Weather Alert in California
Special Weather Statement issued February 17 at 8:44PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
AREAS AFFECTED: Cuyama Valley; San Luis Obispo County Inland Central Coast; 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 Southwestern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range; Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains
DESCRIPTION: At 843 PM PST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 24 miles east of Santa Maria to 27 miles west of Point Conception. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Brief weak tornado is possible. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Santa Maria... Lompoc... Point Conception... Santa Ynez... Solvang... Vandenberg Space Force Base... Orcutt... Cuyama... Los Alamos... Highway 101 through Gaviota State Park... Buellton... Sisquoc... Figueroa Mountain... Highway 166 between Twitchell Dam and the Cuyama Valley... Vandenberg Village... Lake Cachuma... and Mission Hills.
INSTRUCTION: If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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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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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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