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Afternoon Edition For Tuesday May 10, 2005 ==================================================================
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PUNY RAINFALL AMOUNTS: It was a disappointment. We had expected some rainfall amounts of around one-third inch yesterday to help our dry weather situation. It was not to be. A number of places got rain, but it made absolutely no dent in the dryness. Some of the heavier amounts were only 0.03 to 0.05which would hardly settle the dust. One of the heaviest amounts was 0.15 in Fayette. In Shelby County at Pelham, 33/40 weather watcher, Allan McMillan, reported not even a drop which now means 10 days in a row with zero rainfall.
Warmer air aloft was making the atmosphere more stable this afternoon, except over SE Alabama. There is still a chance of some thunderstorms developing quickly this afternoon over SE Alabama, South and East Georgia and into South Carolina. The Storm Prediction Center has some of that area under a slight risk. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued in Baldwin County.
While its not impossible to have an isolated thunderstorm Wednesday and Thursday. We think the chance is small enough to leave it out of the forecast. The next two days could bring our warmest temperatures so far. However, dew points will be hanging in the 62 to 65 range which will make it more bearable. Finally, we look for an increase in showers and thunderstorms late Saturday into Sunday as a cold front gets closer to the state. (See our day-by-day forecast.)
SCANNING FAR AND WIDE: As we look out across the great North American weatherscape this afternoon, we see a great diversity. A significant snowstorm is going to occur in parts of Wyoming through tomorrow. This last storm dumped 12 inches of snow yesterday on the Squaw Valley Ski area in California. A Tornado Warning was issued in Washington state when a distinct funnel cloud was sighted. More heavy rain in parts of California. The temperature fell to 24 at Lake Tahoe this morning and to 17 in Barrow, Alaska. The high yesterday was 101 in Laredo, Texas...on this date in 1987, 14.50 inches of rain fell at Lillian on the Alabama coast...in 1905 on this date, 87 persons were killed in a very noisy tornado at Snyder, Oklahoma. The roar of the tornado could be heard for 12 miles as it cut a 40-mile long track.
MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Miss Molly is doing her usual routine todaybossing me around. I wanted to use this space for a follow-up on Linda Knight. She is the lady that lost her shih-tzu named Leah when her older dog, Sally, suddenly turned on the much smaller dog and killed her during the Easter weekend. I asked her permission for this update. These are her words exactly, Sally is still not herself, but doing better. She is very conscious of her behavior and not being as rambunctious as before. It may be my imagination, but it seems that since Leahs death, Sally spends most of her time just looking out the window. She will lay on the floor for hours with her head on the windowsill. As for me, I have my moments. Fortunately, I have three full-time professions and hobbies, so I manage to stay pretty busy and that keeps my mind occupied. However, Leah is and always will be in my heart. There were too many unique things that Leah did that will stay with me forever.
Thanks to Linda for that update. It proves once again that our little animals have real feelings and emotions. It behooves us to keep that in mind at all times. Life goes on.
J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net
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TONIGHT
Fair and mild. A small chance of an evening thunderstorm.
Morning Low 64
WIND: Light
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny and warm.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SW 4-7
THURSDAY
Partly sunny. Possibly our warmest day so far.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 5-10
FRIDAY
Partly sunny with a slight chance of an afternoon or evening thunderstorm.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 86
WIND: S 5-10
SATURDAY
Scattered, mostly afernoon and evening, showers and storms.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 83
WIND: SW 6-12
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THE 2005 ALABAMA SPORTS HALL OF FAME
REUNION OF WINNERS WEEKEND!
Mark your calendar for the most exciting "Sports Spectacular " weekend of the year! On June 11th, the 2005 ASHOF Reunion of Winners Celebrity Dinner and Silent Auction will be kicked off by comedian James Gregory at the Sheraton Civic Center Ballroom. The ROW Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, June 13th at the Bent Brook Golf Course.
Meet sports heroes Bobby Bowden, Cornelius Bennett, Bobby Humphries, Leroy Jordan, Kevin Greene, Ray Perkins, Pat Sullivan, and many more at these impressive events!
The ROW events are the primary fundraisers for the ASHOF Outreach Program.
Through this program, more than 50,000 students statewide have been provided the opportunity to visit the ASHOF and be inspired by some of our state's and nation's most outstanding sports figures who are ASHOF Inductees.
Rub shoulders with Alabama's greatest sport heroes and help to inspire thousands of students statewide by participating in the ASHOF Reunion of Winners events. See you there!
For more information, call 205-323-6665 or visit http://www.ashof.org ============================================================
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