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 is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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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.

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