Weather Alerts for Florida

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1. Freeze Warning for: Baker; Inland Nassau; Union; Bradford; Gilchrist; Eastern Alachua; Eastern Putnam; Eastern Marion; Western Clay; Western Alachua; Western Putnam; Central Marion; Northern Columbia; Western Marion; Southeastern Columbia; Western Duval; Southwestern Columbia; Pierce; Brantley; Inland Glynn; Clinch; Inland Camden; Northern Ware; Northeastern Charlton; Southern Ware; Western Charlton

2. Frost Advisory for: Coastal Flagler; Southeast Coastal St. Johns; Northern Inland St. Johns; Coffee; Jeff Davis; Atkinson

3. Frost Advisory for: Glades; Hendry

4. Frost Advisory for: Inland Volusia; Northern Lake County; Orange; Seminole; Osceola; Okeechobee; Coastal Volusia; Southern Lake County; Coastal Indian River; Coastal St. Lucie; Inland Northern Brevard; Inland Indian River; Inland St. Lucie; Mainland Northern Brevard; Inland Southern Brevard; Mainland Southern Brevard

5. Frost Advisory for: Northern Brevard Barrier Islands

6. Frost Advisory for: Sumter; Polk; Hardee; Highlands; DeSoto; Inland Levy; Inland Citrus; Inland Hernando; Inland Pasco; Inland Hillsborough; Inland Manatee; Inland Sarasota; Inland Charlotte

7. Frost Advisory for: Suwannee; Inland Flagler; Eastern Hamilton; Eastern Clay; Western Hamilton; Southern Inland St. Johns; Western St. Johns; Bacon; Appling; Wayne; Coastal Glynn; Echols; Coastal Camden

8. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Bay; Coastal Gulf

9. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Palm Beach County

10. Rip Current Statement for: Coastal Volusia; Coastal Indian River; Coastal St. Lucie; Coastal Martin; Mainland Northern Brevard; Northern Brevard Barrier Islands; Mainland Southern Brevard; Southern Brevard Barrier Islands

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Next Topic: Rain

Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

Next Topic: Sleet