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Current Alerts for Fort Lauderdale, FL: Fire Weather Watch Rip Current Statement

1. Cold Weather Advisory for: Coastal Pasco; Coastal Charlotte; Inland Sarasota; Inland Lee

2. Cold Weather Advisory for: Glades; Hendry

3. Cold Weather Advisory for: Inland Collier County

4. Cold Weather Advisory for: Polk; Hardee; Highlands; DeSoto; Inland Pasco; Inland Hillsborough; Inland Manatee; Inland Charlotte

5. Fire Weather Watch for: Inland Volusia; Northern Lake County; Orange; Seminole; Osceola; Coastal Volusia; Southern Lake County

6. Fire Weather Watch for: Metro Palm Beach County; Coastal Collier County; Inland Broward County; Metro Broward County; Inland Miami-Dade County; Metropolitan Miami Dade; Mainland Monroe; Glades County Lake Region; Hendry County Lakes Region; Palm Beach County Lake Region; Coastal Palm Beach County; Big Cypress; Coastal Broward County; Coastal Miami Dade County; Far South Miami-Dade County; Glades County; Hendry County; Inland Palm Beach County; Northern Collier; Southwest Collier

7. Fire Weather Watch for: Okeechobee; Coastal Indian River; Coastal St. Lucie; Coastal Martin; Inland Northern Brevard; Inland Indian River; Inland St. Lucie; Inland Martin; Mainland Northern Brevard; Northern Brevard Barrier Islands; Inland Southern Brevard; Mainland Southern Brevard; Southern Brevard Barrier Islands

8. Fire Weather Watch for: Okeechobee; Coastal Indian River; Coastal St. Lucie; Coastal Martin; Inland Northern Brevard; Inland Indian River; Inland St. Lucie; Inland Martin; Mainland Northern Brevard; Northern Brevard Barrier Islands; Inland Southern Brevard; Mainland Southern Brevard; Southern Brevard Barrier Islands

9. Fire Weather Watch for: Pinellas; Polk; Hardee; Highlands; DeSoto; Coastal Citrus; Coastal Hernando; Coastal Pasco; Coastal Hillsborough; Coastal Manatee; Coastal Sarasota; Coastal Charlotte; Coastal Lee; Inland Pasco; Inland Hillsborough; Inland Manatee; Inland Sarasota; Inland Charlotte; Inland Lee

10. Fire Weather Watch for: Sumter; Coastal Levy; Inland Levy; Inland Citrus; Inland Hernando

11. Fire Weather Watch for: Suwannee; Baker; Inland Nassau; Union; Bradford; Gilchrist; Inland Flagler; Eastern Hamilton; Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Eastern Clay; Eastern Alachua; Eastern Putnam; Coastal Flagler; Eastern Marion; Western Hamilton; Trout River; Western Clay; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Western Alachua; Western Putnam; Central Marion; Northern Columbia; South Central Duval; Southeast Coastal St. Johns; Western Marion; Southeastern Columbia; Western Duval; Northern Inland St. Johns; Southwestern Columbia; Southern Inland St. Johns; Western St. Johns; Echols; Clinch; Northeastern Charlton; Southern Ware; Western Charlton

12. Freeze Warning for: Baker; Inland Nassau; Eastern Hamilton; Western Hamilton; Northern Columbia; Coffee; Jeff Davis; Bacon; Appling; Wayne; Atkinson; Pierce; Brantley; Inland Glynn; Coastal Glynn; Echols; Clinch; Inland Camden; Coastal Camden; Northern Ware; Northeastern Charlton; Southern Ware; Western Charlton

13. Freeze Watch for: Baker; Inland Nassau; Eastern Hamilton; Western Hamilton; Northern Columbia; Coffee; Jeff Davis; Bacon; Appling; Wayne; Atkinson; Pierce; Brantley; Inland Glynn; Coastal Glynn; Echols; Clinch; Inland Camden; Coastal Camden; Northern Ware; Northeastern Charlton; Southern Ware; Western Charlton

14. Freeze Watch for: Glades; Hendry

15. Freeze Watch for: Polk; Hardee; Highlands; DeSoto; Inland Pasco; Inland Hillsborough; Inland Manatee; Inland Charlotte

16. Freeze Watch for: Sumter; Coastal Levy; Coastal Citrus; Coastal Hernando; Inland Levy; Inland Citrus; Inland Hernando

17. Freeze Watch for: Suwannee; Union; Bradford; Gilchrist; Inland Flagler; Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Eastern Clay; Eastern Alachua; Eastern Putnam; Coastal Flagler; Eastern Marion; Trout River; Western Clay; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Western Alachua; Western Putnam; Central Marion; South Central Duval; Southeast Coastal St. Johns; Western Marion; Southeastern Columbia; Western Duval; Northern Inland St. Johns; Southwestern Columbia; Southern Inland St. Johns; Western St. Johns

18. Red Flag Warning for: Inland Franklin; Leon; Inland Jefferson; Madison; Inland Wakulla; Inland Taylor; Lafayette; Inland Dixie; Coastal Franklin; Coastal Jefferson; Coastal Wakulla; Coastal Taylor; Coastal Dixie; Southern Liberty

19. Red Flag Warning for: Inland Volusia; Northern Lake County; Orange; Seminole; Osceola; Coastal Volusia; Southern Lake County

20. Red Flag Warning for: Sumter; Coastal Levy; Inland Levy; Inland Citrus; Inland Hernando

21. Red Flag Warning for: Suwannee; Baker; Inland Nassau; Union; Bradford; Gilchrist; Inland Flagler; Eastern Hamilton; Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Eastern Clay; Eastern Alachua; Eastern Putnam; Coastal Flagler; Eastern Marion; Western Hamilton; Trout River; Western Clay; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Western Alachua; Western Putnam; Central Marion; Northern Columbia; South Central Duval; Southeast Coastal St. Johns; Western Marion; Southeastern Columbia; Western Duval; Northern Inland St. Johns; Southwestern Columbia; Southern Inland St. Johns; Western St. Johns; Echols; Clinch; Northeastern Charlton; Southern Ware; Western Charlton

22. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Broward County; Coastal Miami Dade County

23. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Collier County

24. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Franklin

25. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Gulf

26. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Palm Beach County

27. Rip Current Statement for: Pinellas; Coastal Hillsborough; Coastal Manatee; Coastal Sarasota; Coastal Charlotte; Coastal Lee

28. Rip Current Statement for: South Walton; Coastal Bay

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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Fractus Clouds Next Topic: Freezing Rain

A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

Next Topic: Freezing Rain

Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

Home - Education - Precipitation - Graupel

Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

Next Topic: Hail