Weather Alerts for Colorado

Recent Locations: Yuma, CO

1. Fire Weather Watch for: Central and Southeast Park County; North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County; Washington County

2. Fire Weather Watch for: Lower Colorado River; Colorado River Headwaters

3. Fire Weather Watch for: San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache

4. Fire Weather Watch for: Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area; North Fork

5. Fire Weather Watch for: Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument; Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest; 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; Crowley County Including Ordway; Kiowa County Including Eads; Bent County Including Las Animas; Prowers County Including Lamar

6. Red Flag Warning for: Lower Colorado River; Colorado River Headwaters

7. Red Flag Warning for: Lower Colorado River; Colorado River Headwaters

8. Red Flag Warning for: San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache

9. Red Flag Warning for: San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache

10. Red Flag Warning for: Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area; North Fork

11. Red Flag Warning for: Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area; North Fork

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrocumulus Clouds

Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

Next Topic: Cirrocumulus Clouds