Weather Alerts for Florida

Recent Locations: Oviedo, FL Merritt Island, FL Roscoe, NY

Current Alerts for Oviedo, FL: Wind Advisory

1. High Surf Advisory for: South Walton; Coastal Bay; Coastal Gulf

2. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Franklin

3. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Palm Beach County; Coastal Broward County; Coastal Miami Dade County

4. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Volusia; Coastal Indian River; Coastal St. Lucie; Coastal Martin; Mainland Northern Brevard; Northern Brevard Barrier Islands; Mainland Southern Brevard; Southern Brevard Barrier Islands

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

6. Rip Current Statement for: South Walton; Coastal Bay; Coastal Gulf

7. Tornado Watch for: Alachua, FL; Baker, FL; Bradford, FL; Clay, FL; Columbia, FL; Duval, FL; Flagler, FL; Gilchrist, FL; Hamilton, FL; Marion, FL; Nassau, FL; Putnam, FL; St. Johns, FL; Suwannee, FL; Union, FL; Appling, GA; Atkinson, GA; Bacon, GA; Brantley, GA; Camden, GA; Charlton, GA; Clinch, GA; Coffee, GA; Echols, GA; Glynn, GA; Jeff Davis, GA; Pierce, GA; Ware, GA; Wayne, GA

8. Tornado Watch for: Dixie, FL; Lafayette, FL

9. Tornado Watch for: Franklin, FL; Gadsden, FL; Gulf, FL; Jefferson, FL; Leon, FL; Liberty, FL; Madison, FL; Taylor, FL; Wakulla, FL; Baker, GA; Ben Hill, GA; Berrien, GA; Brooks, GA; Colquitt, GA; Cook, GA; Decatur, GA; Dougherty, GA; Grady, GA; Irwin, GA; Lanier, GA; Lee, GA; Lowndes, GA; Mitchell, GA; Thomas, GA; Tift, GA; Turner, GA; Worth, GA

10. Tornado Watch for: Levy, FL

11. Wind Advisory for: Inland Franklin; Gadsden; Leon; Inland Jefferson; Madison; Inland Wakulla; Inland Taylor; Lafayette; Inland Dixie; Coastal Franklin; Coastal Jefferson; Coastal Wakulla; Coastal Taylor; Coastal Dixie; Northern Liberty; Southern Liberty; Dougherty; Lee; Worth; Turner; Tift; Ben Hill; Irwin; Miller; Baker; Mitchell; Colquitt; Cook; Berrien; Seminole; Decatur; Grady; Thomas; Brooks; Lowndes; Lanier

12. Wind Advisory 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; Inland Camden; Coastal Camden; Northeastern Charlton; Southern Ware; Western Charlton

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds