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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday July 2, 2004
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THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND: Lots and lots of outdoor stuff going on the next few
days. We wish we could promise dry weather for all the events. Can't do
that, but the outlook for Sunday and Monday is beginning to look a little
more encouraging. However, those two days will not be completely free of
showers and storms.

Some slightly drier air aloft spread into West Alabama this afternoon. As a
result, most of the storms were forming east of I-65. But the heat of the
afternoon will set off some more showers and thunderstorms almost anywhere.

The heaviest rain in the last 24 hours occurred over the east and NE part of
the state. Over one inch fell at Ft. Payne, Wadley and Hartselle. Almost an
inch fell at DeSoto State Park.

We still have an upper level disturbance to our west and NW that should give
us a better chance of showers and storms tomorrow. Here in Central Alabama
the better chance will be in the afternoon and evening and a few spots will
get locally heavy rain. We still expect scattered showers and thunderstorms
on Sunday, but maybe not as many as in previous forecasts. The better chance
on Sunday will be across the northern part of the state. For Monday, when
most people will be off from work, the scattered storms should be fewer in
number. With the thinning of the storms, it's going to heat up. Don't be
surprised to see some thermometers reach the 90-degree mark early in the
week.

TROPICAL AND BEACH WEATHER: The entire Atlantic Basin is quiet with no Alex
in sight. (He will be the first named storm of the season.) Along the
Alabama-NW Florida coast, there is a good chance of showers and storms
Saturday. Then, scattered ones on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. There should
be some good intervals of sunshine during that time. The sea surface
temperature off the Alabama coast in 85.

THE BENEFICIAL RAIN: All of the showers and storms that we have had lately
held down temperatures to mostly the mid 80s. We could have it much worse at
this time. Alabama suffered through critical heat waves in 1952, 1954 and
1980. In 1954, the temperature in Birmingham topped out at 100 or above on
13 days. 1952 had 11 such days and some wells went dry that had never been
dry before. 1980 was also a killer heat wave.

CLEANING OFF MY DESK: I know this sounds crazy, way back in 1843, an
alligator fell from the sky over Charleston. He probably got sucked up by a
tornado and was dumped out when it dissipated. ..some of the chillier USA
temperatures this morning included 27 at the Flagstaff Arboretum in Northern
Arizona. It was 32 in Grand Canyon Airport and in Leadville, Colorado.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: If my life-long pal, Little Miss Molly could
make out her own schedule, I think she would go for six half-mile walks per
day, play for six hours and sleep 15 of the 24 hours. She lives the life of
Miss Riley...I got up at 4:30 this morning and she was stretching and
yawning and ready to go...talked her into sleeping a bit longer...she is
getting more determined to protect us...she spends a lot of her day sitting
on the back of the couch so she can see out of three windows. Any dog that
walks the track and invades Molly's tiny corner of the world gets an earful.
She can bark so loudly that the concussion lifts her front paws off the
couch. She is very funny to watch. Life goes on, noisy at times.

J. B. Elliott
jbe@jbelliott.com

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TONIGHT
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly this evening.
Morning Low 69
WIND: SW 5-10

SATURDAY
Variable cloudiness. A good chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly
afternoon and evening.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SW 7-14

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered, mostly afternoon, thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SW 8-16

MONDAY
Scattered afternoon thunderstorms, but fewer in number.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 5-10

TUESDAY
Scattered mostly afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 5-10

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