Weather Alert in Washington
Flood Warning issued March 20 at 4:15PM PDT until March 24 at 12:37PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR
AREAS AFFECTED: Benton, WA
DESCRIPTION: ...The National Weather Service in Pendleton OR has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Washington... Yakima River at Umtanum affecting Kittitas County. Yakima River near Parker affecting Yakima County. Yakima River at Kiona affecting Benton County. For the Yakima River...including Horlick, Umtanum, Parker, Kiona... Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Yakima River at Kiona. * WHEN...From Saturday evening to early Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 14.5 feet, At this level, there will be moderate flooding of farmland, roads and some residential areas... especially in the West Richland area. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:30 PM PDT Friday the stage was 11.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 11.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late tomorrow evening to 14.1 feet early Monday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday morning to 10.4 feet late Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 14.0 feet on 03/03/1901. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
INSTRUCTION: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/pdt.
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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?
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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are
characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets
than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.
Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km)
and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer.
These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift
in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.
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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?
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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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