Weather Alerts for Colorado
1. Fire Weather Watch for: Kit Carson County; Cheyenne; Wallace; Logan; Greeley; Wichita
2. Fire Weather Watch for: San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache
3. Fire Weather Watch for: Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County
4. Fire Weather Watch for: Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass; Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon; Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands
5. High Wind Warning for: Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County
6. High Wind Warning for: Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet; Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet
7. High Wind Warning for: Lower Yampa River Basin; Grand Valley; Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin; Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River; Southeast Utah; Eastern Uinta Basin; Arches/Grand Flat; Canyonlands/Natural Bridges
8. High Wind Warning for: Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Ft; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains above 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft; Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft; Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000Ft; Wet Mountains above 10000 Ft
9. High Wind Warning for: Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus; Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide; Tavaputs Plateau; La Sal and Abajo Mountains
10. High Wind Warning for: Teller County/Rampart Range above 7500fT/Pike's Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Ft; Pikes Peak above 11000 Ft
11. High Wind Warning for: Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft; Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft
12. High Wind Warning for: Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Ft
13. Red Flag Warning for: San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache
14. Red Flag Warning for: Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass; Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon; Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands
15. Wind Advisory for: Central Yampa River Basin; Debeque to Silt Corridor; Central Colorado River Basin; Four Corners/Upper Dolores River; Animas River Basin
16. Winter Weather Advisory for: Elkhead and Park Mountains; Flat Tops
17. Winter Weather Advisory for: Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys
18. Winter Weather Advisory for: La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft; Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft
19. Winter Weather Advisory for: South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet; South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet
20. Winter Weather Advisory for: West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet
21. Winter Weather Advisory for: Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Ft; Eastern Sawatch Mountains above 11000 Ft
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Weather Topic: What is Hail?
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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or
clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind.
As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their
weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.
Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures,
despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.
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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Mammatus Clouds
Next Topic: Nimbostratus Clouds
A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles
a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.
In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly
in the Midwest and eastern regions.
While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form
under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds
warn that severe weather is close.
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