Weather Alerts for Colorado

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Current Alerts for Denver, CO: Fire Weather Watch Red Flag Warning

1. Avalanche Warning for: Elkhead and Park Mountains; West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet; South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet

2. Fire Weather Watch for: Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek

3. Fire Weather Watch for: Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County; North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Logan County; Washington County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County

4. Fire Weather Watch for: Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Huerfano County Including Walsenburg; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher

5. Red Flag Warning for: Cheyenne; Sherman; Hitchcock; Red Willow

6. Red Flag Warning for: Crowley County Including Ordway

7. Red Flag Warning for: Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County

8. Red Flag Warning for: Kit Carson County; Cheyenne; Dundy

9. Red Flag Warning for: Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County; North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Logan County; Washington County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County

10. Red Flag Warning for: Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest; Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs; Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon

11. Red Flag Warning for: Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Huerfano County Including Walsenburg; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher

12. Red Flag Warning for: Yuma

13. Winter Storm Warning for: Elkhead and Park Mountains

14. Winter Storm Warning for: South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet

15. Winter Storm Warning for: West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet

16. Winter Weather Advisory for: Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; Flat Tops

17. Winter Weather Advisory for: South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet

18. Winter Weather Advisory for: Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Ft; Eastern Sawatch Mountains above 11000 Ft

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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

Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrocumulus Clouds

Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

Next Topic: Cirrocumulus Clouds