Weather Alert in New Mexico
Flood Watch issued September 11 at 7:09PM MDT until September 13 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
AREAS AFFECTED: Northwest Plateau; Far Northwest Highlands; Northwest Highlands; West Central Mountains; West Central Highlands; Tusas Mountains Including Chama; Jemez Mountains; Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Upper Rio Grande Valley; Espanola Valley; Santa Fe Metro Area; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwestern, north-central, and central NM to include Farmington, Grants, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Los Alamos, and Taos. * WHEN...From Friday morning through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A disturbance ahead of a Pacific cold front will create training storms along northwest, west-central, central, and north-central New Mexico. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms will have potential to produce up to 2 inches of rainfall. Strong thunderstorms will create locally heavy rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. Storms look to persist for several hours, particularly late into the evening hours on Friday along the middle Rio Grande Valley and the north-central mountains. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
INSTRUCTION: You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?
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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore
it is a crucial process in the water cycle.
Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid,
and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and
become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as
water droplets.
Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for
us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized
into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the
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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?
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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the
cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense.
The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although
most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.
Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types.
They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.
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