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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday June 22, 2005
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MOSTLY DRY, BUT HOTTER: It looks like Alabama will be pretty much
storm free for the next several days after some locally strong storms
the last two days.

We have omitted the mention of any showers until late in the weekend.
We think just enough moisture will get back in the area to set off
some widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms on Sunday. If that
forecast is correct, you have a better chance of not getting wet on
Sunday than getting wet.

The upper level low pressure area that parked over Georgia for a day
or two is being replaced by a ridge of high pressure aloft from the
west. In summer, this always spells hot weather. It can also mean that
some thunderstorms forming in the Central Plains can decide to head
for Disney World and pass through Alabama on the way. We don't think
that will happen in the next few days. Our normal high temperature for
late June is about 89. It should be about 3 degrees hotter than that
for the next several days.

TROPICAL WEATHER: There has been an increase in showers and
thunderstorms in the Central Caribbean today due to a tropical wave.
However, upper level winds should become less favorable for
development. Even so, there could be heavy rain and potential flooding
over parts of Hispaniola as it moves slowly west and NW. Something
else that caught our eye. A weak low pressure has developed over the
East Gulf of Mexico along a broad band of showers and thunderstorms.
This is not expected to evolve in tropical development any time soon.

SUPER HAILSTORM: We have mentioned many times that Eastern Colorado
is a prime area for hailstorms in summer, especially near the
foothills of the Rockies all the way from Ft. Collins down through
Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Did you hear about yesterday's
hailstorm in Colorado Springs when it got so deep that storm sewers
were stopped up resulting in flash flooding? The hail piled up in
drifts almost knee high.

ROAMING ELSEWHERE: 118 in Death Valley was the hottest yesterday...34
at Truckee and Lake Tahoe in the Sierra-Nevada Mountains was the
coldest this morning...not quite as many showers and storms in Florida
yesterday, but Lakeland received over an inch...I doubt if you believe
this weather fact, but it's true. On this date in 1947, 12 inches of
rain fell in only 42 minutes at Holt, Missouri. That's the world
record for intense rainfall.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Much anticipation in our household as we
await the visit of Megan. My wife's sister and brother-in-law from
Layton, Utah will arrive this afternoon with Megan who is Molly's size
and the same breed. When my wife bought Molly while in Utah nearly
three years ago, Megan had already been trained to ring a little bell
when she needed to go. In the two weeks that Molly stayed with Megan
before coming here, she learned to do the same thing. Megan will be
with Molly for a week and we are anxious to see how those two
playmates will exhaust themselves chasing each other...when Molly and
I walked early this morning, the two visiting Yorkies were outside
nearby. Again they came roaring up an embankment to meet Molly and
Molly raced down the bank to meet them. After they got within one foot
of each other, they seemed to suddenly think this might not be a good
idea. As if on signal, they raced away from each other like they had
been shot from a cannon. Molly looked puzzled at me dying laughing.
Just another enjoyable moment in My Tiny World. We are simple-minded
and easy to entertain. Life goes rapidly along—too fast.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Clear and mild.
Overnight Low 69
WIND: Light

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. A hotter afternoon.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 92
WIND: NE 4-8

FRIDAY
More Sun than clouds. Continued Hot.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 92
WIND: E 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny with another hot afternoon..
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SE 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny with a slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 5-10
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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL CAMP
4th Grade through 8th Grade
June 27-29 8:30am to 12:00 noon
Spain Park High School in Hoover

Here's a great way for young girls to learn the basics of volleyball:
passing, setting, hitting and serving. All girls will receive
excellent instruction and participate in games each day of the camp.

The camp is run by Spain Park Varsity Coach Laura Burke who played
four years of volleyball at UAB. All campers get a special T-shirt and
certificate of participation.

Just $90. Contact Coach Burke at 439-1400 ext. 7721
or by e-mail at lburke@hoover.k12.al.us
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