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Current Alerts for Rowe, NM: High Wind Warning

1. Fire Weather Watch for: Southwest Mountains; South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; El Paso; Hudspeth

2. High Wind Warning for: Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass; Far Northeast Highlands; Union County; Harding County; Eastern San Miguel County; Quay County; Curry County; Roosevelt County

3. High Wind Warning for: Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet; East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet

4. High Wind Warning for: Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Central Highlands; South Central Mountains; Northeast Highlands; Guadalupe County; De Baca County; Eastern Lincoln County

5. High Wind Watch for: Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Santa Fe Metro Area; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood; Estancia Valley; South Central Highlands; Chaves County Plains; Southwest Chaves County

6. High Wind Watch for: West Central Highlands; Jemez Mountains

7. High Wind Watch for: West Central Mountains; Southwest Mountains

8. Red Flag Warning for: Capitan And Sacramento Mountains

9. Red Flag Warning for: Northeast Plains; Northeast Highlands; Central Highlands

10. Red Flag Warning for: Northeast Plains; Northeast Highlands; Central Highlands

11. Red Flag Warning for: Northwest Plateau; West Central Mountains; Middle Rio Grande Valley; West Central Basin and Range; North Central Mountains; Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley; Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Sandia and Manzano Mountains; East Central Plains

12. Red Flag Warning for: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Dawson; Borden; Scurry; Andrews; Martin; Howard; Mitchell; Loving; Winkler; Ector; Midland; Glasscock; Ward; Crane; Upton; Reagan; Pecos; Terrell; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains; Chinati Mountains; Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Central Brewster County; Chisos Basin; Presidio Valley; Lower Brewster County

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds