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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday June 15, 2006

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THE ALABAMA STORY: It is a story of some pleasantly cool
mornings lately, but those will gradually disappear. It is also a
story of hot afternoons with most areas getting into the low and mid
90s again today and Friday, then dropping back a few degrees over the
weekend.

Almost everybody in the state wants rain. Latest computer models seem
to back off on the extent of showers and thunderstorms this weekend.
Most of what occurs will be over the west part of the state. For
example, Russellville, Tuscaloosa, Demopolis and Livingston will have
a better chance than Birmingham eastward. Even in those areas, it does
not look like a widespread rain event.

I suppose we ought to celebrate some low temperatures from this
morning. It will not be long until 50s will be out of the question.
These are the places that enjoyed the 50s this morning:

53 in Crossville
54 in Black Creek and DeSoto State Park
55 in Cullman and Ft. Payne
56 in Hamilton
58 in Pinson
59 in Jasper and Talladega

WHERE, OH, WHERE IS ALBERTO: He is speeding across the North
Atlantic and at midday was a few hundred miles south of the west part
of Nova Scotia. Of course, he has long ago been demoted from a
tropical storm or depression. Elsewhere in the tropics, a tropical
wave 1,000 miles east of the Southern Windward Islands has weakened.
Alberto probably brought billion dollar rains to parts of Florida,
Georgia and the Carolinas. Up to 8 inches fell in Central North
Carolina. Unfortunately, there was a tragedy. At Loisburg in Franklin
County, they got 5.17 inches. However, flash flooding swept a 12-year
old boy into a creek and downstream he was caught in a storm drain and
lost his life. 7 inches of rain fell at North Carolina State
University and at Holly Springs with Raleigh receiving 6.29 inches.
Meanwhile, across the country major forest fires south of Flagstaff,
Arizona with about 6,000 acres up in flames.

BIG TIME HEAT EAST OF ROCKIES: A historic event yesterday in Denver
where weather records go back all the way to 1872. In those 134 years,
Denver had never seen the 100-degree mark this early. Yesterday they
had 102. It marks only the 7th time in history to be that hot in June.
It was 107 in Lamar, Colorado. The low in Colorado this morning was 37
at Craig.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: It is always nice to get e-mails from
people who say how much they enjoy the adventures of Little Miss
Molly. It was especially appreciative to get an e-mail from a
Birmingham area soldier now serving in Iraq. He mentioned how all the
information we post on the ABC 33/40 web site, the BLOG, and the
e-forecast meant so much to them. They also said they really enjoy the
Little Miss Molly stories and it was like a touch of home. As we
started our first walk this morning, the grass cutters were out front.
Miss Molly just had to see them and when I took her out the back door
for her walk, she almost jerked me down to go out front. About that
time the big lawnmower cranked. It sounded like a Sherman tank. Molly
ran back through my legs and headed for the hills. It is the nearest
thing to a whiplash that I have had for a long time. The rest of the
walk was full of energy, but enjoyable. Life goes on.

J.B. Elliott
jbelliott@centurytel.net

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TONIGHT
Clear.
Morning Low 67
WIND: Light

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny and hot.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SE 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm, mainly west.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SE 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Only a slight chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 91
WIND: S 6-12

MONDAY
Only a slight risk of a shower or storm, mostly in the afternoon.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 90
WIND: S 5--10

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