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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday August 10, 2006
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...Afternoon Storms Likely...

Afternoon showers and thunderstorms should continue to increase in number
across Alabama today and tomorrow as the upper air high, or the core of the
hot air, moves to the west and allows the air to become more unstable. And,
as the rain coverage increases, daytime temperatures should slowly decrease.
Most communities can expect a high somewhere between 90 and 93 today, and
many places will fail to reach 90 tomorrow thanks to the clouds and showers.
While the rainfall distribution will be very uneven, most neighborhoods
should see around one inch of rain between today and Saturday. Some towns
might see up to three inches.

THE WEEKEND: A weak surface front will push into Alabama on Saturday, then
drifting down into the southern part of the state late Sunday and Monday
before dissipating. Scattered showers and storms will remain possible on
Saturday, but they should begin to thin out a bit Sunday and Monday as drier
creeps into the state from the north. Highs over the weekend should be in
the low 90s.

Most likely we push back into the mid 90s by the middle of next week as the
upper air high begins to rebuild across the Deep South. A few afternoon
showers and storms will be possible, but they will be widely scattered.

A RAIN CELEBRATION: While it didn't rain everywhere, a number of places got
a good soaking yesterday. Rain totals around Alabama included 2.04" at
Mobile, 1.80" at Cordova, 1.14" at Jasper, .87" at Montgomery, .74" at
Helena, .62" at Riverchase (the ABC 33/40 studio), .56" at Gulf Shores, .54"
at Northport, and .44" at Demopolis. Our SKYCAM at the Daniel Building on
20th Street in downtown Birmingham measured only 0.05", and the Birmingham
International
Airport reported only a trace.

STILL HOT: Tuscaloosa soared to 101 degrees yesterday, which tied the record
high for August 10 (the last time it was 101 on August 9 was way back in
1956). Birmingham's official high was 98 degrees, and the hottest place in
the state was, of all places, Desoto State Park with 103. The part is
located atop Lookout Mountain in DeKalb County, not too far from Fort Payne.

LIGHTNING INJURIES: As J.B. Elliott says, "lightning is frightening". Six
people were injured yesterday at Valparaiso, Florida after a lightning
strike. All six were transported to a local hospital. In Mobile yesterday
afternoon, lightning stuck a home and "blew apart" the chimney, according to
a report from the Mobile NWS office.

HODGEPODGE: Coldest place in the nation yesterday morning was West
Yellowstone, MT with a frosty 30 degrees. A real preview of fall is coming
up tomorrow and Saturday across much of New England, where the mercury won't
even reach 70 degrees during the day in some spots. The high yesterday in
Barrow, Alaska was only 38 degrees. Gulfport, MS was drenched with a total
of 3.30" of rain yesterday.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://abc3340.com/weather/7day.hrb
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: http://www.jamesspann.com/bmachine/wxtalk.php

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TODAY
The heat backs off a bit. Scattered to numerous afternoon showers and
storms.
Afternoon High 91
WIND: W 6-12

FRIDAY
Occasionally cloudy with a good chance of showers and storms by afternoon.
Morning Low 75 Afternoon High 89
WIND: W 6-12

SATURDAY
Intervals of sunshine. Scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 91
WIND: NW 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 92
WIND: N 5-10

MONDAY
A good supply of sunshine; just an outside risk of an afternoon shower or
storm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 93
WIND: NE 5-10

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