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Saturday, July 01, 2006

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...Another Hot One...

GOOD MORNING! It was a hot one again on Saturday. Temperatures topped out
in the middle and upper 90s across the state. It was 96F at the Birmingham
Airport, 98F at the National Weather Service in Calera, 97F in Anniston and
99 in Tuscaloosa. I thought someone would hit the century mark, but it
didn't happen at any of the reporting stations in Alabama. It did happen
just across the border in Josh Johnson's town: Meridian, Mississippi, where
it was 100F.

AND FOR TODAY: Today promises to be a lot like yesterday. It will be hot
and hazy again with another Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Ozone. As the
mercury rises through the middle 90s, a few updrafts will be able to break
through the cap and start some nice little thunderstorms. One such storm
developed just west of downtown Birmingham on Saturday afternoon. It
dropped some one inch amounts in a swath just west of US-78 between Mulga
and Graysville. Areas northwest of Brookwood in Tuscaloosa County may have
picked up over 2.5 inches. Expect heavy brief heavy rainfall and deadly
lightning with any storms that form. Catch 'em while you can. 'cause they
won't last long.

TONIGHT AND FORWARD: Any leftover storms that do develop will dissipate
this evening. Storms will be isolated on Monday and widely scattered on
Tuesday, so the Fourth of July should live up to its normal billing, hot,
hazy and humid with scattered storms during the afternoon and evening.
Highs will be in the 90s and lows will be in the 70s through Wednesday.

Showers and storms will be in the increase by Wednesday and moisture levels
rise. Then a frontal system will edge down into North Alabama on Thursday
and we will see a good chance of showers and thunderstorms. The front will
settle into Central Alabama and stall on Friday, keeping us in decent rain
chances. We can use them.

ON THIS DATE IN 1776: The Continental Congress voted for independence in
Philadelphia as rain threatens again. Like the previous day, another late
morning thunderstorm struck the city.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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TODAY
Hot with hazy sunshine. A few isolated storms during the afternoon and
evening.
Afternoon High 96
WIND: SW 5-10

MONDAY
Partly cloudy, hot, hazy and humid with isolated afternoon and evening
thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 95
WIND: Light

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of afternoon and evening storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SW 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. A better chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 5-10

THURSDAY
A good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 86
WIND: W 5-10

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Afternoon Edition For Saturday July 1, 2006
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JULY 13-16 at The Hoover Met
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ready and make your plans to come to the Hoover Met July 13-16.

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GOOD AFTERNOON: It is another hot one across the area on this Saturday.
Temperatures are soaring well into the 90s across the area, and a few select
locations may touch the century mark. High pressure has become more firmly
entrenched today and even with the extreme heat, thunderstorms will be hard
to come by. A few isolated storms were developing by 2 p.m., but they will
be far fewer and further between than yesterday.

WELCOME TO JULY: July is the hottest month of the year for us here in
Birmingham with an average high of 90.2F and an average overnight low of
59.7F. The average monthly mean temperature is 79.8 degrees, about .8 of a
degree warmer than the second warmest month, August.

The hottest it has ever been in July here was 107F on July 29, 1930. This
is also the hottest it has ever been in Birmingham. On average, the mercury
reaches 90F or high on 17.3 days.

On average, we see 5.09 inches of rain in July. The most ever in any July
is 20.12 inches in July 1916. Thanks to the ever present summertime
afternoon
and evening storms, on average, it rains on 12 days in the month. That is
the most of any month in the year. On average, there are also twelve
thunderstorm days also.

It is one of the least cloudy months, cloudy only 23% of the time. But it
is not nearly the month with the most clear weather. That falls to October.

It is clear 38% of the time on average in October in Birmingham.

OUR FORECAST: Isolated storms will diminish this evening and skies will
become fair by morning. Temperatures overnight will drop to near 70
degrees. Those overnight lows will be rising slowly over the next few
nights as dew points rise slightly. Tomorrow should look a lot like today,
with only a tiny chance of an afternoon storm. Highs will be right around
95 degrees again, on average.
By Monday, I think we will see an increase in the quantity of afternoon and
evening storms that will develop across the area, but they will still be
only scattered. Better chances will come on Tuesday, and especially on
Wednesday, as a frontal system says down into North Alabama.

A QUICK LOOK AT THE TROPICS: Showers have diminished over the western
Atlantic. Development of this system is not expected. The disturbance over
the southwestern Gulf of Mexico has diminished also. Likewise, tropical
cyclone forecast is not expected here either.

ON THIS DATE IN 1776: The Continental Congress was debating whether the
thirteen American Colonies should declare their independence from Great
Britain on this date in Philadelphia. The weather all spring and summer in
Philadelphia had been warm, and the past few days had been very steamy
indeed.
On this morning, John Dickinson had just finished his great appeal for
remaining loyal to the British when rain began to fall. As John Adams stood
to deliver his oration for independence, a summer thunderstorm broke over
the city, and the founding father, who had been scared of lightning and
thunder as a child, delivered his own thunderous speech.

