Weather Alert in Pennsylvania
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 31 at 8:56PM EDT until March 31 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS State College PA
AREAS AFFECTED: Potter, PA
DESCRIPTION: At 856 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Harrison Valley to near Coudersport, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. These severe storms will be near... Harrison Valley, Lyman Run State Park, and Cherry Springs State Park around 900 PM EDT. Galeton around 910 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Austin, Ulysses, Sweden Valley, and Ski Denton Ski Area. This includes Route 6 from west of Coudersport to Galeton.
INSTRUCTION: Stay inside a well built structure and keep away from windows.
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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?
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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary
components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones,
and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and
therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.
The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be
wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer
layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air
it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water
droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is
freezing rain.
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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?
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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their
fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.
A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure
the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally
an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a
stratocumulus cloud.
It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do
it is usually a light rain or snow.
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