Weather Alerts for Montana

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1. Lake Wind Advisory for: Central and Southeast Phillips; Central and Southern Valley; Petroleum; Garfield; McCone; Southwest Phillips

2. Special Weather Statement for: Kootenai/Cabinet Region

3. Special Weather Statement for: Kootenai/Cabinet Region; Flathead/Mission Valleys; Lower Clark Fork Region

4. Winter Storm Warning for: Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains

5. Winter Storm Warning for: Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine

6. Winter Storm Warning for: Crazy Mountains

7. Winter Storm Warning for: Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains

8. Winter Weather Advisory for: Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains

9. Winter Weather Advisory for: Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains

10. Winter Weather Advisory for: Butte/Blackfoot Region

11. Winter Weather Advisory for: Central and Southeast Phillips; Central and Southern Valley; Daniels; Sheridan; Western Roosevelt; Garfield; McCone; Richland; Dawson; Prairie; Northern Phillips; Southwest Phillips; Northern Valley; Eastern Roosevelt

12. Winter Weather Advisory for: Eastern Toole and Liberty; Hill County; Northern Blaine County

13. Winter Weather Advisory for: Little Belt and Highwood Mountains

14. Winter Weather Advisory for: Lower Clark Fork Region

15. Winter Weather Advisory for: Meagher County Valleys; Canyon Ferry Area; Missouri Headwaters; Madison River Valley; Gallatin Valley; Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft

16. Winter Weather Advisory for: Missoula/Bitterroot Valleys

17. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northern Park; Paradise Valley; Livingston Area

18. Winter Weather Advisory for: Potomac/Seeley Lake Region

19. Winter Weather Advisory for: Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains; Northeast Bighorn Mountains

20. Winter Weather Advisory for: Red Lodge Foothills; Beartooth Foothills

21. Winter Weather Advisory for: Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass; Gates of the Mountains; Helena Valley; Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains; Northwest Beaverhead County; Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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Fractus Clouds Next Topic: Freezing Rain

A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

Next Topic: Freezing Rain

Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

Next Topic: Hail