Weather Alerts for North Carolina

Recent Locations: Greybull, WY Stow, NY Cove City, NC

1. Beach Hazards Statement for: East Carteret

2. Beach Hazards Statement for: Eastern Currituck; Virginia Beach

3. Beach Hazards Statement for: Hatteras Island

4. Beach Hazards Statement for: Northern Outer Banks

5. Beach Hazards Statement for: Ocracoke Island

6. Coastal Flood Advisory for: East Carteret

7. Coastal Flood Advisory for: Hatteras Island

8. Coastal Flood Advisory for: Inland New Hanover

9. Coastal Flood Advisory for: Northern Outer Banks

10. Coastal Flood Advisory for: Ocracoke Island

11. Coastal Flood Advisory for: West Carteret; Coastal Onslow

12. Coastal Flood Warning for: Eastern Currituck; Virginia Beach

13. Flood Advisory for: Pender, NC

14. Flood Warning for: Jones, NC; Lenoir, NC

15. High Surf Advisory for: Hatteras Island

16. High Surf Advisory for: Northern Outer Banks

17. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal New Hanover

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog Next Topic: Fractus Clouds

Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

Next Topic: Fractus Clouds

Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?

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Next Topic: Graupel

Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon coming into contact with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.

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