Weather Alerts for North Carolina

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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: Beaufort; Pamlico; Southern Craven

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

6. Cold Weather Advisory for: East Carteret

7. Cold Weather Advisory for: Gates; Chowan

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

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

10. Cold Weather Advisory for: Martin

11. Cold Weather Advisory for: Northampton; Hertford; Bertie; Southampton

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

13. Cold Weather Advisory for: Pitt; Greene; Northern Craven; West Carteret

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

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

16. Cold Weather Advisory for: Yancey; Mitchell

17. Extreme Cold Warning for: Northern Outer Banks

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

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

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

21. Wind Advisory for: East Carteret

22. Wind Advisory for: Gates; Chowan

23. Wind Advisory for: Northern Outer Banks

24. Wind Advisory for: Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island

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

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

Next Topic: Contrails

Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cumulonimbus Clouds

Cumulonimbus Clouds Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds