Weather Alerts for Alaska
1. Flood Advisory for: Upper Kobuk Valleys
2. Flood Advisory for: Upper Koyukuk Valley
3. Flood Warning for: Western Susitna Valley; Southern Susitna Valley; Central Susitna Valley
4. Flood Watch for: South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range; Noatak Valley; Upper Kobuk Valleys; Lower Koyukuk Valley; Upper Koyukuk Valley
5. Flood Watch for: Southern Kenai Mtns
6. Flood Watch for: Western Susitna Valley; Southern Susitna Valley; Central Susitna Valley; Northern Susitna Valley
7. Heat Advisory for: Prince of Wales Island; Ketchikan Gateway Borough; City of Hyder; Annette Island
8. High Wind Warning for: Anchorage
9. High Wind Warning for: Anchorage Hillside / Eagle River
10. High Wind Warning for: Delta Junction
11. High Wind Warning for: Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp
12. High Wind Warning for: Lower Matanuska Valley
13. Hydrologic Outlook for: Anchorage; Anchorage Hillside / Eagle River; East Turnagain Arm; Portage; Lower Matanuska Valley; Hatcher Pass; Sutton / Upper Matanuska Valley; Eureka / Tahneta Pass; Southern Kachemak Bay; SW Kenai Peninsula; NW Kenai Peninsula; Skilak Lake; Southern Kenai Mtns; Interior Kenai Peninsula; Turnagain Pass; West Prince William Sound & Whittier; Tyonek; Valdez; Thompson Pass; Cordova; Western Susitna Valley; Southern Susitna Valley; Central Susitna Valley; Northern Susitna Valley
14. Hydrologic Outlook for: Kuskokwim Valley West; Kuskokwim Valley East; Interior Kuskokwim Delta; Western Capes; Northern Bristol Bay Coast; Inland Bristol Bay
15. Hydrologic Outlook for: South Slopes Of The Central Brooks Range; South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range; Noatak Valley; Lower Kobuk Valley; Upper Kobuk Valleys; Lower Koyukuk Valley; Upper Koyukuk Valley
16. Hydrologic Outlook for: South Slopes Of The Central Brooks Range; South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range; Noatak Valley; Lower Kobuk Valley; Upper Kobuk Valleys; Lower Koyukuk Valley; Upper Koyukuk Valley
17. Special Weather Statement for: Northern Copper Valley; Western Copper Valley; Central Copper Valley; Ernestine; Southern Copper Valley
18. Wind Advisory for: Eastern Alaska Range South of Trims Camp
19. Wind Advisory for: Northern Denali Borough
20. Winter Weather Advisory for: Western Arctic Plains; Howard Pass and the Delong Mountains
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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?
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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless,
smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud,
because it is thicker.
Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat
of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate
before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.
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Weather Topic: What is Rain?
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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain.
Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period
of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.
Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency
depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have
an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island.
Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of
cities is 30% greater.
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