Weather Alerts for Colorado
1. Avalanche Warning for: Elkhead and Park Mountains; Grand and Battlement Mesas; Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; West Elk and Sawatch Mountains; Flat Tops; Northwestern San Juan Mountains; Southwest San Juan Mountains; West Jackson and West Grand 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; Eastern Sawatch Mountains above 11000 Ft; Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft
2. Avalanche Warning for: Grand and Battlement Mesas; Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; West Elk and Sawatch Mountains; Flat Tops; Northwestern San Juan Mountains; Southwest San Juan Mountains; Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft
3. Avalanche Warning for: West Elk and Sawatch Mountains
4. Red Flag Warning for: Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek; Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs; Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Huerfano County Including Walsenburg; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon
5. Winter Storm Warning for: Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft
6. Winter Weather Advisory for: Elkhead and Park Mountains
7. Winter Weather Advisory for: Four Corners/Upper Dolores River; Animas River Basin; San Juan River Basin
8. Winter Weather Advisory for: Grand and Battlement Mesas; West Elk and Sawatch Mountains
9. Winter Weather Advisory for: Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus; Flat Tops; Tavaputs Plateau
10. Winter Weather Advisory for: Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide; Southwest San Juan Mountains; La Sal and Abajo Mountains
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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?
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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.
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Weather Topic: What is Rain?
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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain.
Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period
of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.
Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency
depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have
an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island.
Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of
cities is 30% greater.
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