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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday July 19, 2005
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...Summer Heat Is Here...

Welcome to summer in Alabama. Afternoon temperatures will rise into the low
90s, and the heat index, the way it really feels due to the high humidity
values, will climb into the 97 to 100 degree range each afternoon for the
rest of the week. There will be a handful of showers and storms from about
1:00 until 8:00 p.m. on a daily basis, but they will be scattered and not
everyone will get wet. All in all, a very routine summer pattern for Alabama
for the next three to five days as the primary upper air storm track remains
near the U.S./Canadian border.

EMILY: The hurricane should move into the northern Mexican coast tonight,
about 50 to 100 miles south of Brownsville, Texas. While the system weakened
greatly yesterday morning over the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, it should
grow steadily stronger today, and could be a major hurricane again at
landfall tonight. A hurricane watch remains in effect as far north as Baffin
Bay, along the lower Texas coast.

Elsewhere, the Atlantic basin is rather quiet for now and other tropical
storm formation is not expected over the next few days.

LIGHTNING PROBLEMS: Twenty one soldiers were injured due to a lightning
strike Sunday night at a National Guard camp in Pennsylvania. A metal canopy
took a direct hit; thankfully the injuries were not serious. The same batch
of storms produced another lightning strike Sunday night that injured 30
people at a family reunion near Pittsburgh. An 11 year old boy remains in
critical condition. We all have to careful with lightning in summer storms.

SUPER HOT: The mercury soared to 128 degrees yesterday at Death Valley, CA,
within 6 degrees of the hottest ever recorded in the U.S.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://abc3340.com/weather/7day.hrb
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: http://www.jamesspann.com/bmachine/wxtalk.php

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TODAY
Partly sunny, hot, and humid. An afternoon shower or storm in a few spots.
Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 4-9

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered, mainly afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 92
WIND: S 4-9

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny during the morning; a few scattered thunderstorms by afternoon.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 4-9

FRIDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. Scattered afternoon showers and storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SW 4-9

SATURDAY
Morning sunshine; a few spots will see a passing afternoon shower or
thunderstorm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 4-9

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