Weather Alerts for Texas
1. Cold Weather Advisory for: Coastal Refugio; Coastal Calhoun
2. Cold Weather Advisory for: Fisher; Nolan; Sterling; Coke; Runnels; Irion; Tom Green; Concho; Crockett; Schleicher; Sutton; Haskell; Throckmorton; Jones; Shackelford; Taylor; Callahan; Coleman; Brown; McCulloch; San Saba; Menard; Kimble; Mason
3. Cold Weather Advisory for: Houston; Trinity; Madison; Walker; San Jacinto; Polk; Burleson; Brazos; Washington; Grimes; Montgomery; Northern Liberty; Colorado; Austin; Waller; Southern Liberty
4. Cold Weather Advisory for: Inland Harris; Chambers; Wharton; Fort Bend; Inland Jackson; Inland Matagorda; Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Coastal Harris; Coastal Jackson; Coastal Matagorda; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston
5. Cold Weather Advisory for: Live Oak; Bee; Goliad; Victoria; Inland San Patricio; Inland Refugio; Inland Calhoun
6. Cold Weather Advisory for: Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
7. Cold Weather Advisory for: Montague; Cooke; Grayson; Fannin; Lamar; Young; Jack; Wise; Denton; Collin; Hunt; Delta; Hopkins; Stephens; Palo Pinto; Parker; Tarrant; Dallas; Rockwall; Kaufman; Van Zandt; Rains; Eastland; Erath; Hood; Somervell; Johnson; Ellis; Henderson; Comanche; Mills; Hamilton; Bosque; Hill; Navarro; Freestone; Anderson; Lampasas; Coryell; Bell; McLennan; Falls; Limestone; Leon; Milam; Robertson
8. Flood Warning for: Angelina, TX; Cherokee, TX; Nacogdoches, TX
9. Flood Warning for: Angelina, TX; Houston, TX; Polk, TX; Trinity, TX; Tyler, TX
10. Freeze Watch for: La Salle; McMullen; Webb; Duval; Jim Wells; Inland Kleberg; Inland Nueces
11. Freeze Watch for: Live Oak; Bee; Goliad; Victoria; Inland San Patricio; Inland Refugio; Inland Calhoun
12. Rip Current Statement for: Kenedy Island; Willacy Island; Cameron Island
13. Special Weather Statement for: Parmer; Castro; Swisher; Briscoe; Hall; Childress; Bailey; Lamb; Hale; Floyd; Motley; Cottle; Cochran; Hockley; Lubbock; Crosby; Dickens; King; Yoakum; Terry; Lynn; Garza; Kent; Stonewall
14. Special Weather Statement for: Potter; Randall; Palo Duro Canyon
15. Wind Advisory for: Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
16. Winter Storm Watch for: Houston; Trinity; Madison; Walker; San Jacinto; Polk; Burleson; Brazos; Washington; Grimes; Montgomery; Northern Liberty; Colorado; Austin; Waller; Inland Harris; Chambers; Wharton; Fort Bend; Inland Jackson; Inland Matagorda; Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Southern Liberty; Coastal Harris; Coastal Jackson; Coastal Matagorda; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston; Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
17. Winter Weather Advisory for: Oldham; Deaf Smith
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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - 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.
Next Topic: Precipitation
Weather Topic: What is Rain?
Home - Education - Precipitation - Rain
Next Topic: Shelf Clouds
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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