Weather Alerts for Minnesota

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1. Blizzard Warning for: Lincoln; Lyon; Murray; Cottonwood; Nobles; Jackson; Pipestone; Brookings; Moody

2. Blizzard Warning for: Martin; Faribault; Freeborn

3. Blizzard Warning for: Sibley; Redwood; Brown; Nicollet; Le Sueur; Rice; Watonwan; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele

4. Blizzard Warning for: Stevens; Pope; Lac Qui Parle; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Yellow Medicine; Renville; McLeod

5. Blizzard Warning for: Traverse; Big Stone; Marshall; Roberts; Day

6. Winter Storm Warning for: Carlton/South St. Louis

7. Winter Storm Warning for: Dodge; Olmsted; Winona; Mower; Fillmore; Houston; La Crosse; Monroe; Juneau; Adams; Vernon

8. Winter Storm Warning for: Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec

9. Winter Storm Warning for: Martin; Faribault; Freeborn

10. Winter Storm Warning for: Pine; Douglas; Burnett; Washburn

11. Winter Storm Warning for: Sibley; Redwood; Brown; Nicollet; Le Sueur; Rice; Watonwan; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele

12. Winter Storm Warning for: South Cass; Crow Wing; South Aitkin

13. Winter Storm Warning for: Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Isanti; Chisago; Wright; Hennepin; Anoka; Ramsey; Washington; Carver; Scott; Dakota; Goodhue

14. Winter Storm Warning for: Stevens; Pope; Lac Qui Parle; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Yellow Medicine; Renville; McLeod

15. Winter Storm Warning for: Traverse; Big Stone; Marshall; Roberts; Day

16. Winter Storm Warning for: Wabasha; Taylor; Clark; Buffalo; Trempealeau; Jackson

17. Winter Storm Warning for: West Otter Tail; East Otter Tail; Wadena; Grant

18. Winter Storm Warning for: Wilkin; Ransom; Sargent; Richland

19. Winter Weather Advisory for: Clay; Barnes; Cass

20. Winter Weather Advisory for: Hubbard; West Becker; East Becker

21. Winter Weather Advisory for: North Cass; Northern Aitkin

22. Winter Weather Advisory for: Southern Lake/North Shore

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds

Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds

Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

Next Topic: Condensation