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Current Alerts for Barrett, MN: Flood Watch

1. Flood Warning for: Blue Earth, MN; Brown, MN; Nicollet, MN

2. Flood Warning for: Brown, MN

3. Flood Warning for: Brown, MN

4. Flood Warning for: Carver, MN

5. Flood Warning for: Carver, MN; Dakota, MN; Hennepin, MN; Scott, MN

6. Flood Warning for: Carver, MN; Scott, MN; Sibley, MN

7. Flood Warning for: Dakota, MN; Rice, MN

8. Flood Warning for: Hennepin, MN; Wright, MN

9. Flood Warning for: Hennepin, MN; Wright, MN

10. Flood Warning for: Le Sueur, MN; Scott, MN; Sibley, MN

11. Flood Warning for: Redwood, MN

12. Flood Warning for: Redwood, MN; Renville, MN

13. Flood Watch for: Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Isanti; Chisago; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Polk; Barron

14. Flood Watch for: Koochiching; North St. Louis; North Itasca; Central St. Louis; North Cass; South Itasca; South Cass; Crow Wing; Northern Aitkin; South Aitkin; Carlton/South St. Louis; Pine; Douglas; Burnett; Washburn

15. Flood Watch for: Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Pierce

16. Flood Watch for: Meeker; Wright; Hennepin; Anoka; Ramsey; Washington; Renville; McLeod; Sibley; Carver; Scott; Dakota; St. Croix

17. Flood Watch for: Wabasha; Buffalo

18. Flood Watch for: West Polk; Norman; Clay; Kittson; Roseau; Lake Of The Woods; West Marshall; East Marshall; North Beltrami; Pennington; Red Lake; East Polk; North Clearwater; South Beltrami; Mahnomen; South Clearwater; Hubbard; West Becker; East Becker; Wilkin; West Otter Tail; East Otter Tail; Wadena; Grant; Cavalier; Pembina; Benson; Ramsey; Eastern Walsh County; Eddy; Nelson; Grand Forks; Griggs; Steele; Traill; Barnes; Cass; Ransom; Sargent; Richland; Western Walsh County

19. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for: Lac qui Parle, MN; Yellow Medicine, MN

20. Special Weather Statement for: North St. Louis; Northern Cook/Northern Lake

21. Special Weather Statement for: Redwood, MN; Renville, MN

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus Clouds Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds

Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds

Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation Next Topic: Contrails

Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

Next Topic: Contrails