Weather Alerts for California

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Current Alerts for Joshua Tree, CA: Wind Advisory Winter Storm Warning

1. Avalanche Watch for: Greater Lake Tahoe Area; Greater Lake Tahoe Area

2. Avalanche Watch for: Mono

3. Beach Hazards Statement for: Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast

4. Coastal Flood Advisory for: Northern Monterey Bay; Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast

5. Coastal Flood Advisory for: San Francisco; North Bay Interior Valleys; San Francisco Bay Shoreline

6. Flood Advisory for: Los Angeles, CA

7. Flood Advisory for: San Luis Obispo, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; Ventura, CA

8. Flood Watch for: Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands; Santa Clarita Valley; Santa Ynez Valley; Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range; Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range; Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains; Ventura County Beaches; Ventura County Inland Coast; Lake Casitas; Ojai Valley; Central Ventura County Valleys; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches; Palos Verdes Hills; Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles; Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Calabasas and Agoura Hills; Western San Fernando Valley; Eastern San Fernando Valley; Southeastern Ventura County Valleys; Santa Susana Mountains; Southern Ventura County Mountains; Northern Ventura County Mountains; Interstate 5 Corridor; Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor; Eastern San Gabriel Mountains; Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley; San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands; Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands

9. High Surf Advisory for: San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal

10. High Surf Advisory for: San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches

11. High Surf Advisory for: Ventura County Beaches

12. Wind Advisory for: Apple and Lucerne Valleys

13. Wind Advisory for: Apple and Lucerne Valleys

14. Wind Advisory for: Imperial County Southwest

15. Wind Advisory for: Northern Sacramento Valley; Central Sacramento Valley; Southern Sacramento Valley

16. Wind Advisory for: Owens Valley; Death Valley National Park

17. Wind Advisory for: San Diego County Coastal Areas; San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire; San Diego County Inland Valleys; Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills; Orange County Coastal; Orange County Inland

18. Wind Advisory for: San Diego County Coastal Areas; San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire; San Diego County Inland Valleys; Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills; Orange County Coastal; Orange County Inland

19. Wind Advisory for: San Diego County Deserts

20. Wind Advisory for: San Diego County Deserts

21. Wind Advisory for: San Diego County Mountains

22. Wind Advisory for: San Diego County Mountains

23. Wind Advisory for: San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning

24. Wind Advisory for: San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning

25. Wind Advisory for: Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio; Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest; Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park; Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley; Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast

26. Wind Advisory for: West Side Mountains north of 198; West Side Mountains South of 198; Buena Vista; Indian Wells Valley; Mojave Desert Slopes; Mojave Desert

27. Winter Storm Warning for: Del Norte Interior; Northern Humboldt Interior; Southern Humboldt Interior

28. Winter Storm Warning for: Eastern Sierra Slopes of Inyo County

29. Winter Storm Warning for: Grapevine

30. Winter Storm Warning for: Greater Lake Tahoe Area; Greater Lake Tahoe Area

31. Winter Storm Warning for: Lassen-Eastern Plumas-Eastern Sierra Counties

32. Winter Storm Warning for: Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra; Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra; South End of the Lower Sierra; Yosemite NP outside of the valley; Yosemite Valley; San Joaquin River Canyon; Upper San Joaquin River; Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge; Kings Canyon NP; Grant Grove Area; Sequoia NP; South End of the Upper Sierra

33. Winter Storm Warning for: Mono

34. Winter Storm Warning for: Northern Sacramento Valley

35. Winter Storm Warning for: Northern Trinity; Southern Trinity

36. Winter Storm Warning for: Northern Ventura County Mountains; Eastern San Gabriel Mountains

37. Winter Storm Warning for: Northwestern Mendocino Interior; Northeastern Mendocino Interior; Northern Lake County; Southern Lake County

38. Winter Storm Warning for: Piute Walker Basin; Tehachapi; Frazier Mountain Communities

39. Winter Storm Warning for: San Bernardino County Mountains; Riverside County Mountains

40. Winter Storm Warning for: Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains; Southern Ventura County Mountains; Interstate 5 Corridor

41. Winter Storm Warning for: Shasta Lake Area / Northern Shasta County; Burney Basin / Eastern Shasta County; Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County; Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley; Motherlode; Western Plumas County/Lassen Park; West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada

42. Winter Storm Warning for: South Central Siskiyou County; North Central and Southeast Siskiyou County

43. Winter Storm Warning for: Southwestern Humboldt

44. Winter Storm Warning for: Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor; Western Antelope Valley Foothills; Eastern Antelope Valley Foothills

45. Winter Storm Warning for: Western Siskiyou County

46. Winter Storm Warning for: White Mountains of Inyo County

47. Winter Storm Watch for: Owens Valley

48. Winter Weather Advisory for: Central Siskiyou County

49. Winter Weather Advisory for: Coastal Del Norte; Northern Humboldt Coast

50. Winter Weather Advisory for: Eastern Santa Clara Hills

51. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties; Modoc County; Klamath Basin; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County; Central and Eastern Lake County

52. Winter Weather Advisory for: Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest; Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park

53. Winter Weather Advisory for: Surprise Valley California

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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Mammatus Clouds Next Topic: Nimbostratus Clouds

A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation Next Topic: Rain

Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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