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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday August 16, 2006

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MUCH OF ALABAMAWET DOWN YESTERDAY: During an unusually hot summer,
it is very difficult to keep reins on the old thermometer. We may get
a break occasionally, but the heat seems to come back time and time
again. This has clearly been a hot summer across Alabama, but not one
of historic proportions. And how about that break yesterday when
almost all the southern 2/3 of the state had some very welcome and
beneficial rain, even though we had to contend with an enormous amount
of lightning. Many areas received well over an inch of rain and some
places more than that. The showers and storms were triggered by a weak
front that moved down into the state. That front stalled near Selma
this morning. It will start a slow track northward. It brought enough
drier air to the northern part of the state to let the temperature
fall to a pleasant 66 in Cullman this morning and 67 in Muscle Shoals.

MOBILE FIGHTING BACK: At one time not long ago, Mobile was showing a
rainfall deficiency for the year of around 22 inches. So far in August
the port city has received 5.66 inches of rain and their deficiency
has improved to 18.44. Meanwhile, the Birmingham surplus has built to
5.65 inches. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast
for the Mobile area for the next several days. They will be few in
number over the north part until about the weekend when they will
increase some. Probably the best chance for Central and North Alabama
will be Sunday and Monday.

THE STORY OF THE TROPICS: The NHC is sending an aircraft into the
low pressure area 125 miles SE of the Carolinas. Still a chance of a
tropical depression forming in the next 24 hours. There is also a
small low pressure area over the central Gulf of Mexico about midway
between Havana and the Louisiana coast. No immediate concern.

THE WORLD OF WEATHER: You better believe that residents of Topeka
were celebrating a high of only 86 yesterday afternoon. They are
getting a break from the long stretch of 100 plus temperatures. But
further south, it was 105 in Dallas-Ft. Worth and 104 in Waco…the
hottest in Alabama was 100 at Livingston…coldest this morning was 28
at Swan Lake, Montana…we get reports from Poorman and Cyclone,
Montana. I am always fascinated by those place names.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: My wife spent the night in the UAB
Highlands Hospital (no problem, just a routine check). When I got home
about 10:00 last night, Little Miss Molly acted like she had not seen
me in weeks. After I gave her a treat, she climbed on the back of the
couch and watched the garage door for several minutes with her tail
wagging slowly. She could not understand why my wife did not follow me
in the door. I took Miss Molly to bed with me , but she would not
stay. Instead, she went back to the couch to sleep and I feel sure she
was still hoping for the other half of this family (her majority
owner) to come home. Life goes on and sometimes I am second fiddle but
I do not mind.

J.B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Mostly fair. An isolated evening thunderstorm, mainly south.
Morning Low 72
WIND: E 3-5

THURSDAY
Partly sunny and hot. An isolated thunderstorm south of Birmingham.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 95
WIND: SE 4-8

FRIDAY
Hot and humid. Only a small chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 95
WIND: SE 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny with widely separated thunderstorms.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SE 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered, mostly afternoon, thunderstorms.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 5-10

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