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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday August 3, 2006
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VERY UNCOMFORTABLE HEAT: The story goes on and on. The old
thermometer refuses to stay away from the 90s and in some places it is
registering upper 90s. Yesterday Hamilton had 100 for one of the
hottest spots in the state.

Again this afternoon, there were very few showers or storms to offer
any cooling. A few had developed over East-Central Alabama and some
scattered ones in the far SW where a sea breeze was helping.

The chance of an afternoon thunderstorm is quite smallâ€"also Thursday
and Friday. We believe there will be a slight increase in the number
of thunderstorms during the afternoons of Saturday and Sunday.

We do not see any complete break in the heat all the way through the
weekend, although the high temperature may back off a degree or so
over the weekend.

TROPICAL WEATHER: A flight into Tropical Storm Chris this afternoon
shows that he has not strengthened much today. A Tropical Storm
Warning remains for Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin
Islands. He was located about 100 miles NE of St. Thomas and moving
WNW at 10. Sustained winds were 65 mph. He could become a hurricane
during the next 12-24 hours. Of course, the paramount question is his
future course. The official tracking chart from the National Hurricane
Center brings him toward the WNW as a hurricane passing north of the
Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Cuba and moving through the
Florida straits and reaching the SE Gulf of Mexico by Monday morning.
I doubt if there is a hurricane in recent years that will be
scrutinized more closely after it gets to that point.

SEVERE WEATHER: A lot of that has been up north in the last few
months. This afternoon a Severe Thunderstorm Watch was in effect for
Vermont and New Hampshire and Upstate New York. Even the mountain
locked resort of Saranac Lake was under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch.
Down here in Alabama, in that huge blanket of heat and humidity,
almost any thunderstorm that forms could briefly produce hail or high
winds, but they should be few in number.

THE WORLD OF WEATHER: Don’t think I would want to be in the Big
Apple. They were expecting 104 this afternoon with a low tonight of
only 87. That means all-night work for the air conditioners. The
officials were watching the power grid very closely. Absolutely no
time for a rolling blackout...a cold front had pushed down into the
center part of the country bringing some great heat relief. Kansas
City will cool from 104 yesterday to a high of only 86 tomorrow...the
temperature dropped to below freezing this morning at Stanley, Idaho
with 30...in Tuscaloosa, the temperature soared to 95 or higher on 19
days during July.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I always let my little pal dictate the
first walk of the day and this morning, with all of her zigzags, going
in circles, reversesâ€"we surely walked a full mile. I believe she
detected where one of the community rabbits had been strolling around
during the night. We haven’t seen any rabbits in 3 months and I sure
do miss them. Molly met one of our neighbors that she loves and she
got a good head scratching. That always makes her day. Every time I
walk through the living area, I try to pause, rub Molly and tell her I
love her. She looks at me like she understands. She owns my recliner.
Life goes on through heat and dryness. Life is better in October.

J.B. Elliott

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TONIGHT
Warm and humid.
Morning Low 75
WIND: Light

THURSDAY
Partly sunny, hot and humid. A small risk of an afternoon
thunderstorm. Heat index may reach 105.
Morning Low 75 Afternoon High 96
WIND: W 6-12

FRIDAY
Mix of sun and clouds. Only a few afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 94
WIND: W 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny with scattered afternoon thunderstorms--about a 1 in 3 chance.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SW 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and hot. Widely scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SW 5-10

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