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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday June 26, 2006
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2006 AVP HOOVER OPEN PRESENTED BY VAULT
PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL
JULY 13-16 at The Hoover Met
For Tickets, call (800) 240-2300
or visit http://www.avphoover.com

Pro Beach Volleyball is coming to Alabama! The Hoover Met is being
converted to a beach for Birmingham's biggest beach party. Come see
Olympic Gold Medalists Misty May and Kerri Walsh along with the greatest
volleyball player of all time, Karch Kiraly. Get your flip flops and tank tops
ready and make your plans to come to the Hoover Met July 13-16.

Be sure to order your tickets today. Single session tickets and all
tournament books are available at 800-243-2300 or by logging on to
http://www.avphoover.com. Tickets are also available at Bruno's, Food World,
and Food Max locations. For discounted group tickets (10 or more) call,
205-262-2832. Go to http://www.avphoover.com for all of the latest info.

The 2006 AVP Hoover Open presented by Vault - Pro Beach Volleyball!
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BACK TO MOSTLY DRY: Quite a few folks in Alabama received a good drenching Sunday, while many others were left holding an empty bucket. Here are a few of the better rainfall amounts:

1.08 in Demopolis
2.01 in Pell City
1.89 in Attalla (1.65 in 30 minutes)
1.28 in Wedowee
1.69 in Sterrett

Some subtle changes are underway for Alabama. The better chance for any showers or thunderstorms later this afternoon and this evening will be over on the east side of the state. Meanwhile, drier air will circulate into the state from the NW and most communities should remain dry Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. A few showers or thunderstorms will return by Friday. Probably the most important news, however, is the lack of intense heat. Instead of dealing with upper 90s and near 100, highs over the next five days should be between 88 and 92 across Central Alabama. You will also notice a slight drop in humidity starting tomorrow. Nights will be a little cooler with mid 60s the norm through Friday morning.

LIGHTNING IS FRIGHTENING: A strange event over the weekend right here in Alabama. Lightning struck a moving vehicle on I-59/20 in Pickens County. The bolt of lightning completely disabled the vehicle, but the passengers were uninjured. That is why it is essential if you are out in your automobile during a lightning storm to be sure and not touch any metal parts, such as door handles. In olden days, it was thought that rubber tires would be an insulator and prevent a car from being struck by lightning. That was a myth.

A HISTORIC FIRE SEASON? The west is having a tough time with forest fires. So far, 3,260,604 acres have been burned. This is almost three times that of last year. There are now 28 active large fires underway in the west, including 7 in New Mexico and 5 in Arizona.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Getting a bit more interesting. A broad area of low pressure covers the entire Florida peninsula and adjacent Gulf of Mexico and
Atlantic waters. The low was moving north at 5 to 10. This is going to continue to feed torrential rains from Florida northward along the Atlantic coast. Flooding in those areas is very severe. Numerous roads are closed in many areas along the mid-Atlantic. In the last 24 hours, 11.50 inches fell at Federalsburg, Maryland. Over 7 inches fell at Washington National Airport. Boston has received nearly 10 inches of rain this month and they have a surplus of 12 inches for the year. In the next four days, as much as 6 inches of additional rain may fall in Central Pennsylvania.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: An all-time record with my pal, Little Miss Molly, in the last 24 hours. The most ballgames ever. At one point, I played so long with her that she became so pooped that she plopped down on the cool hardwood floor to cool off. We were playing with 6 different balls. I would throw 1 or 2 across the room, she would chase it down and on the way back I would meet her with 2 or 3 other balls. It drove her crazy. She was hopping all over the place trying to decide which one to grab. I have been calling her flop ears since her haircut. They trimmed everything short but her ears and tail. Her ears look like mud flaps and her tail like a pom-pom. She does not mind what I call her as long as I spend a whole bunch of time at her command. I enjoy doing that and life goes on.

J.B. Elliott
jbelliott@centurytel.net

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TONIGHT
Slight chance of an evening thunderstorm, but fair overnight.
Morning Low 66
WIND: NW 4-6

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. A little less humid.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NW 7-14

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. A pleasant early morning.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NW 6-12

THURSDAY
More sun than clouds.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 91
WIND: W 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of a shower or a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 90
WIND: S 5-10

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