Weather Alert in Connecticut
Cold Weather Advisory issued February 8 at 8:47PM EST until February 9 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Albany NY
AREAS AFFECTED: Northern Litchfield; Southern Litchfield; Northern Berkshire; Southern Berkshire; Southern Herkimer; Southern Fulton; Montgomery; Northern Saratoga; Northern Washington; Schoharie; Western Schenectady; Eastern Schenectady; Southern Saratoga; Western Albany; Eastern Albany; Western Rensselaer; Eastern Rensselaer; Western Greene; Eastern Greene; Western Columbia; Eastern Columbia; Western Ulster; Eastern Ulster; Western Dutchess; Eastern Dutchess; Northern Fulton; Southeast Warren; Southern Washington; Bennington; Western Windham; Eastern Windham
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 to 25 below with values as low as 25 to 29 below in the higher terrain areas of western New England, the Taconics, and the northern and eastern Catskills. * WHERE...Greater Capital District, Upper Hudson Valley, Mohawk Valley, the mid-Hudson Valley, northern and eastern Catskills, Helderbergs, Schoharie Valley, the Taconics and western New England. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 15 to 29 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 to 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.
INSTRUCTION: Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. Keep pets indoors as much as possible.
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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?
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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front
of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.
A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing
storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen.
As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it,
because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud,
it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.
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Weather Topic: What is Snow?
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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake,
has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure.
Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup
of snow on the ground.
On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt
it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of
sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense
and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.
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