Bill Murray
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TONIGHT
Isolated storms diminish this evening. Fair skies overnight.
Morning Low 71
WIND: Light

SUNDAY
Partly cloudy and hot. An isolated storm is possible.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 95
WIND: S 5-10

MONDAY
Partly cloudy and hot. Scattered showers and storms developing during the
afternoon.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 95
WIND: SW 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny with a good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SW 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 5-10

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Morning Edition For Saturday July 1, 2006
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GET THE FRESHEST VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
AT A REAL FARMER'S MARKET!!

Why not shop for the freshest produce around?

Calhoun County has two fantastic farmer's markets for your shopping
enjoyment. For both, take the Coldwater I-20 exit to Anniston.

On Wednesdays and Saturdays, come no later than 8:00 am to
1702 Noble Street.

There is a new market on Saturdays at Buckner Center at the former Fort
McClellan. Take Highway 21 North in Anniston. This market does not begin
selling until 8:00 am and closes at 12 noon. Brunch is served at the
adjacent Terra Cafe.

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http://www.bucknercenter.com
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...Chance of a Storm Again?...

GOOD MORNING: Sometime Mother Nature has a way of making you look like a
fool. Our forecasts on Friday didn't make any mention of thunderstorms.
Expectations were that a fairly strong cap would suppress thunderstorm
development completely. High temperatures were projected to peak at about
94 degrees. Then the mercury reached 96F across much of the area and it was
just enough to tip the scales. Those rising air currents were suddenly
strong enough to break through the cap and thunderstorms started to go up
quickly.

Once they broke the surly bonds of the cap, they went wild. Well,
relatively speaking for June...The storms packed significant amounts of
lightning and torrential rains. Some three inch amounts were indicated by
radar near Collinsville along I-59 and in the Guin and Brilliant areas of
southern Marion county.

There were even reports of pretty good sized hail. One inch or hail the
size of quarters was reported in Clay County. Nickel sized hail was
reported along I-59 near Collinsville.

ON TO TODAY: What changed? Was there cooling aloft. A littler forensic
meteorology says no The temperature at 500 mb was exactly the same as it
was twelve hours before. Will it happen again today?

Probably not. The cap should be a bit stronger today, so storms should not
happen. But don't be surprised if we see storms again, especially if
temperatures make it into the upper 90s. Rain chances will be limited until
Wednesday of the coming week when an approaching front will help trigger
more in the way of storms.

AIR QUALITY ALERT: A Code Orange Ozone Alert is in effect for today for
Jefferson and Shelby Counties. More in today's Weather Talk.

TROPICS: A disturbance over the southwestern Gulf is in a hostile
environment. Disturbed weather between Bermuda and the Bahamas is also
under the influence of unfavorable winds. Tropical storm formation is not
expected anytime soon.

Bill Murray
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TODAY
Mostly sunny and hot.
Afternoon High 97
WIND: SE 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly cloudy and hot.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 96
WIND: SE 5-10

MONDAY
Mostly sunny and hot.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 94
WIND: NE 5-10

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny and continued hot.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 93
WIND: S 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny with a chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 88
WIND: S 5-10

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Friday, June 30, 2006

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 010011
SVRBMX
ALC065-010045-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0281.060701T0010Z-060701T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
710 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 707 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
WILEY...OR ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTH OF TUSCALOOSA...AND MOVING SOUTH AT
10 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL
AREAS OF NORTHEAST HALE COUNTY.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
ON THE WEB WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BMX (SUBMIT A STORM REPORT)
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3301 8744 3300 8743 3283 8743 3283 8746
3282 8748 3280 8748 3279 8754 3292 8757
3301 8760

12/SIRMON

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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 010002
SVRBMX
ALC027-010030-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0280.060701T0002Z-060701T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
702 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 658 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF LINEVILLE...OR ABOUT 8 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CHEAHA STATE PARK...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL
AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
ON THE WEB WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BMX (SUBMIT A STORM REPORT)
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3349 8565 3346 8580 3330 8577 3331 8565

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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KHUN 302359
SVRHUN
ALC049-010045-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0193.060630T2358Z-060701T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
658 PM CDT FRI JUN 30 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 656 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LEBANON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEBANON...
COLLINSVILLE...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL...DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A
SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY...SO
IT CAN BE RELAYED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
HUNTSVILLE.

LAT...LON 3440 8584 3437 8592 3423 8586 3430 8575

10
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Afternoon Edition For Friday June 30, 2006
==================================================================
2006 AVP HOOVER OPEN PRESENTED BY VAULT
PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL
JULY 13-16 at The Hoover Met
For Tickets, call (800) 240-2300
or visit http://www.avphoover.com

Pro Beach Volleyball is coming to Alabama! The Hoover Met is being
converted to a beach for Birmingham's biggest beach party. Come see
Olympic Gold Medalists Misty May and Kerri Walsh along with the greatest
volleyball player of all time, Karch Kiraly. Get your flip flops and tank
tops
ready and make your plans to come to the Hoover Met July 13-16.

