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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday July 22, 2006
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GOOD AFTERNOON: Some much needed relief in the form of showers and storms
is underway across Alabama ahead of a cold front on this Saturday afternoon.
The cold front will bring an end to the excessive heat of the past few days
with more seasonable temperatures expected for much of the coming week.
Don’t look for any fall chill, but it will be better than it has been.

SEVERE STORMS: With a primed air mass in place across the area providing
the fuel and a fairly decent cold front providing the spark, storms are
firing across the area. Morning sunshine has warmed temperatures into the
90s in many locations, and moisture levels are high with dew points in the
70s, so the air mass is certainly high octane. This will lead to the threat
for severe thunderstorms through the afternoon and into the evening, with
damaging winds the biggest threat. Some hail is also possible with the
larger storms, and don’t forget summer’s killer: deadly lightning. Heavy
rains may also fall in a short time due to the juicy atmosphere, so watch
out for localized flooding.

FRONTAL SYSTEM: As you would expect, the summer cold front is the wild
card in our forecast. Summer fronts are always fighting a battle to make it
very far into the Deep South this time of year. This front is taking
advantage of a door left open by the ridge of high pressure that is breaking
down over the Southeast. It is being replaced by a trough of low pressure
in the upper atmosphere that is digging its way down our way. Hence the
open door for the front. The front will push slowly across the area and
likely stall somewhere south of Birmingham.
North Alabama should get in on some drier air (not that that is a good
thing.) But they will experience some lower humidities and sunny skies
tomorrow. Just who gets in on the drier air is up to the front. Most of
the showers and storm activity should be across Central Alabama, south of
Birmingham tomorrow. The front will gradually wash out Monday and Tuesday
and a ridge of high pressure will build in. We experience scattered
afternoon and evening storms through much of the coming week. Temperatures
should be closer to normal for this time of year.

GOING TROPICAL: Nothing to report as the tropical Atlantic remains quiet
in the wake of Beryl.

ON THIS DATE IN 2003: People in Phoenix downplay the extreme heat that they
live with during the summer months each year by reminding visitors that it
is a dry heat. Indeed, the heat is a small price to pay for the city’s
scenic beauty and delightful weather most of the year. When the mercury
soared to a broiling 117°F on July 21st, it was just a few degrees short of
the all-time record for Phoenix (122°F.) The overnight temperature the next
morning could only manage to fall to 96°F, setting the all-time record warm
low reading for the city. It was all part of the warmest month ever
recorded in Phoenix (97.7°F.)

MORE PHOENIX HEAT: One year ago today, shelters had to open in the daytime
in Phoenix for homeless people after 18 people died during a massive heat
wave across the Southwest.

Bill Murray

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TONIGHT
Showers and storms pushing southeast this afternoon, ending from the
northwest this evening.
Morning Low 70
WIND: W 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly cloudy and a little cooler, a little less humid. Chance of showers
and storms mainly south of Clanton.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 88
WIND: N 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny with a good chance of storms, mainly south of Birmingham.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 90
WIND: S 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy. Scattered afternoon and evening showers and storms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 92
WIND: W 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy. A chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms.

Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 93
WIND: W 5-10

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