Weather Alerts for Minnesota

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Current Alerts for Delano, MN: Flood Warning

1. Beach Hazards Statement for: Carlton/South St. Louis; Douglas

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

3. Flood Warning for: Carver, MN

4. Flood Warning for: Chippewa, MN; Lac qui Parle, MN; Yellow Medicine, MN

5. Flood Warning for: Chippewa, MN; Renville, MN; Yellow Medicine, MN

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

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

8. Heat Advisory for: Big Stone; Campbell; McPherson; Brown; Roberts; Walworth; Edmunds; Potter; Faulk; Spink; Grant; Hand

9. Heat Advisory for: Hennepin; Anoka; Ramsey; Washington; Carver; Scott; Dakota

10. Heat Advisory for: Koochiching; North St. Louis; Northern Cook/Northern Lake; North Itasca; Central St. Louis; North Cass; South Itasca; South Cass; Crow Wing; Northern Aitkin; South Aitkin; Carlton/South St. Louis; Pine; Douglas; Bayfield; Ashland; Iron; Burnett; Washburn; Sawyer; Price

11. Heat Advisory for: Lac Qui Parle; Yellow Medicine

12. Heat Advisory for: West Polk; Norman; Clay; 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; Grand Forks; Steele; Traill; Barnes; Cass; Ransom; Sargent; Richland

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

Next Topic: Precipitation