Be sure to order your tickets today. Single session tickets and all
tournament books are available at 800-243-2300 or by logging on to
http://www.avphoover.com. Tickets are also available at Bruno's, Food
World,
and Food Max locations. For discounted group tickets (10 or more) call,
205-262-2832. Go to http://www.avphoover.com for all of the latest info.

The 2006 AVP Hoover Open presented by Vault - Pro Beach Volleyball!
==================================================================

THE ALABAMA STORY: Unfortunately it is a continuing story of mostly
dry weather and we will have to deal with some hotter afternoon
temperatures. It will not stay dry forever, but we see very little chance of
any showers or thunderstorms over the weekend. We omitted them from the
forecast. A few may show up Monday afternoon, but our better chance will be
in the middle of next week about Wednesday and Thursday. Even then not
everyone will get rain. Temperatures had already soared into the middle 90s
over West Alabama by noon.

INDEPENDENCE DAY: We should have more sun than clouds. There will
be some widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms, but most communities will
stay dry. Highs should be in the lower 90s.

RED FLAG WARNING: The Alabama Forestry Commission has posted that
for the entire state due to conditions becoming very dry in our woodlands.

OZONE: A Code Orange Ozone Alert was in effect again today for the
Metropolitan Birmingham area including Jefferson and Shelby Counties.

TROPICAL AND COASTAL NOTES: If you are going to the Alabama-NW
coast for the holiday weekend, this weekend should be mostly dry with highs
in the lower 90s. There will be improving chances of scattered showers and
thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday with highs around 88. There is a disturbed
weather area over the far SW Gulf of Mexico. Pressure remains relatively
high and upper winds do not favor tropical development. The showers and
thunderstorms should move slowly NW over the next couple of days. Sea
surface temperatures are already quite warm in the Gulf with 85 degrees at a
buoy about 300 miles south of Panama City and around 88 close in to the
Alabama-NW Florida coast.

FINAL THOUGHTS FOR FRIDAY: A quick check of war zone weather in
Iraq shows clear weather with highs 110-114 in Basrah over the next 5 days
and 107-111 in Baghdad...coolest temperatures this morning in the USA
included 40 in Yellowstone National Park and 36 at Point Hope,
Alaska...interesting story about a foreign tornado. It happened at Victoria,
Australia cutting a 43-mile track stripping bare thousands of huge gum
trees, killing sheep and cattle and taking down miles of fencing.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Miss Molly was looking forward to
another calm and collected day full of naps and ballgames but the yard
people came by and when they cranked up those big mowers, Molly scooted.
Yesterday she did not have any peace and quiet because of deep cleaning of
our house. She may be wanting to leave us for good. She was so tired from
yesterday's interruption, that she slept in one tiny spot all night on the
corner of the bed without moving a muscle. She loves her beauty sleep. That
is the only thing that takes precedence over ballgames and a long casual
walk around the walking track. She continues to keep me young, Life goes on.

J.B. Elliott
jbelliott@centurytel.net

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TONIGHT
Mostly clear.
Morning Low 67
WIND: Light

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny and hot.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 96
WIND: SE 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny, hot and humid.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 95
WIND: SE 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny. Only a small risk of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SE 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms, but most areas will
stay dry.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 5-10

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Morning Edition For Friday June 30, 2006
===================================================================
GET THE FRESHEST VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
AT A REAL FARMER'S MARKET!!

Why not shop for the freshest produce around?

Calhoun County has two fantastic farmer's markets for your shopping
enjoyment. For both, take the Coldwater I-20 exit to Anniston.

On Wednesdays and Saturdays, come no later than 8:00 am to
1702 Noble Street.

For information, call (256) 237-1621 or 256-847-3300 or visit
http://www.bucknercenter.com
===================================================================

...Sunny And Hot...

GOOD MORNING: Friday was another hot day across Alabama. With a strong cap
in place, it was hard for even clouds to form. With all that sunshine and
relatively dry air, temperatures soared. It was 93 at the Birmingham
Airport, 93 in Anniston and 96 in Tuscaloosa. It was 99 in Pensacola.

ANOTHER HOT ONE: You can expect another mostly sunny and hot day today.
Temperatures will be a degree or so warmer than yesterday.

RAIN CHANCES: Nil today. Very nearly nil tomorrow. Maybe a slight chance
on Sunday. Again on Monday. A slightly better chance on the Fourth. It
looks like as the high to the east loses its influence by Wednesday, rain
chances will be on the increase. The increased southerly flow and an
approaching frontal boundary spells a wet period by Thursday.

