Weather Alerts for North Carolina

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Current Alerts for Camden, NC: Frost Advisory

1. Coastal Flood Advisory for: Inland New Hanover

2. Freeze Warning for: Ashe; Alleghany; Watauga; Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Pulaski; Montgomery; Grayson; Carroll; Floyd; Craig; Alleghany; Bath; Roanoke; Botetourt; Rockbridge; Patrick; Franklin; Bedford; Amherst; Henry; Pittsylvania; Campbell; Appomattox; Buckingham; Halifax; Charlotte; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier; Western Greenbrier

3. Freeze Warning for: Avery; Yancey; Mitchell

4. Freeze Warning for: Northampton; Richmond; Prince George; Charles City; New Kent; Greensville; Sussex; Southampton; Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights); Eastern Henrico; Eastern King William; Eastern King and Queen; Eastern Essex

5. Freeze Warning for: Person; Granville

6. Freeze Warning for: Surry; Stokes; Rockingham; Caswell; Wilkes; Yadkin

7. Frost Advisory for: Alexander; Iredell; Davie; Madison; Swain; Haywood; Buncombe; Catawba; Rowan; Graham; Northern Jackson; Macon; Southern Jackson; Transylvania; Henderson; Caldwell Mountains; Greater Caldwell; Burke Mountains; Greater Burke; McDowell Mountains; Eastern McDowell; Rutherford Mountains

8. Frost Advisory for: Hertford; Gates; Bertie; Surry; James City; Chesapeake; Isle of Wight; Suffolk

9. Frost Advisory for: Pasquotank; Camden; Chowan; Perquimans; Northumberland; Lancaster; Gloucester; Middlesex; Accomack; York

10. Frost Advisory for: Vance; Warren; Halifax; Forsyth; Guilford; Alamance; Orange; Durham; Franklin; Nash; Edgecombe; Davidson; Randolph; Chatham; Wake; Johnston; Wilson; Lee

11. Special Weather Statement for: Alexander; Iredell; Davie; Madison; Swain; Haywood; Buncombe; Catawba; Rowan; Graham; Northern Jackson; Macon; Southern Jackson; Transylvania; Henderson; Cleveland; Lincoln; Gaston; Mecklenburg; Cabarrus; Union; Caldwell Mountains; Greater Caldwell; Burke Mountains; Greater Burke; McDowell Mountains; Eastern McDowell; Rutherford Mountains; Greater Rutherford; Polk Mountains; Eastern Polk

12. Special Weather Statement for: Ashe; Alleghany; Surry; Stokes; Rockingham; Caswell; Watauga; Wilkes; Yadkin

13. Special Weather Statement for: Cherokee; Clay

14. Special Weather Statement for: Martin; Pitt; Washington; Tyrrell; Mainland Dare; Greene; Beaufort; Mainland Hyde; Duplin; Lenoir; Jones; Pamlico; Northern Craven; Southern Craven; West Carteret; East Carteret; Inland Onslow; Coastal Onslow; Northern Outer Banks; Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island

15. Special Weather Statement for: Person; Granville; Vance; Warren; Halifax; Forsyth; Guilford; Alamance; Orange; Durham; Franklin; Nash; Edgecombe; Davidson; Randolph; Chatham; Wake; Johnston; Wilson; Stanly; Montgomery; Moore; Lee; Harnett; Wayne; Anson; Richmond; Scotland; Hoke; Cumberland; Sampson

16. Special Weather Statement for: Robeson; Bladen; Columbus; Inland Pender; Coastal Pender; Inland New Hanover; Coastal New Hanover; Inland Brunswick; Coastal Brunswick

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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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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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