Weather Alerts for Virginia

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Current Alerts for Virginia Beach, VA: Cold Weather Advisory Extreme Cold Watch
High Wind Warning

1. Cold Weather Advisory for: Fluvanna; Cumberland; Goochland; Caroline; Nottoway; Amelia; Powhatan; Dinwiddie; Prince George; Charles City; New Kent; Western Louisa; Eastern Louisa; Western Hanover; Eastern Hanover; Western Chesterfield; Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights); Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond); Eastern Henrico; Western King William; Eastern King William

2. Cold Weather Advisory for: Greensville; Sussex

3. Cold Weather Advisory for: Nelson; Albemarle; Greene; Madison; Rappahannock; Orange; Culpeper; Stafford; Spotsylvania; King George; Southern Fauquier

4. Cold Weather Advisory for: Norfolk/Portsmouth; Virginia Beach

5. Cold Weather Advisory for: Russell; Washington

6. Cold Weather Advisory for: Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Pulaski; Montgomery; Patrick; Franklin; Bedford; Amherst; Mercer; Summers; Monroe

7. Cold Weather Advisory for: Westmoreland; Richmond; Northumberland; Lancaster; Middlesex; Western King and Queen; Eastern King and Queen; Western Essex; Eastern Essex

8. Extreme Cold Warning for: Accomack; Northampton

9. Extreme Cold Warning for: Bath

10. Extreme Cold Warning for: Eastern Highland; Eastern Pendleton

11. Extreme Cold Watch for: Norfolk/Portsmouth; Virginia Beach

12. High Wind Warning for: Accomack; Northampton

13. High Wind Warning for: Bath

14. High Wind Warning for: Eastern Highland; Eastern Pendleton

15. High Wind Warning for: Norfolk/Portsmouth; Virginia Beach

16. Wind Advisory for: Fluvanna; Cumberland; Goochland; Caroline; Nottoway; Amelia; Powhatan; Dinwiddie; Prince George; Charles City; New Kent; Western Louisa; Eastern Louisa; Western Hanover; Eastern Hanover; Western Chesterfield; Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights); Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond); Eastern Henrico; Western King William; Eastern King William

17. Wind Advisory for: Greensville; Sussex

18. Wind Advisory for: Nelson; Albemarle; Greene; Madison; Rappahannock; Orange; Culpeper; Stafford; Spotsylvania; King George; Southern Fauquier

19. Wind Advisory for: Prince Edward; Mecklenburg; Lunenburg; Brunswick

20. Wind Advisory for: Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Pulaski; Montgomery; Patrick; Franklin; Bedford; Amherst; Mercer; Summers; Monroe

21. Wind Advisory for: Westmoreland; Richmond; Northumberland; Lancaster; Middlesex; Western King and Queen; Eastern King and Queen; Western Essex; Eastern Essex

22. Winter Weather Advisory for: Dickenson; Buchanan; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Mingo; Logan; Boone; Clay; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; McDowell; Wyoming; Southeast Pocahontas

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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.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds

Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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