THE FOURTH: Independence Day looks like partly cloudy skies with just
scattered afternoon and evening storms. Prospects for evening fireworks
look promising for now.

TROPICS: A tropical wave moved through the Lesser Antilles last night.
The westward moving wave should encounter unfavorable upper winds, so
development is not expected. An area of showers and thunderstorms formed
over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico yesterday. This activity will be
moving northwestward. Again, upper level winds are unfavorable for
development.

ONE YEAR AGO: For the first time since modern tornado records began to be
kept in 1950, no tornado fatalities occurred in April, May and June.

ON THIS DATE IN 1999: Mount Baker WA closed out a record snowfall season
both for the United States and the verifiable world as the seasonal total
from July 1-June 30 closed out with 1140 inches. That topped the previous
record of 1,122 inches set at Mount Rainier, Washington, in the winter of
1971-1972.
Bill Murray

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TODAY
Mostly sunny and hot.
Afternoon High 94
WIND: N 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly cloudy and continued hot.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 94
WIND: E 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly cloudy and hot. A slight chance of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SE 5-10

MONDAY
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon and evening showers and storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy skies. A chance of a PM shower or storm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 5-10

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JULY 13-16 at The Hoover Met
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Thursday, June 29, 2006

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Olympic Gold Medalists Misty May and Kerri Walsh along with the greatest
volleyball player of all time, Karch Kiraly. Get your flip flops and tank tops
ready and make your plans to come to the Hoover Met July 13-16.

Be sure to order your tickets today. Single session tickets and all
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and Food Max locations. For discounted group tickets (10 or more) call,
205-262-2832. Go to http://www.avphoover.com for all of the latest info.

The 2006 AVP Hoover Open presented by Vault - Pro Beach Volleyball!
==================================================================

DRIER AND DRIER: I think everyone in Alabama would agree that we need rain. In many areas, it is getting extremely dry. What are our chances? Little or none, at least through the weekend. A few afternoon thunderstorms could show up by Monday and on Independence Day.

Meanwhile, afternoons will gradually get hotter and by the weekend, many areas will have afternoon temperatures in the mid 90s. We will still have at least one more pleasantly cool night with lows by tomorrow morning around 64 across Central Alabama and maybe 58 in some of the cooler valleys. Here are lows early this morning:

54 at Cullman Airport
56 in DeSoto State Park
57 at Pinson, Jasper, Talladega
58 in Crossville
59 in Decatur, Ft. Payne, Anniston, Wedowee
60 in Tuscaloosa, Vinemont, Livingston
61 in Huntsville and Troy
62 in Birmingham

TROPICAL WEATHER: A tropical wave was over the Eastern Caribbean, across the Lesser Antilles and north into the Atlantic for a few hundred miles. For several days, strong upper level winds make it very unfriendly for tropical development and that is still the story today. The disturbed area will move WNW at 15-20 mph.

LOOKING IN ALL DIRECTIONS: Great news...the vicious wild fire is under control in Oak Creek Canyon south of Flagstaff, Arizona, but a real problem continues in the Kaibab National Forest north of the north rim of the Grand Canyon...low temperatures this morning included 38 in Hibbing, Minnesota and 36 at Point Holt, Alaska...high up in the Great Smoky National Park, it was 43 this morning atop Mt. LeConte, enough for a sweater for most folks except me...I sure would like to have been driving up the Paint Rock Valley in extreme North Alabama at daybreak. The road runs along the Paint Rock River...we cannot overemphasize the seriousness of the flooding in the NE USA. The fact that 46 of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania are under a state of emergency, says it all...the rain has greatly decreased, but now river flooding is the problem...on this date in 1994, it was a blistering 128 degrees at Lake Havasu Citythe all-time record for the state of Arizona.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Mollys abode is getting a deep cleaning today, including the carpet, blindsyou name it. This has completely disrupted the daily routine of the little doggy. She sat in my office out of the way a long time this morning. Her curiosity was so great that she kept walking back and forth across my desk, occasionally stepping on my keyboard and causing a lot of typos. Because of the cleaning, we have not had a single ballgame today and she clearly misses that. Also, she has missed all of her naps. I had a nostril-to-nostril talk with her and told her I would make up for lost time. Life goes on and we have a clean house!

J.B. Elliott
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TONIGHT
Clear with pleasant temperatures.
Morning Low 64
WIND: Light

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 92
WIND: N 5-10

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SE 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. A hot afternoon.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 94
WIND: S 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SW 5-10

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Morning Edition For Thursday June 29, 2006
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AT A REAL FARMER'S MARKET!!

Why not shop for the freshest produce around?

Calhoun County has two fantastic farmer's markets for your shopping enjoyment. For both, take the Coldwater I-20 exit to Anniston.

On Wednesdays and Saturdays, come no later than 8:00 am to
1702 Noble Street.

