ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday September 15, 2005
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TIME REALLY FLIES: Difficult to realize that the one-year
anniversary of powerful Hurricane Ivan is tonight. It is actually past
midnight and officially is on September 16. The eye started moving onshore
around 2 a.m. I will never forget it. I was on marathon radio duty in the
33/40 weather center watching with amazement the continuous radar and
satellite information. Ivan devastated the Baldwin County coast and around
Pensacola. The center moved up through Alabama causing widespread damage. He
remained a hurricane as far north as Perry County. Wind gusts were estimated
at 90 mph as far inland as Demopolis. Widespread flooding also with as much
as 10 inches in Jefferson County. There was 8.65 inches in Vestavia Hills
and 8.97 in Trussville.

While we are on the tropical subject, today Hurricane Ophelia
continues to spin off the coast of North Carolina, but seems to be edging
away from the coast. Much rainfall has occurred-as much as 12 inches in some
areas and the wind damage reports will likely be extensive. Elsewhere, a
vigorous tropical wave 900 miles ESE of the Windward Islands is growing
stronger and may be a tropical depression later today or Friday. We are also
concerned about a nervous weather area NE of Puerto Rico. We fear that one
of these may eventually get into the Gulf of Mexico. Way too early to make
predictions.

ALABAMA NOW: Some places may get some rain. Scattered showers were
developing over the northern counties this afternoon. Later this afternoon
and this evening we may see a few of those into Central Alabama. However,
our best chance of showers and maybe a thunderstorm will be tomorrow as a
cold front pushes down into the state. Many areas will remain dry, but this
is our better chance since Katrina wet us down. By Saturday, much drier air
will replace the more humid air we now have accompanied by sunshine through
the weekend with cooler nights. We were still under an air quality alert
today.

WRAP UP: 105 in Wink, Texas was Wednesday's hottest...chill spots
this morning included Stanley, Idaho with 23 and Eagle, Alaska with 27...big
thunderstorms in the central part of the country overnight...2 inches of
rain fell on Tulsa and 3.15 at Ft. Smith, Arkansas...the SPC has the
northwest quarter of Alabama outlooked for a slight risk of severe
thunderstorms.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: It was a delight to get to meet Tonks
last night. He is the new one-year old Phantom Poodle belonging to Gene and
Gerry Harris. He replaces their Yorkie, Divot, that was accidentally run
over by a neighbor last year. He let me rub his head a long time. He has
that aristocratic look, whereas Molly looks like an ordinary dog (but we
love her dearly)...as usual, out walking Little Miss Molly early this
morning. We could tell instantly that it was warmer and the dew point was
higher. However, Molly is an all-weather dog. She loves her walks so much
that she does not care if it is 10 above zero or 90 above. She had her
inspector cap on this morning which means she stopped and reversed direction
numbers of times. I am sure that half-mile walk was over one mile...we met
Peanut who is another shih-tzu. He and Molly got to rub noses for a while
and chase each other round and round. I still cannot understand how Molly
can run with her front feet moving like a Tennessee walking horse, while her
back feet are loping like a kangaroo. I tried that, but it did not work.
Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Mild and humid. A slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm, mainly this
evening.
Morning Low 72
WIND: Light SW

FRIDAY
Partly sunny with scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 88
WIND: W 6-12

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny and less humid.
Mornig Low 63 Afternoon High 87
WIND: N 5-10

SUNDAY
Sunny. A cool early morning.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NE 5-10

MONDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 90
WIND: E 5-10

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7:00pm Primetime: Coverage of Katrina's Aftermath
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