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Current Alerts for Prairieburg, IA: High Wind Warning Winter Storm Watch

1. High Wind Warning for: Buchanan; Delaware; Dubuque; Benton; Linn; Jones; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar

2. High Wind Warning for: Emmet; Kossuth; Winnebago; Palo Alto; Hancock; Pocahontas; Humboldt; Wright; Sac; Calhoun; Webster; Crawford; Carroll; Greene; Boone; Audubon; Guthrie; Dallas

3. High Wind Warning for: Jackson; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Jo Daviess; Stephenson; Carroll; Whiteside; Rock Island; Henry; Bureau; Putnam; Mercer

4. High Wind Warning for: Lyon; Osceola; Dickinson; Sioux; O'Brien; Clay; Plymouth; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Ida; Lincoln

5. High Wind Warning for: Mitchell; Howard; Winneshiek; Allamakee; Floyd; Chickasaw; Fayette; Clayton; Wabasha; Dodge; Olmsted; Winona; Mower; Fillmore; Houston

6. High Wind Warning for: Worth; Cerro Gordo; Franklin; Butler; Bremer; Hamilton; Hardin; Grundy; Black Hawk; Story; Marshall; Tama; Polk; Jasper; Poweshiek

7. Wind Advisory for: Cass; Adair; Madison; Adams; Union; Clarke; Taylor; Ringgold; Decatur

8. Wind Advisory for: Des Moines; Lee; Henderson; Warren; Hancock; McDonough; Clark

9. Wind Advisory for: Keokuk; Washington; Jefferson; Henry; Van Buren; Scotland

10. Wind Advisory for: Louisa

11. Wind Advisory for: Warren; Marion; Mahaska; Lucas; Monroe; Wapello; Wayne; Appanoose; Davis

12. Winter Storm Watch for: Buchanan; Delaware; Dubuque; Benton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Jo Daviess; Stephenson; Carroll; Whiteside; Rock Island; Henry; Bureau; Putnam

13. Winter Storm Watch for: Emmet; Kossuth; Winnebago; Worth; Palo Alto; Hancock; Cerro Gordo; Pocahontas; Humboldt; Wright; Franklin; Butler; Bremer

14. Winter Storm Watch for: Ida; Turner

15. Winter Storm Watch for: Lyon; Osceola; Dickinson; Sioux; O'Brien; Clay; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Rock; Minnehaha; Lincoln

16. Winter Storm Watch for: Mitchell; Howard; Winneshiek; Allamakee; Floyd; Chickasaw; Fayette; Clayton; Wabasha; Dodge; Olmsted; Winona; Mower; Fillmore; Houston

17. Winter Storm Watch for: Sac; Calhoun; Webster; Hamilton; Hardin; Grundy; Black Hawk; Carroll; Greene; Boone; Story; Marshall; Tama; Guthrie; Dallas; Polk; Jasper; Poweshiek

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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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.

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