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Current Alerts for Payson, UT: High Wind Warning Wind Advisory

1. High Wind Warning for: Eastern Uinta Basin

2. High Wind Warning for: Eastern Uinta Mountains

3. High Wind Warning for: Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains

4. High Wind Warning for: Utah Valley

5. High Wind Warning for: Western Uinta Basin; Castle Country

6. High Wind Warning for: Western Uinta Mountains; Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs; Central Mountains

7. Wind Advisory for: Bear Lake and Bear River Valley

8. Wind Advisory for: Lower Washington County

9. Wind Advisory for: San Rafael Swell

10. Wind Advisory for: South Central Utah; Capitol Reef National Park and Vicinity

11. Wind Advisory for: Tooele and Rush Valleys; Eastern Box Elder County; Northern Wasatch Front; Salt Lake Valley; Cache Valley/Utah Portion

12. Wind Advisory for: Wasatch Mountains I-80 North

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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.

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