Weather Alert in Texas

Recent Locations: George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport, TX

Tornado Watch issued April 25 at 1:57PM CDT until April 25 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

AREAS AFFECTED: Bailey, TX; Briscoe, TX; Castro, TX; Childress, TX; Cochran, TX; Cottle, TX; Crosby, TX; Dickens, TX; Floyd, TX; Garza, TX; Hale, TX; Hall, TX; Hockley, TX; King, TX; Lamb, TX; Lubbock, TX; Lynn, TX; Motley, TX; Parmer, TX; Swisher, TX; Terry, TX; Yoakum, TX

DESCRIPTION: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 172 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST TEXAS BAILEY COCHRAN COTTLE CROSBY DICKENS FLOYD GARZA HALE HOCKLEY KING LAMB LUBBOCK LYNN MOTLEY TERRY YOAKUM IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS BRISCOE CASTRO CHILDRESS HALL PARMER SWISHER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMHERST, BOVINA, BROWNFIELD, CEE VEE, CHILDRESS, CROSBYTON, DENVER CITY, DICKENS, DIMMITT, DUMONT, FARWELL, FLOYDADA, FRIONA, GUTHRIE, HALE CENTER, HAPPY, HART, KIRKLAND, LAKE ALAN HENRY, LEVELLAND, LITTLEFIELD, LOCKNEY, LUBBOCK, MATADOR, MEADOW, MEMPHIS, MORTON, MULESHOE, NEW HOME, ODONNELL, OLTON, PADUCAH, PLAINS, PLAINVIEW, POST, QUITAQUE, RALLS, ROARING SPRINGS, SILVERTON, SLATON, SPUR, SUNDOWN, TAHOKA, TULIA, TURKEY, WELLMAN, WHITEFACE, AND WOLFFORTH.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrocumulus Clouds

Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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