Weather Alert in Tennessee

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Current Alerts for Memphis International Airport, TN: Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued April 3 at 12:13PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

AREAS AFFECTED: Dyer, TN

DESCRIPTION: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Tennessee... Obion River near Bogota For the Obion River...including Bogota...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Obion River near Bogota. * WHEN...From Friday morning until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Highway 103 near Miston is covered by flood waters. Water is flooding a few homes in Bogota on the east side of Highway 78. Water is covering some secondary roads near the Obion River. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 13.3 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage tomorrow morning to 22.2 feet tomorrow evening and will continue to rise to 24.0 feet early Sunday afternoon. Pay close attention to subsequent forecasts as multiple days of rain will impact the crest and duration of the flooding. - Flood stage is 22.0 feet. - 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 weather.gov/memphis. The next statement will be issued as needed.

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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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