There is a new market on Saturdays at Buckner Center at the former Fort McClellan. Take Highway 21 North in Anniston. This market does not begin selling until 8:00 am and closes at 12 noon. Brunch is served at the adjacent Terra Cafe.

For information, call (256) 237-1621 or 256-847-3300 or visit http://www.bucknercenter.com
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...Code Orange Alert Today...

HOW LOW CAN IT GO? Moisture levels are quite low across Alabama for early summer. Dewpoints fell like a rock yesterday, with overnight readings in the 50s. This allowed temperatures to drop into the refreshing 50s in some locations last night. Dewpoints look like they will remain low through Friday before moisture levels start climbing again. These same refreshing morning readings will stay in place for at least one more night.

CODE ORANGE: High pressure has led to a stagnant airmass over Alabama. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert has been issued for Thursday due to high levels of ozone. Outside air could be unhealthy for sensitive groups. Active children and adults with lung diseases should limit their time outdoors and avoid heavy exertion outside.

DRY THROUGH THE WEEK: Do not adjust your computer. The radar is working. Very unusual to
see no echoes on a radar in Alabama in late June. We will continue in a dry west and northwest flow aloft through the end of the week. Our high pressure will slide far enough east by Saturday to allow a southerly flow to return and moisture levels will increase. We will re-introduce the concept of typical summertime afternoon and evening showers and storms for Sunday. There are signs that we may enter a wetter period as we head into the new work week. We will keep our fingers crossed.

TROPICS: Nothing really threatening in the Tropical Atlantic at this time. There is a fairly impressive
wave moving through the islands today. Upper level winds are not favorable for development.

ON THIS DATE IN 1993: No river traffic was moving on the 585 miles of the Mississippi River from St. Paul MN to Cairo Il and on 535 miles of the Missouri River from Sioux City IA to the point it joined the Mighty Mississippi. More than 5000 loaded barges were stranded. For the first time in history, major floods came down both rivers at the same time.

Bill Murray

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TODAY
Another nice start. Mostly sunny and hot again.
Afternoon High 91
WIND: N 6-12

FRIDAY
Plenty of sunshine.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 92
WIND: N 5-10

SATURDAY
Continued sunny.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 93
WIND: S 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of afternoon and evening storms. Still hot.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SW 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon showers and storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SW 5-10

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converted to a beach for Birmingham's biggest beach party. Come see
Olympic Gold Medalists Misty May and Kerri Walsh along with the greatest
volleyball player of all time, Karch Kiraly. Get your flip flops and tank tops
ready and make your plans to come to the Hoover Met July 13-16.

Be sure to order your tickets today. Single session tickets and all
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and Food Max locations. For discounted group tickets (10 or more) call,
205-262-2832. Go to http://www.avphoover.com for all of the latest info.

The 2006 AVP Hoover Open presented by Vault - Pro Beach Volleyball!
=========================================================
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Wednesday, June 28, 2006

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Afternoon Edition For Wednesday June 28, 2006
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JULY 13-16 at The Hoover Met
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or visit http://www.avphoover.com

Pro Beach Volleyball is coming to Alabama! The Hoover Met is being
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Olympic Gold Medalists Misty May and Kerri Walsh along with the greatest
volleyball player of all time, Karch Kiraly. Get your flip flops and tank tops
ready and make your plans to come to the Hoover Met July 13-16.

Be sure to order your tickets today. Single session tickets and all
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==================================================================

SUNSHINE PREDOMINATES: Yes, we need rain, but sunshine is the Alabama weather story at this time and it looks like Thursday will also be mostly sunny. We do appreciate the cooler nights. Again tonight, the low should be in the lower 60s generally across Central Alabama with some upper 50s in the North Alabama valleys. Temperatures fell as low as 54 last night in Collinsville. Here is a list of some of the most delightful low temperatures.

54 in Collinsville
57 in Valley Head
58 in Black Creek (NE Etowah County)
59 in Pinson, DeSoto State Park, Russellville
60 in Jasper, Tuscaloosa, Hartselle, Grove Oak
61 in Decatur, Crossville, High Top
63 in Anniston, Cullman, Huntsville
64 in Albertville, Ft. Payne
65 at Birmingham and Shelby County Airport

WHAT ABOUT RAIN? With an upper level low pressure trough swinging our winds aloft back to the NW, minor disturbances could bring a few showers or thunderstorms down our way from the NW. A few of those could occur mainly over NE Alabama Thursday or Friday. We do not expect any rain here in Central Alabama. However, by Sunday some widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms may appear. Our high temperatures will also be creeping upward and by Sunday we will have mid 90s.

