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Afternoon Edition For Wednesday November 11, 2009
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...Nice Weather Returns...

OVERDOSED ON RAIN: I have been involved in weather seemingly since
about the time Noah built his ark and I cannot remember an autumn that
gave us this much rain. Both September and October were wet. We got a
week-long break in early November, but it seemed like Ida was
determined to break up our clear weather party. She did a masterful
job. I love a rainy day, but yesterday was almost too much with the
wind and the rain being consistent all day.

Almost all of Alabama got a soaking. We have posted a long list of
rain amounts on the 33/40 Weather BLOG, but we list a few typical
amounts here for the last entire storm:

4.75 Odenville
5.11 Inverness
5.00 Homewood
5.54 Moody
4.58 Cottondale (Year-to-Date 69.20)
4.40 Gadsden
6.05 Demopolis
4.02 Scrougeout (Year-to-Date 74.09)

NOW WHAT: I guess Mother Nature looks out for us, because we are now
headed for another good stretch of dry weather with pleasant daytime
temperatures and cool nights. We think we will be rain free through
Sunday, although one of our beloved weather models did put a little
rain in for later Sunday. Afternoon will be comfortable and lows at
night in the low to mid 40s.

MISS IDA NOW: Her remnants were centered near Savannah this afternoon
and she is still causing plenty of trouble along the South Atlantic
coast. She gave Atlanta some record 24-hour rain amounts and that city
has some more flash flooding. She dumped 6.80 inches of rain on
Forsyth and almost 6 inches on Douglasville. By late Thursday and
early Friday, the low-pressure system that was once Ida will be near
the North Carolina Outer Banks.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: James will have a detailed football forecast
starting with our Thursday morning edition, but generally speaking, it
looks great for the Friday night play off games and the in state
college games on Saturday. You never know whom you are going to meet.
Last Saturday when my son Steve treated me to a day at Bryant-Denny
Stadium, he was able to find spare tickets from a fellow fireman in
the Jasper Fire Department. His name is Steve Lockheart. He remembered
well the super outbreak of tornadoes that heavily damaged downtown
Jasper in April 1974. In fact, he is now assigned to Station 1 in
downtown Jasper that was virtually destroyed in the earlier tornado.
He was only 9 years old at the time of the tornado. He reads our
material every day and is very interested in weather.

STORM ALERT XTREME: It is almost time. It starts at 9:30 Saturday
morning at the BJCC and will be over by 2:30. A great source of
training for storm spotters and a review even if you have been
spotting a long time. Not sure I will be there, but I always learn
something new from Brian Peters.

ROAMING: 94 at East Mesa, Arizona was the hottest yesterday…cold
spots this morning, 11 at Spincich Lake, Michigan and 32 below in
Alaska at Arctic Village and Chandalar Lake…the morning national snow
survey shows less than 3% of the lower 48 with a snow cover…a month
ago today it was almost 16%…with the heavy rain in Atlanta in the last
24 hours, their annual total has swelled to 58.63 inches—a surplus of
15 inches. The Birmingham surplus now stands at an amazing 18.22 inches.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: An all-day rain like yesterday sure does
disrupt Little Miss Molly and her bathroom habits. She does not like
the rain. We go out anyway. Normally she would drag me halfway around
the walking track before she did anything. Yesterday she did it
instantly and then ran back to the door wanting in and expecting a
treat. Life goes on.

James B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Clear and colder.
Morning Low 42
WIND: N 5-10

THURSDAY
Sunny. A chilly morning.
Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 65
WIND: N 8-16

FRIDAY
Sunny.
Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 72
WIND: N 5-10

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 73
WIND: E 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 51 Afternoon High 74
WIND: SW 6-12

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Morning Edition For Wednesday November 11, 2009
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...Another Nice Stretch of Dry Weather...

