Weather Alerts for Minnesota

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1. Blizzard Warning for: Southern Lake/North Shore; Southern Cook/North Shore

2. High Wind Warning for: Clay; Wilkin; West Otter Tail; East Otter Tail; Grant; Steele; Cass; Richland

3. High Wind Warning for: Douglas; Todd; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Lac Qui Parle; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Yellow Medicine; Renville; McLeod; Sibley; Redwood; Brown; Nicollet; Watonwan; Blue Earth; Waseca; Martin; Faribault; Freeborn

4. High Wind Warning for: Morrison; Benton; Sherburne; Wright; Hennepin; Anoka; Ramsey; Washington; Carver; Scott; Dakota; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Steele

5. High Wind Warning for: Norman; West Becker; Traill

6. High Wind Warning for: South Cass; Crow Wing

7. High Wind Warning for: Traverse; Big Stone; Marshall; Roberts; Day; Clark; Codington; Grant; Hamlin; Deuel

8. High Wind Warning for: Wadena

9. Wind Advisory for: Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Isanti; Chisago; Polk; Barron; St. Croix; Pierce; Dunn; Pepin; Chippewa; Eau Claire

10. Wind Advisory for: South Aitkin; Pine; Burnett

11. Winter Storm Warning for: Kittson; Roseau; East Marshall; Pembina

12. Winter Storm Warning for: Koochiching; North St. Louis; Northern Cook/Northern Lake; North Itasca; Central St. Louis; Carlton/South St. Louis; Douglas; Bayfield; Ashland; Iron

13. Winter Storm Warning for: Lake Of The Woods; North Beltrami; North Clearwater; South Beltrami

14. Winter Weather Advisory for: North Cass; South Itasca; Northern Aitkin

15. Winter Weather Advisory for: West Polk; West Marshall; Pennington; Red Lake; East Polk; Mahnomen; South Clearwater; Hubbard; East Becker; Eastern Walsh County; Grand Forks

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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

Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds

Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds