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.
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