DRIER DAYS: After a total statewide soaking yesterday, improving
weather headlines our forecast today as drier air works into our
state. West Alabama will be in sunshine all day, and we are
forecasting a clearing sky for the eastern half of the state. The
clouds could be slow in leaving counties near Georgia border, but most
East Alabama communities should be in sunshine by mid-afternoon.

We are looking at delightful weather tomorrow and through the weekend,
with mostly sunny comfortable days and clear chilly nights. Highs will
be in the mid 60s tomorrow, close to 70 Friday, followed by low to mid
70s over the weekend. Morning lows will remain generally in the 40s.
Looks like another great weekend for high school football playoff
games and the college games across the Deep South on Saturday. A few
clouds will show up by Sunday afternoon, but the day will remain dry.

OUR NEXT RAIN: We will bring in a chance of showers Sunday night and
Monday; not much confidence in the amount of rain we see, or the
timing since model output has been very inconsistent. Cooler and drier
air will return by Tuesday and Wednesday.

BIG TIME RAIN TOTALS: Rain totals across Alabama yesterday included
6.05" at Demopolis, 5.54" at Moody, 5.11" at Inverness, 5.00"
at Homewood, 4.75" at Weaver, 4.75" at Odenville, 4.61" at
Clanton, 4.41" at Moundville, 4.35" at Concord/Hueytown, 4.30" at
Clay, 4.27" at Greystone Farms, 3.97" at Scrougeout (Northeast
Etowah County), 3.96" at Gardendale, 3.51" at Coker, 1.69" at
Jasper, and 1.24" at Millport.

Despite all the rain, there was no major flooding since the ground was
able to able to handle it thanks to the 8 day dry spell. Flood
warnings were issued for the Cahaba and the Tallapoosa Rivers last
night, where mostly minor flooding is expected today.
The rain, of course, was all due to the remnant circulation of former
Tropical Storm Ida, which is now a broad, non-tropical low over the
Northeast Gulf of Mexico. This low will continue moving away from
Alabama during the next 24 hours.

RAIN SCORECARD: Yesterday's rainfall at the Birmingham Airport stood
at 3.59 inches, bringing our annual total to 64.14 inches. This makes
2009 the 17th wettest year in Magic City history. The rain surplus for
the year is now over 17 inches.

STORM ALERT XTREME: Want to be trained as a storm spotter? Want to
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Alert Xtreme, is coming up on Saturday November 14 at the BJCC during
the annual Birmingham International Auto Show. You will be trained by
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encourage all of our Skywatchers to attend this every year; you simply
cannot get enough training. We will begin at 9:30, and be out by 3:30.
And, everyone that attends Storm Alert Xtreme gets free admission to
the Alabama International Auto Show. There is no admission charge, and
no need to register. Just show up, but get there early for a good
seat. We had a packed house last year.

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TODAY
Becoming mostly sunny. Still breezy.
Afternoon High 64
WIND: N 10-20

THURSDAY
Sunny.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 65
WIND: N 6-12

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 71
WIND: NE 5-10

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 47 Afternoon High 73
WIND: E 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. A shower possible Sunday night.
Morning Low 53 Afternoon High 74
WIND: S 6-12

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People often ask how they can become one of our Skywatchers; my response is that you have to love weather, have a computer and a camera, and be willing to be trained. We do that training only once a year, and this year's Storm Alert Xtreme is less than one month away. We will be at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center on this Saturday, November 14; we will begin at 9:30, and wrap up by 2:30. There is no admission charge, and everybody that comes for training gets free admission to the Alabama International Auto Show, which is going on at the same venue.

Our own Brian Peters, long time Warning-Coordination Meteorologist for the Birmingham National Weather Service office, will do the training. The morning session will be the basic class, followed by the advanced class after lunch. I will be there as well, and we encourage all existing Skywatchers to attend for their annual refresher course. I have been a professional meteorologist for over 30 years, and I always learn something new when Brian teaches. He really does a wonderful job.