TROPICAL WEATHER: That wanna-be tropical depression that never quite made it moved in on the North Carolina coast yesterday morning and was moving up through New England this afternoon. Flood problems in the mid-Atlantic States northeastward to New England are awesome. There has been so much rain that officials have worried about some breaks in dams, which could cause some catastrophic flooding. Numerous Flash Flood Warning continue for today. Back out in the Atlantic, a west-moving tropical wave was moving across the Lesser Antilles. The winds upstairs are very unfriendly from tropical development. Another broad and discombobulated area of showers and thunderstorms was between Bermuda and Puerto Rico. Significant development is not expected, at least for a day or so.

WEDNESDAY WANDERINGS: 35 at the west edge of Yellowstone Park was the coldest this morning...121 was the hottest in Death Valley Tuesday...more than 4 inches of rain in Tallahassee yesterday...2.65 inches in Scranton, Pa., and 2.67 in Allentown...here in Alabama, we were going through a drought and heat wave in 1954...over in South Carolina on June 28, it got as hot as 111...a crippling heat wave was also underway in 1980 and on this date it reached 117 at Wichita Falls in North Texas.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: My little 9-pound friend, Miss Molly, has too much control over me. Sometimes I feel like I am under bondage to that little girl. I have been trying to turn my head and not look at her when I make many trips from my weather office to the kitchen to get another healthy cup of coffee. If I have eye contact with her, I am doomed. One thing for sure, she knows that and even when I make the slightest noise getting out of my office chair, she runs and finds one of her balls and is standing in the middle of the living area waiting for me. I have no chance. So, most of the time, I put my coffee cup down and instantly become involved with a fast-paced ballgame. I think she would play for an hour at a time. She had a love session with Tommie, one of her favor persons on the walking track this morning. That made her day. Life goes on.

J.B. Elliott
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TONIGHT
Mostly clear.
Morning Low 62
WIND: N 3-6

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. A cool early morning.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 91
WIND: N 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 92
WIND: NE 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. A hotter afternoon
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 93
WIND: S 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and hot. A slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SW 5-10

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Morning Edition For Wednesday June 28, 2006
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AT A REAL FARMER'S MARKET!!

Why not shop for the freshest produce around?

Calhoun County has two fantastic farmer's markets for your shopping enjoyment. For both, take the Coldwater I-20 exit to Anniston.

On Wednesdays and Saturdays, come no later than 8:00 am to
1702 Noble Street.

There is a new market on Saturdays at Buckner Center at the former Fort McClellan. Take Highway 21 North in Anniston. This market does not begin selling until 8:00 am and closes at 12 noon. Brunch is served at the adjacent Terra Cafe.

For information, call (256) 237-1621 or 256-847-3300 or visit http://www.bucknercenter.com
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...Major Flooding In The East...

GOOD MORNING: Amazing amounts of rainfall have been falling across the eastern United States over the past several days. As much as thirteen inches of rain has fallen since Sunday over parts of the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia and Delaware. Flood gates had to be opened on a dam near Laurel, Maryland, sending residents along the Patuxent River fleeing for shelters. Some of the Smithsonian Museums were closed, and the IRS Building and National Archives were flooded. The Potomac was expected to crest near flood stage, threatening beautiful Alexandria, Virginia, one of my favorite places.

TO BERYL, OR NOT TO BERYL: And the answer is no. The much ballyhooed low pressure system that has moved up the East Coast from Florida briefly threatened to become a tropical depression on Tuesday. It wouldnt have been a stretch to see it become Tropical Storm Beryl. But Hurricane Hunters indicated that the low loved inland over North Carolina before it could get its act together. Coastal Flood Warnings were in effect overnight on the Chesapeake Bay and tidal Potomac where strong onshore winds from the low threatened to produce tidal flooding.

NOTHING EXCITING HERE: Unless you count dew points in the 50s in Summer in Alabama. Temperatures today will be running right around normal for the highs, but lower dewpoints are allowing for fairly comfortable morning readings. How about 62 tomorrow morning? Mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies will prevail through at least Friday. As high pressure moves off the East Coast by Saturday, a southerly flow will return and moisture levels will increase. This will allow the return of widely scattered to scattered afternoon and evening storms by then.

ON THIS DATE IN 1975: If you are caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron, is the famous quote attributed to.Lee Trevino. Lee must not have been following his own advice as he and two other golfers were struck by lightning at the Western Open golf tournament at Oak Brook IL.

Bill Murray

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TODAY
Mostly sunny and seasonably hot after a nice start to the day.
Afternoon High 90
WIND: N 5-10

THURSDAY
Lots of sunshine after a refreshing morning.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 91
WIND: N 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 92
WIND: N 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of afternoon and evening storms.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 93
WIND: S 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly cloudy. Scattered afternoon and evening showers and storms.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 91
WIND: S 5-10

=========================================================
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JULY 13-16 at The Hoover Met
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converted to a beach for Birmingham's biggest beach party. Come see
Olympic Gold Medalists Misty May and Kerri Walsh along with the greatest
volleyball player of all time, Karch Kiraly. Get your flip flops and tank tops
ready and make your plans to come to the Hoover Met July 13-16.

