Weather Alerts for Texas
1. Coastal Flood Warning for: Aransas Islands; Kleberg Islands; Nueces Islands; Calhoun Islands
2. Coastal Flood Warning for: Chambers; Coastal Harris; Coastal Jackson; Coastal Matagorda; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston
3. Coastal Flood Warning for: Coastal Aransas; Coastal Kleberg; Coastal Nueces; Coastal San Patricio; Coastal Calhoun
4. Coastal Flood Warning for: Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
5. Coastal Flood Watch for: Coastal Kenedy; Coastal Willacy; Coastal Cameron
6. Coastal Flood Watch for: Kenedy Island; Willacy Island; Cameron Island
7. Flood Warning for: Anderson, TX; Cherokee, TX; Houston, TX
8. Flood Warning for: Anderson, TX; Cherokee, TX; Houston, TX; Trinity, TX
9. Flood Warning for: Angelina, TX; Cherokee, TX; Nacogdoches, TX
10. Flood Warning for: Angelina, TX; Houston, TX; Polk, TX; Trinity, TX; Tyler, TX
11. Flood Warning for: Chambers, TX; Liberty, TX
12. Flood Warning for: Gregg, TX; Harrison, TX; Panola, TX; Rusk, TX
13. Flood Warning for: Gregg, TX; Rusk, TX
14. Flood Warning for: Gregg, TX; Smith, TX; Upshur, TX; Wood, TX
15. Flood Warning for: Liberty, TX
16. Flood Warning for: Polk, TX; San Jacinto, TX; Trinity, TX; Walker, TX
17. Flood Warning for: Smith, TX; Upshur, TX; Wood, TX
18. Flood Warning for: Smith, TX; Wood, TX
19. Flood Watch for: Hardin; Upper Jefferson; Northern Orange; Lower Jefferson; Southern Orange
20. Flood Watch for: La Salle; McMullen; Live Oak; Bee; Goliad; Victoria; Webb; Duval; Jim Wells; Inland Kleberg; Inland Nueces; Inland San Patricio; Coastal Aransas; Inland Refugio; Inland Calhoun; Coastal Kleberg; Coastal Nueces; Coastal San Patricio; Aransas Islands; Coastal Refugio; Coastal Calhoun; Kleberg Islands; Nueces Islands; Calhoun Islands
21. Flood Watch for: Washington; Colorado; Austin; Waller; Inland Harris; Chambers; Wharton; Fort Bend; Inland Jackson; Inland Matagorda; Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Southern Liberty; Coastal Harris; Coastal Jackson; Coastal Matagorda; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston; Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
22. Flood Watch for: Zapata; Jim Hogg; Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Starr; Southern Hidalgo; Inland Willacy; Inland Cameron; Coastal Kenedy; Northern Hidalgo; Coastal Willacy; Coastal Cameron; Kenedy Island; Willacy Island; Cameron Island
23. Heat Advisory for: Chinati Mountains; Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Central Brewster County; Chisos Basin; Lower Brewster County
24. Heat Advisory for: Western El Paso County; Eastern/Central El Paso County; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County
25. Rip Current Statement for: Aransas Islands; Kleberg Islands; Nueces Islands; Calhoun Islands
26. Rip Current Statement for: Kenedy Island; Willacy Island; Cameron Island
27. Rip Current Statement for: Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
28. Tropical Cyclone Statement for: La Salle; McMullen; Live Oak; Bee; Goliad; Victoria; Webb; Duval; Jim Wells; Inland Kleberg; Inland Nueces; Inland San Patricio; Coastal Aransas; Inland Refugio; Inland Calhoun; Coastal Kleberg; Coastal Nueces; Coastal San Patricio; Aransas Islands; Coastal Refugio; Coastal Calhoun; Kleberg Islands; Nueces Islands; Calhoun Islands
29. Tropical Cyclone Statement for: Zapata; Jim Hogg; Brooks; Inland Kenedy; Starr; Southern Hidalgo; Inland Willacy; Inland Cameron; Coastal Kenedy; Northern Hidalgo; Coastal Willacy; Coastal Cameron; Kenedy Island; Willacy Island; Cameron Island
30. Tropical Storm Watch for: Aransas Islands
31. Tropical Storm Watch for: Calhoun Islands
32. Tropical Storm Watch for: Cameron Island
33. Tropical Storm Watch for: Coastal Aransas
34. Tropical Storm Watch for: Coastal Calhoun
35. Tropical Storm Watch for: Coastal Cameron
36. Tropical Storm Watch for: Coastal Kenedy
37. Tropical Storm Watch for: Coastal Kleberg
38. Tropical Storm Watch for: Coastal Nueces
39. Tropical Storm Watch for: Coastal Refugio
40. Tropical Storm Watch for: Coastal San Patricio
41. Tropical Storm Watch for: Coastal Willacy
42. Tropical Storm Watch for: Inland Calhoun
43. Tropical Storm Watch for: Inland Kleberg
44. Tropical Storm Watch for: Inland Nueces
45. Tropical Storm Watch for: Inland Refugio
46. Tropical Storm Watch for: Inland San Patricio
47. Tropical Storm Watch for: Kenedy Island
48. Tropical Storm Watch for: Kleberg Islands
49. Tropical Storm Watch for: Nueces Islands
50. Tropical Storm Watch for: Willacy Island
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Current U.S. National Radar--Current
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North America Water Vapor (Moisture)
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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?
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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has
likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they
develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original
cloud which contained them.
Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as
cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds
are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might
merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a
fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.
They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds,
and are a display of wind activity.
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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?
Home - Education - Precipitation - Graupel
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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions
which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to
their surface.
Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily
destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel
doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation
similar to situations which produce snowfall.
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