Weather Alerts for North Carolina

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Current Alerts for Durham, NC: Wind Advisory

1. Coastal Flood Advisory for: Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island

2. Cold Weather Advisory for: Ashe; Alleghany; Watauga; Grayson; Carroll; Floyd; Craig; Alleghany; Roanoke; Botetourt; Rockbridge

3. Cold Weather Advisory for: Avery

4. Cold Weather Advisory for: Duplin; Lenoir; Jones; Inland Onslow; Coastal Onslow

5. Cold Weather Advisory for: Halifax; Nash; Edgecombe; Johnston; Wilson; Moore; Lee; Harnett

6. Cold Weather Advisory for: Madison; Swain; Haywood; Northern Jackson

7. Cold Weather Advisory for: Martin

8. Cold Weather Advisory for: Northampton; Hertford; Gates; Bertie; Chowan; Southampton

9. Cold Weather Advisory for: Northern Outer Banks

10. Cold Weather Advisory for: Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island

11. Cold Weather Advisory for: Pasquotank; Camden; Western Currituck; Perquimans; Eastern Currituck; Gloucester; Mathews; Surry; James City; Isle of Wight; Suffolk; Chesapeake; York; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson

12. Cold Weather Advisory for: Robeson; Bladen; Columbus; Inland Pender; Coastal Pender; Inland New Hanover; Coastal New Hanover; Inland Brunswick; Coastal Brunswick

13. Cold Weather Advisory for: Washington; Tyrrell; Mainland Dare; Mainland Hyde

14. Cold Weather Advisory for: Wayne; Scotland; Hoke; Cumberland; Sampson

15. Cold Weather Advisory for: Yancey; Mitchell

16. Extreme Cold Warning for: Beaufort

17. Extreme Cold Warning for: East Carteret

18. Extreme Cold Warning for: Martin

19. Extreme Cold Warning for: Northern Outer Banks

20. Extreme Cold Warning for: Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island

21. Extreme Cold Warning for: Pamlico; Southern Craven

22. Extreme Cold Warning for: Pasquotank; Camden; Western Currituck; Perquimans; Eastern Currituck; Gloucester; Mathews; Surry; James City; Isle of Wight; Suffolk; Chesapeake; York; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson

23. Extreme Cold Warning for: Pitt; Greene; Northern Craven; West Carteret

24. Extreme Cold Warning for: Washington; Tyrrell; Mainland Dare; Mainland Hyde

25. High Wind Warning for: Ashe; Alleghany; Watauga; Grayson; Carroll; Floyd; Craig; Alleghany; Roanoke; Botetourt; Rockbridge

26. High Wind Warning for: Avery

27. High Wind Warning for: Buncombe; Southern Jackson; Transylvania; Henderson; Caldwell Mountains; Burke Mountains; McDowell Mountains; Rutherford Mountains; Polk Mountains

28. High Wind Warning for: Yancey; Mitchell

29. Special Weather Statement for: Swain; Haywood; Graham

30. Wind Advisory for: East Carteret

31. Wind Advisory for: Graham

32. Wind Advisory for: Halifax; Nash; Edgecombe; Johnston; Wilson; Moore; Lee; Harnett

33. Wind Advisory for: Madison; Swain; Haywood; Northern Jackson

34. Wind Advisory for: Northampton; Hertford; Gates; Bertie; Chowan; Southampton

35. Wind Advisory for: Northern Outer Banks

36. Wind Advisory for: Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island

37. Wind Advisory for: Pasquotank; Camden; Western Currituck; Perquimans; Eastern Currituck; Gloucester; Mathews; Surry; James City; Isle of Wight; Suffolk; Chesapeake; York; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson

38. Wind Advisory for: Person; Granville; Vance; Warren; Forsyth; Guilford; Alamance; Orange; Durham; Franklin; Davidson; Randolph; Chatham; Wake; Stanly; Montgomery

39. Wind Advisory for: Surry; Stokes; Rockingham; Caswell; Wilkes; Yadkin; Henry; Pittsylvania; Campbell; Appomattox; Buckingham; Halifax; Charlotte

40. Wind Advisory for: Washington; Tyrrell; Mainland Dare; Mainland Hyde

41. Winter Weather Advisory for: Ashe; Watauga; Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Grayson; Craig; Alleghany; Bath; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier

42. Winter Weather Advisory for: Avery; Madison; Yancey; Mitchell

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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Fractus Clouds Next Topic: Freezing Rain

A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

Next Topic: Freezing Rain

Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

Next Topic: Hail