Weather Alerts for North Carolina
1. Beach Hazards Statement for: Coastal Pender; Coastal New Hanover; Coastal Horry; Coastal Georgetown
2. Coastal Flood Advisory for: Inland New Hanover
3. Flood Advisory for: Buncombe, NC; Henderson, NC; McDowell, NC; Rutherford, NC
4. Flood Watch for: Cherokee; Clay; Scott; Campbell; Claiborne; Hancock; Hawkins; Sullivan; Johnson; Morgan; Anderson; Union; Grainger; Hamblen; Northwest Cocke; Cocke Smoky Mountains; Northwest Greene; Southeast Greene; Washington; Unicoi; Northwest Carter; Southeast Carter; Roane; Loudon; Knox; Jefferson; NW Blount; Blount Smoky Mountains; North Sevier; Sevier Smoky Mountains; Sequatchie; Bledsoe; Rhea; Meigs; McMinn; Northwest Monroe; Southeast Monroe; Marion; Hamilton; Bradley; West Polk; East Polk; Lee; Wise; Scott; Russell; Washington
5. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for: Bladen, NC; Columbus, NC; Pender, NC
6. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for: Robeson, NC; Darlington, SC; Dillon, SC; Florence, SC; Marion, SC; Marlboro, SC
7. Severe Thunderstorm Watch for: Bladen, NC; Robeson, NC; Darlington, SC; Dillon, SC; Florence, SC; Marion, SC; Marlboro, SC
8. Severe Thunderstorm Watch for: Cumberland, NC; Hoke, NC; Sampson, NC; Scotland, NC
9. Severe Thunderstorm Watch for: Duplin, NC
10. Special Weather Statement for: Inland Pender; Inland New Hanover; Inland Brunswick
11. Special Weather Statement for: Moore; Richmond; Scotland; Hoke; Cumberland
12. Tornado Watch for: Cherokee, NC; Clay, NC; Anderson, TN; Bledsoe, TN; Blount, TN; Bradley, TN; Campbell, TN; Hamilton, TN; Knox, TN; Loudon, TN; McMinn, TN; Marion, TN; Meigs, TN; Monroe, TN; Morgan, TN; Polk, TN; Rhea, TN; Roane, TN; Scott, TN; Sequatchie, TN
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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cirrocumulus Clouds
Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds
Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km)
and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of
small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as
"cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.
Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the
water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a
cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud
formations generally pass rapidly.
Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds
Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?
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Next Topic: Condensation
Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet
and are composed mainly of ice crystals.
They are thin and wispy in appearance.
What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.
Next Topic: Condensation