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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Sunday July 2, 2006
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GOOD AFTERNOON: I love the sound of cicadas. They are the sound of summer
to me. I love being outside early on a warm, sunny summer morning. Today
was a textbook version of that.

ISOLATED STORMS: You can tell that the thunderstorm activity was limited on
Saturday. Just check the box score. The state temperature and
precipitation tables tell the story. Rain did not fall at a single official
reporting station in Alabama, Southeast Mississippi or Northwest Florida.
There were a couple of nice little storms over Central Alabama. One over
northeastern Tuscaloosa County during the afternoon and one over western
Jefferson County during the early evening. Both laid down narrow swaths of
decent rainfall.

Storms should be isolated across the area again today. With high
temperatures expected to be in the middle and upper 90s again, we are sure
to reach our convective temperatures. The air aloft is just slightly cooler
than yesterday, so if updrafts can reach the mid levels of the atmosphere,
they may find slightly better going than yesterday. Precipitable water
levels (the amount of moisture available in the atmosphere) are slightly
better than yesterday.

So, if you are lucky enough to find yourself under one, you can expect brief
heavy rainfall amounts that could exceed one inch, dangerous lightning and
some gusty winds, especially as the storms collapse.

TEMPERATURE WATCH: As of 11 .m., temperatures were running a degree behind
yesterday, but dew points were a couple of degrees higher. Interestingly
enough, dewpoints yesterday were only right around 60 degrees, which is not
too high for this time of year. It actually made the afternoon not as
oppressive. Those higher dewpoints might be a factor in forming a couple of
more storms today, in addition to making it feel more humid.

LOOKING AHEAD: The upper level area of high pressure that has been
suppressing storm development for the most part over the past few days will
be with us through at least Tuesday it appears. With the high holding out,
we may see a "ring of fire" of storms surrounding Alabama, while we mainly
stay high and dry. Good news for Fourth of July activities including
barbecues and fireworks, but bad news for most of our lawns. It appears
that the ridge will start to break down on Wednesday. This will allow an
increase of showers and storms, mainly during the afternoon and evening
hours. Then a frontal system will approach Alabama from the north on
Thursday, giving us fairly good shower and storm chances.

ON THIS DATE IN 1994 : A USAir jet crashed near Charlotte NC during a
thunderstorm. The cause of the crash was officially listed as wind shear.
Major efforts to understand and avoid wind shear has resulted in a dramatic
reduction in the number of air accidents involving this deadly phenomenon.

ON THIS DATE IN 1986: Amazingly, an F2 tornado at Jacksonville NC that
killed 3 people was the deadliest twister of the year in 1986 as the United
States experienced only 15 tornado deaths during the year (an all-time low
since records begain in 1916).

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TONIGHT
A few isolated storms diminishing by evening.
Morning Low 71
WIND: Light

MONDAY
Partly cloudy, hot, hazy and humid with isolated afternoon and evening
thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 95
WIND: Light

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of afternoon and evening storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SW 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. A better chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 5-10

THURSDAY
A good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 86
WIND: W 5-10

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