In addition to those who want to join our team of Skywatchers, this is also a wonderful training opportunity for first responders, utility workers, EMA (emergency management agency) staff members, and students interested in meteorology. Everybody who attends will gain admission into our Skywatcher IM chat session, meaning we see your reports in real time during active and severe weather events. We currently have over 500 active Skywatchers on our roster, and are looking for more. We are especially interested in new Skywatchers in rural areas of Alabama where severe weather reports are hard to find. Radar is a wonderful tool, but the beam gets higher off the ground as it gets farther away from the radar site, and trained eyes are crucial to accurate warnings.

We have had wonderful crowds in recent years, and we expect a bigger group this year. So, if you are a Skywatcher now, or want to be one, we will see you on Saturday, November 14 at the BJCC at 9:30. No need to register, just show up. Look for the signs that will be placed around the site for directions!

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Afternoon Edition For Tuesday November 10, 2009
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FAMILYLIFE WEEKEND TO REMEMBER
COMING TO BIRMINGHAM!

NOVEMBER 13-15, 2009
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...The Excitement Winding...

A GENUINE BONA FIDE SOAKING: Her name was Ida. Earlier today she lost
her license and privilege to be a tropical hurricane or a tropical
storm. She was demoted to tropical depression stage and she will
continue to slowly lose her tropical characteristics.

She surely is not giving up easily, even though the leftover
circulation was down in South Alabama. She was pumping plenty of
moisture northward and rain was still widespread over most of the
north half of Alabama this afternoon. The exception was in the NW
counties where some drier air was being pulled into the circulation.

Almost every part of the state received a good rain. So much so, that
some flooding problems developed. By tomorrow, we will have a better
handle on the storm total, but here are a few samples as of noon today:

2.82 Birmingham Airport
1.91 Roebuck
3.37 Shelby County Airport
3.61 Mobile
2.37 Montgomery
2.44 Tuscaloosa
4.00 Tri-County (where Jefferson, St. Clair and Blount join)
2.87 Trussville (Peppertree)

NOW WHAT: The rain will persist into the evening, but gradually end
overnight. Clouds will break up Wednesday leaving mostly sunshine for
Veterans Day. It will be breezy and cool with north winds 12-22 mph.
From Thursday through Saturday, it will be mostly sunshine with cool
nights, but milder afternoons.

ROAMING: The warmest in the USA yesterday was 87 at Yuma and East
Mesa, Arizona…coldest this morning included 11 at Pinedale, Wyoming
and 27 below zero at Arctic Village, Alaska…the latest snow survey
shows only 3% of the lower 48 with snow on the ground. That compared
to over 13% one month ago.

DAMAGE FROM IDA: There is an old country and western song named, Ida
Red. That is how I tried to remember this hurricane. There was never a
mass evacuation from the Gulf Coast, even though some news reports had
said there would be. In one shelter on the Alabama coast, there were
only 11 people. This hurricane received good coverage and good
forecasting. We do not know how much property damage has been done. It
appears to not be major. A lot of it may be due to storm surge and
flash flooding.

STORM ALERT XTREME: It will be this Saturday starting at 9:30 at the
BJCC. No cost whatsoever and you will also have free admission to the
Alabama National Auto Show. It is an excellent way to get spotter
training. An added advantage this time—no time conflict with the
Alabama or Auburn football games. They are both evening games.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly is so alert that even
the slightest noise will make her go into full alert status in about 2
seconds. Last night the majority owner accidentally knocked her lamp
off the bedside table and within seconds Molly was patrolling the
entire house. It makes us feel safe. I really believe she can hear
another dog barking several blocks away. She also can ease our
tensions in 10 seconds. Life goes on.

James B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Breezy and cool. Rain steady at times; ending late.
Morning Low 49
WIND: N 12-20

WEDNESDAY
Becoming mostly sunny, breezy and cool.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 64
WIND: N 12-22

THURSDAY
Sunny and pleasant.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 65
WIND: NE 7-14

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 71
WIND: NE 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 48 Afternoon High 76
WIND: SE 5-10

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