Weather Alerts for Colorado
1. Fire Weather Watch for: Little Snake; White River; Lower Colorado River; Paradox Valley; Book Cliffs; Colorado River Basin
2. Fire Weather Watch for: Routt; North Fork; Eastern Ashley National Forest; Eastern Uintah Basin
3. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for: Kiowa, CO; Prowers, CO
4. Severe Thunderstorm Watch for: Baca, CO; Bent, CO; Crowley, CO; Kiowa, CO; Las Animas, CO; Otero, CO; Prowers, CO
5. Severe Thunderstorm Watch for: Cheyenne, CO; Kit Carson, CO; Yuma, CO
6. Severe Thunderstorm Watch for: Logan, CO; Phillips, CO; Sedgwick, CO; Washington, CO
7. Special Weather Statement for: Crowley County; La Junta Vicinity/Otero County; Western Kiowa County; Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County
8. Special Weather Statement for: South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet; Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet; Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County; Central and South Weld County
9. Tornado Warning for: Kiowa, CO; Prowers, CO
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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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