Weather Alerts for Colorado
1. Fire Weather Watch for: Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands
2. Fire Weather Watch for: Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands
3. Fire Weather Watch for: San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon
4. Fire Weather Watch for: Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County; Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument; Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass; Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest; Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs
5. Flood Advisory for: Grand, CO
6. Flood Advisory for: Grand, CO
7. Flood Warning for: Fremont, CO
8. Flood Warning for: Otero, CO
9. Flood Warning for: Pueblo, CO
10. Heat Advisory for: Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County
11. Heat Advisory for: Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft; Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County; Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft; Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft; Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet; Crowley County; La Junta Vicinity/Otero County; Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County; Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County
12. Red Flag Warning for: Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands
13. Red Flag Warning for: Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede
14. Red Flag Warning for: Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet; Central and Southeast Park County; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County
15. Red Flag Warning for: Lower Colorado River; Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area; Paradox Valley; Northern San Juan; North Fork; Gunnison Basin; Colorado River Basin; Southeast Utah
16. Red Flag Warning for: Lower Colorado River; Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area; Paradox Valley; Northern San Juan; North Fork; Gunnison Basin; Colorado River Basin; Southeast Utah
17. Red Flag Warning for: Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands
18. Red Flag Warning for: San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon
19. Red Flag Warning for: Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County; Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument; Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass; Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest; Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs
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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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