Be sure to order your tickets today. Single session tickets and all
tournament books are available at 800-243-2300 or by logging on to
http://www.avphoover.com. Tickets are also available at Bruno's, Food World,
and Food Max locations. For discounted group tickets (10 or more) call,
205-262-2832. Go to http://www.avphoover.com for all of the latest info.

The 2006 AVP Hoover Open presented by Vault - Pro Beach Volleyball!
=========================================================
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006

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2006 AVP HOOVER OPEN PRESENTED BY VAULT
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JULY 13-16 at The Hoover Met
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or visit http://www.avphoover.com

Pro Beach Volleyball is coming to Alabama! The Hoover Met is being
converted to a beach for Birmingham's biggest beach party. Come see
Olympic Gold Medalists Misty May and Kerri Walsh along with the greatest
volleyball player of all time, Karch Kiraly. Get your flip flops and tank tops
ready and make your plans to come to the Hoover Met July 13-16.

Be sure to order your tickets today. Single session tickets and all
tournament books are available at 800-243-2300 or by logging on to
http://www.avphoover.com. Tickets are also available at Bruno's, Food World,
and Food Max locations. For discounted group tickets (10 or more) call,
205-262-2832. Go to http://www.avphoover.com for all of the latest info.

The 2006 AVP Hoover Open presented by Vault - Pro Beach Volleyball!
==================================================================

COOLER NIGHTS, LESS HUMID DAYS: We are not saying that you need to grab a sweater, but nighttime temperatures will be noticeably pleasant until they start back upward over the weekend. This morning the temperature dropped as low as 59 in DeSoto State Park, 60 in Hamilton, 61 in Crossville and 63 in Cullman, Wedowee and Winfield. That is about what we are expecting again tonight and tomorrow night. Across Central Alabama the average low should be about 62, but with a few upper 50s in the normally cooler valleys. We also do not see any more near 100-degree heat. Instead, over the next five days highs should range between 89 and 93.

A few showers and maybe a thunderstorm developed over NE Alabama this afternoon. We expect dry weather through Friday but a few isolated showers or thunderstorms could show up again on Saturday.

TROPICAL WEATHER: The National Hurricane Center dispatched a reconnaissance aircraft into a disturbed weather area some 35 miles SW of Cape Lookout, North Carolina this afternoon. They found some gale-force winds on its east side, but it did not have a closed circulation. Therefore, it is not a tropical cyclone at this time. It could develop into a tropical depression or tropical storm any time as it moves north to NNE at 20-25 mph. Coastal North Carolina, Virginia and the Del Marva Peninsula will be affected.

HERE AND THERE: Great Smoky Mountain National Park got a genuine soaking in the last 24 hours with most areas, including Gatlinburg, getting about 1.50 inches of rain. Dry weather is now returning to the mountains...we cannot overemphasize how tough the flooding problem has been along the Atlantic Seaboard. Roanoke received over 4 inches of rain and Harrisburg an additional 4.44 inches...in our nations capitol, the 48-hour total rainfall reached 9.65 inches. Drier air is slowly working into the area and they should get some relief in a day or so depending on what a potential tropical storm off the North Carolina coast decides to do...USA extremes 120 in Death Valley yesterday and 35 this morning at Alamosa, Colorado.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: For the first couple of years after Little Miss Molly came to live with us, she would come racing into my weather office every morning as soon as her little paws hit the floor and prop her front feet up on my knee and wag her tail like crazy. She was so glad to see me. Now she strolls in, glances up at me while wagging her tail and then goes on a house-wide inspection trip. We had a very exciting walk. She got to see a young boy that she absolutely adores and also two other small children. She made me stop at 3 houses where she has friends hoping someone would come out and give her a belly rub. This can make our trips last forever, but I do not mind. It makes her so happy. She, in turn, makes me happy. I like being happy and life goes on and on. I wish Molly could live 25 years!

J.B. Elliott
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TONIGHT
An isolated thunderstorm possible this afternoon East Alabama. Mostly clear overnight with pleasant temperatures.
Morning Low 62
WIND: Light

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. Not as humid.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 89
WIND: N 6-12

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. Cool at daybreak.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 91
WIND: N 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 92
WIND: NE 4-7

SATURDAY
Partly sunny with a small chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SE 5-10

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Morning Edition For Tuesday June 27, 2006
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GET THE FRESHEST VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
AT A REAL FARMER'S MARKET!!

Why not shop for the freshest produce around?

Calhoun County has two fantastic farmer's markets for your shopping enjoyment. For both, take the Coldwater I-20 exit to Anniston.

On Wednesdays and Saturdays, come no later than 8:00 am to
1702 Noble Street.

There is a new market on Saturdays at Buckner Center at the former Fort McClellan. Take Highway 21 North in Anniston. This market does not begin selling until 8:00 am and closes at 12 noon. Brunch is served at the adjacent Terra Cafe.

