Weather Alert in California
Special Weather Statement issued February 17 at 7:45PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
AREAS AFFECTED: Cuyama Valley; San Luis Obispo County Beaches; San Luis Obispo County Inland Central Coast; Santa Lucia Mountains; San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys; San Luis Obispo County Mountains; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches; Santa Barbara County Inland Central Coast; Santa Ynez Valley; Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains
DESCRIPTION: At 744 PM PST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 15 miles northeast of Nipomo to 45 miles west of Vandenberg Space Force Base. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Brief weak tornado possible. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Santa Maria... Nipomo... Orcutt... Guadalupe... Sisquoc... and Highway 166 between Twitchell Dam and the Cuyama Valley.
INSTRUCTION: If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?
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Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds
Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km)
and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of
small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as
"cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.
Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the
water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a
cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud
formations generally pass rapidly.
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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?
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Next Topic: Condensation
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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