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Current Alerts for Clinton, NC: Extreme Heat Watch Heat Advisory

1. Extreme Heat Warning for: Northampton; Hertford; Gates; Pasquotank; Camden; Western Currituck; Bertie; Chowan; Perquimans

2. Extreme Heat Watch for: Caswell; Pittsylvania; Campbell; Appomattox; Buckingham; Halifax; Charlotte

3. Extreme Heat Watch for: Coastal Pender; Coastal New Hanover; Coastal Brunswick; Williamsburg; Coastal Horry; Inland Georgetown; Coastal Georgetown

4. Extreme Heat Watch for: Eastern Currituck

5. Extreme Heat Watch for: Forsyth; Guilford; Davidson; Randolph

6. Extreme Heat Watch for: Martin; Pitt; Washington; Tyrrell; Mainland Dare; Greene; Beaufort; Mainland Hyde; Duplin; Lenoir; Jones; Pamlico; Northern Craven; Southern Craven; West Carteret; East Carteret; Inland Onslow; Coastal Onslow; Northern Outer Banks

7. Extreme Heat Watch for: Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island

8. Extreme Heat Watch for: Person; Granville; Vance; Warren; Halifax; Alamance; Orange; Durham; Franklin; Nash; Edgecombe; Chatham; Wake; Johnston; Wilson; Stanly; Montgomery; Moore; Lee; Harnett; Wayne; Anson; Richmond; Scotland; Hoke; Cumberland; Sampson

9. Extreme Heat Watch for: Robeson; Bladen; Columbus; Inland Pender; Inland New Hanover; Inland Brunswick; Marlboro; Darlington; Dillon; Florence; Marion; Central Horry; Northern Horry

10. Extreme Heat Watch for: Stokes; Rockingham; Roanoke; Botetourt; Rockbridge; Franklin; Bedford; Amherst; Henry

11. Heat Advisory for: Caswell; Pittsylvania; Campbell; Appomattox; Buckingham; Halifax; Charlotte

12. Heat Advisory for: Eastern Currituck

13. Heat Advisory for: Forsyth; Guilford; Davidson; Randolph

14. Heat Advisory for: Martin; Pitt; Washington; Tyrrell; Mainland Dare; Greene; Beaufort; Mainland Hyde; Duplin; Lenoir; Jones; Pamlico; Northern Craven; Southern Craven; West Carteret; East Carteret; Inland Onslow; Coastal Onslow; Northern Outer Banks

15. Heat Advisory for: Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island

16. Heat Advisory for: Person; Granville; Vance; Warren; Halifax; Alamance; Orange; Durham; Franklin; Nash; Edgecombe; Chatham; Wake; Johnston; Wilson; Stanly; Montgomery; Moore; Lee; Harnett; Wayne; Anson; Richmond; Scotland; Hoke; Cumberland; Sampson

17. Heat Advisory for: Robeson; Bladen; Columbus; Inland Pender; Inland New Hanover; Inland Brunswick; Marlboro; Darlington; Dillon; Florence; Marion; Central Horry; Northern Horry

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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