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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday July 4, 2006
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5-INCH RAIN SURPLUS: That is exactly what the excess so far this
year is at Birmingham Airport. That is why you have to use rainfall
statistics with a grain of salt and sometimes even a spoonful of salt.
The airport has been especially lucky to be under some of the heavier
showers. Only about 10 miles away at Clay in NE Jefferson County, the
deficit is about 5 inches. The driest part of the state is over the
south and SW, especially around Mobile. They have received only 14.89
inches all year compared to Birmingham with 34.50 inches. The Mobile
shortfall is an incredible 20 inches. That is also in part of the
state where there is still a lot of downed timber from Hurricanes
Ivan, Katrina and Rita—a great fuel source for forest fires.

JULY 4: Untold thousands of people are outdoors today consuming
barbecue and baseball all the way from Havana Junction to New York,
Boston and L.A. Widely spaced thunderstorms had already developed
early this afternoon in Alabama. Those will become a little more
numerous as the afternoon goes on, but most areas will stay dry. Our
chances of getting wet will increase substantially over the next day
or so, especially on Thursday when a cold front tires to force it's
way into North Alabama. We are also looking at an influx of extra
moisture from Mississippi—part of the glob of moisture that moved in
on the Texas coast a couple of days ago.

SOME LOWER HUMIDITY: That happens on Friday and Saturday as the
slightly cooler and drier air spreads across the state from the north.
Low temperatures will be in the mid 60s Friday and Saturday morning
with mostly clear weather. High temperatures will back off to the mid
80s by Thursday due to the increase in clouds and showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Showers over the NW Bahamas, due to a low pressure
area aloft, will spread west toward the Florida peninsula in the next
day or so. Tropical development is not expected.

ON THIS SPECIAL HOLIDAY: Let us never forget our military personnel,
especially the ones under the gun in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Temperatures in Baghdad and Basrah will top out between 107 and 118
during the next five days. Can you imagine going through that with all
the heavy stuff soldiers have to lug around? They are keeping our
country free. I especially like a quote in a letter to the editor of
the Birmingham News this morning which said, "To be born free is a
gift, to live free a responsibility, to die free an obligation."

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I sure am glad my Little Miss Molly is
taking long naps today. She had a frightful afternoon and evening
yesterday and well into last night. People in the community were
popping firecrackers. Molly got so scared that she came in my office
while I was helping record our Weather Brains podcast. She did not
just put her paws up for me to pick her up. She was pounding me on the
leg and shaking with fright. I don't know if Trussville has a law
against fireworks in the city limits like Birmingham, but there were
sure plenty of them going off. I am going to try to be available to
really hold Miss Molly tight and cuddle her tonight. I can't stand to
see her shake with fright. She hides under the bed for long periods of
time during holiday fireworks. Life goes on. —J B Elliott

J.B. Elliott
jbelliott@centurytel.net

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TONIGHT
Warm and humid. Isolated thunderstorms, mostly through the evening.
Morning Low 73
WIND: Light

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mostly afternoon.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

THURSDAY
Mostly cloudy. Not as hot with a good chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 86
WIND: N 7-14

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny and less humid. Cooler at night.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NE 6-12

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny. A pleasant morning.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 90
WIND: NE 5-10

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