Weather Alerts for Texas

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1. Beach Hazards Statement for: Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula

2. Coastal Flood Advisory for: Aransas Islands; Kleberg Islands; Nueces Islands; Calhoun Islands

3. Coastal Flood Advisory for: Coastal Aransas; Coastal Calhoun

4. Coastal Flood Statement for: Kenedy Island; Willacy Island; Cameron Island

5. Flash Flood Warning for: Camp, TX; Franklin, TX; Morris, TX; Titus, TX; Upshur, TX; Wood, TX

6. Flash Flood Warning for: Franklin, TX; Red River, TX; Titus, TX

7. Flash Flood Warning for: Smith, TX; Upshur, TX; Wood, TX

8. Flood Warning for: Anderson, TX; Cherokee, TX; Houston, TX

9. Flood Warning for: Angelina, TX; Cherokee, TX; Nacogdoches, TX

10. Flood Warning for: Cass, TX; Marion, TX

11. Flood Warning for: Delta, TX; Hopkins, TX

12. Flood Warning for: Franklin, TX; Morris, TX; Red River, TX; Titus, TX

13. Flood Warning for: Franklin, TX; Morris, TX; Titus, TX

14. Flood Warning for: Gregg, TX

15. Flood Warning for: Hunt, TX

16. Flood Warning for: Hunt, TX; Rockwall, TX

17. Flood Warning for: Nacogdoches, TX; Rusk, TX; San Augustine, TX; Shelby, TX

18. Flood Warning for: Smith, TX; Wood, TX

19. Flood Watch for: Fannin; Lamar; Hunt; Delta; Hopkins; Rains

20. High Surf Advisory for: Kenedy Island; Willacy Island; Cameron Island

21. Rip Current Statement for: Aransas Islands; Kleberg Islands; Nueces Islands; Calhoun Islands

22. Rip Current Statement for: Kenedy Island; Willacy Island; Cameron Island

23. Tornado Warning for: Bowie, TX; Cass, TX; Morris, TX

24. Tornado Watch for: Anderson, TX; Freestone, TX; Leon, TX; Milam, TX; Robertson, TX

25. Tornado Watch for: Brazos, TX; Burleson, TX; Grimes, TX; Houston, TX; Madison, TX; Trinity, TX; Walker, TX

26. Wind Advisory for: Inland Kenedy; Southern Hidalgo; Inland Willacy; Inland Cameron; Coastal Kenedy; Coastal Willacy; Coastal Cameron

27. Wind Advisory for: Victoria; Coastal Aransas; Inland Refugio; Inland Calhoun; Aransas Islands; Coastal Refugio; Coastal Calhoun; Calhoun Islands

28. Winter Storm Warning for: Armstrong

29. Winter Storm Warning for: Briscoe; Cochran; Hockley

30. Winter Storm Warning for: Oldham; Potter; Deaf Smith; Randall; Palo Duro Canyon

31. Winter Storm Warning for: Parmer; Castro; Swisher; Bailey; Lamb; Hale

32. Winter Weather Advisory for: Hall; Childress; Floyd; Motley; Cottle; Lubbock; Crosby; Dickens; Yoakum; Terry; Lynn; Garza

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds