Weather Alerts for Virginia
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. Special Weather Statement for: Brunswick; Dinwiddie; Prince George; Greensville; Sussex; Southampton; Isle of Wight; Suffolk; Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)
17. Special Weather Statement for: Fluvanna; Prince Edward; Cumberland; Goochland; Caroline; Mecklenburg; Lunenburg; Nottoway; Amelia; Powhatan; Charles City; New Kent; Western Louisa; Eastern Louisa; Western Hanover; Eastern Hanover; Western Chesterfield; Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond); Eastern Henrico; Western King William; Eastern King William; Western King and Queen; Eastern King and Queen; Western Essex; Eastern Essex
18. 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
19. Wind Advisory for: Greensville; Sussex
20. Wind Advisory for: Nelson; Albemarle; Greene; Madison; Rappahannock; Orange; Culpeper; Stafford; Spotsylvania; King George; Southern Fauquier
21. Wind Advisory for: Prince Edward; Mecklenburg; Lunenburg; Brunswick
22. Wind Advisory for: Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Pulaski; Montgomery; Patrick; Franklin; Bedford; Amherst; Mercer; Summers; Monroe
23. Wind Advisory for: Westmoreland; Richmond; Northumberland; Lancaster; Middlesex; Western King and Queen; Eastern King and Queen; Western Essex; Eastern Essex
24. 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 Shelf Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Shelf Clouds
Next Topic: Sleet
A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front
of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.
A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing
storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen.
As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it,
because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud,
it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.
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Weather Topic: What is Snow?
Home - Education - Precipitation - Snow
Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds
Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake,
has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure.
Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup
of snow on the ground.
On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt
it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of
sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense
and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.
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