Weather Alerts for North Carolina
1. Cold Weather Advisory for: Ashe; Alleghany; Watauga; Grayson; Carroll; Floyd; Craig; Alleghany; Roanoke; Botetourt; Rockbridge
2. Cold Weather Advisory for: Avery
3. Cold Weather Advisory for: Madison; Swain; Haywood; Northern Jackson
4. Cold Weather Advisory for: Northampton; Hertford; Gates; Bertie; Chowan; Perquimans; Southampton
5. Cold Weather Advisory for: Pasquotank; Camden; Western Currituck; Eastern Currituck; Gloucester; Mathews; Surry; James City; Isle of Wight; Norfolk/Portsmouth; Suffolk; Chesapeake; Virginia Beach; York; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson
6. Cold Weather Advisory for: Yancey; Mitchell
7. Extreme Cold Watch for: Martin; Pitt; Greene; Duplin; Lenoir; Jones; Pamlico; Northern Craven; Southern Craven; West Carteret; East Carteret; Inland Onslow; Coastal Onslow; Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island
8. Extreme Cold Watch for: Northampton; Hertford; Gates; Bertie; Chowan; Perquimans; Southampton
9. Extreme Cold Watch for: Pasquotank; Camden; Western Currituck; Eastern Currituck; Gloucester; Mathews; Surry; James City; Isle of Wight; Norfolk/Portsmouth; Suffolk; Chesapeake; Virginia Beach; York; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson
10. Extreme Cold Watch for: Washington; Tyrrell; Mainland Dare; Beaufort; Mainland Hyde; Northern Outer Banks
11. High Wind Warning for: Ashe; Alleghany; Watauga; Grayson; Carroll; Floyd; Craig; Alleghany; Roanoke; Botetourt; Rockbridge
12. High Wind Warning for: Avery
13. High Wind Warning for: Buncombe; Southern Jackson; Transylvania; Henderson; Caldwell Mountains; Burke Mountains; McDowell Mountains; Rutherford Mountains; Polk Mountains
14. High Wind Warning for: Yancey; Mitchell
15. Special Weather Statement for: Beaufort; Mainland Hyde; Jones; Pamlico; Northern Craven; Southern Craven; West Carteret; East Carteret; Inland Onslow; Coastal Onslow
16. Special Weather Statement for: Forsyth; Guilford; Davidson; Randolph
17. Special Weather Statement for: Robeson; Bladen; Columbus; Inland Pender; Coastal Pender; Inland New Hanover; Coastal New Hanover; Inland Brunswick; Coastal Brunswick; Marlboro; Darlington; Dillon; Florence; Marion; Williamsburg; Coastal Horry; Inland Georgetown; Coastal Georgetown; Central Horry; Northern Horry
18. Wind Advisory for: Alexander; Greater Caldwell; Greater Burke; Eastern McDowell; Greater Rutherford; Eastern Polk; Greenville Mountains
19. Wind Advisory for: Macon
20. Wind Advisory for: Pasquotank; Camden; Western Currituck; Eastern Currituck; Gloucester; Mathews; Surry; James City; Isle of Wight; Norfolk/Portsmouth; Suffolk; Chesapeake; Virginia Beach; York; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson
21. Wind Advisory for: Stokes; Yadkin; Henry; Pittsylvania; Campbell
22. Wind Advisory for: Surry; Wilkes; Patrick; Franklin; Bedford; Amherst
23. Winter Weather Advisory for: Ashe; Watauga; Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Grayson; Craig; Alleghany; Bath; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier
24. Winter Weather Advisory for: Avery
25. Winter Weather Advisory for: Madison; Yancey; Mitchell
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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.
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Weather Topic: What is Rain?
Home - Education - Precipitation - 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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