Weather Alert in Maine
Winter Storm Warning issued March 10 at 1:42PM EDT until March 12 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Caribou ME
AREAS AFFECTED: Northern Somerset; Northern Piscataquis; Northern Penobscot; Southeast Aroostook
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 1 and 3 inches and ice accumulations between one tenth and two tenths of an inch. * WHERE...Northern Penobscot, Southeast Aroostook, Northern Piscataquis, and Northern Somerset Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM Wednesday to 2 AM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Significant amounts of sleet could make snow removal very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday evening and Thursday morning commutes.
INSTRUCTION: A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow, sleet, and ice will make travel extremely dangerous. The latest road conditions for Maine can be obtained by going to newengland511.org.
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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.
Next Topic: Condensation
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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