For information, call (256) 237-1621 or 256-847-3300 or visit http://www.bucknercenter.com
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...Drier Days; Cooler Nights...

GOOD MORNING: Well, its not exactly a nip in the air, but compared to our recent muggy low 70s for morning lows. Things will get even a little nicer for the next two mornings when we will see low to middle 60s in most locations. That will seem quite brisk. Actually, the daytime highs will be right on normal and the lows only 4 degrees cooler than normal. But we will take it.

THE WEEK AHEAD : Dry conditions should prevail through Thursday as a dry northwesterly flow aloft continues over Alabama. A slight chance of storms will return on Friday, with only a slightly better chance on Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures through the weekend will be right around seasonal norms for this time of year in Alabama.

TROPICS: Low pressure over the Florida Peninsula extends eastward for a couple of hundred miles. Tropical development is still not expected, but it will continue to pump copious amounts of moisture into a stationary front over the Appalachians. It is a recipe for extended heavy rains and flooding. Flash flood watches blanket nearly the entire East Coast from Northeast Georgia to northern Vermont.

A PREVIEW OF THINGS TO COME: A large tropical wav is about 800 miles east of the Windward Islands. It is poorly organized and is not expected to develop. But our attention will increasingly turn toward this area as we head toward August for hurricane development.

ON THIS DATE IN 1901: : Fish fell from the sky at Tillers Ferry SC during a thunderstorm. According to the Monthly Weather Review, hundreds of fish could be spotted swimming between the rows of cotton.

ON THIS DATE IN 1995: Virginia experienced its worst flooding since Hurricane Camille as a 500 year flood affected Madison County. Upslope flow resulted in a huge stationary thunderstorm that stayed over the same area for eight hours. Up to twenty inches of rain fell. Three people died and 20 were injured in the flooding.

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TODAY
Mostly sunny skies.
Afternoon High 89
WIND: NW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
A refreshing start. Then sunny and comfortably warm. Relatively low humidity.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NW 5-10

THURSDAY
Continued mostly sunny with fairly low humidity.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 91
WIND: N 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of a PM storm.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly cloudy. Just a tiny chance of a an afternoon or evening storm.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 89
WIND: W 5-10

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Olympic Gold Medalists Misty May and Kerri Walsh along with the greatest
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and Food Max locations. For discounted group tickets (10 or more) call,
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The 2006 AVP Hoover Open presented by Vault - Pro Beach Volleyball!
=========================================================
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Monday, June 26, 2006

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Afternoon Edition For Monday June 26, 2006
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==================================================================

BACK TO MOSTLY DRY: Quite a few folks in Alabama received a good drenching Sunday, while many others were left holding an empty bucket. Here are a few of the better rainfall amounts:

1.08 in Demopolis
2.01 in Pell City
1.89 in Attalla (1.65 in 30 minutes)
1.28 in Wedowee
1.69 in Sterrett

Some subtle changes are underway for Alabama. The better chance for any showers or thunderstorms later this afternoon and this evening will be over on the east side of the state. Meanwhile, drier air will circulate into the state from the NW and most communities should remain dry Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. A few showers or thunderstorms will return by Friday. Probably the most important news, however, is the lack of intense heat. Instead of dealing with upper 90s and near 100, highs over the next five days should be between 88 and 92 across Central Alabama. You will also notice a slight drop in humidity starting tomorrow. Nights will be a little cooler with mid 60s the norm through Friday morning.

LIGHTNING IS FRIGHTENING: A strange event over the weekend right here in Alabama. Lightning struck a moving vehicle on I-59/20 in Pickens County. The bolt of lightning completely disabled the vehicle, but the passengers were uninjured. That is why it is essential if you are out in your automobile during a lightning storm to be sure and not touch any metal parts, such as door handles. In olden days, it was thought that rubber tires would be an insulator and prevent a car from being struck by lightning. That was a myth.

A HISTORIC FIRE SEASON? The west is having a tough time with forest fires. So far, 3,260,604 acres have been burned. This is almost three times that of last year. There are now 28 active large fires underway in the west, including 7 in New Mexico and 5 in Arizona.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Getting a bit more interesting. A broad area of low pressure covers the entire Florida peninsula and adjacent Gulf of Mexico and
Atlantic waters. The low was moving north at 5 to 10. This is going to continue to feed torrential rains from Florida northward along the Atlantic coast. Flooding in those areas is very severe. Numerous roads are closed in many areas along the mid-Atlantic. In the last 24 hours, 11.50 inches fell at Federalsburg, Maryland. Over 7 inches fell at Washington National Airport. Boston has received nearly 10 inches of rain this month and they have a surplus of 12 inches for the year. In the next four days, as much as 6 inches of additional rain may fall in Central Pennsylvania.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: An all-time record with my pal, Little Miss Molly, in the last 24 hours. The most ballgames ever. At one point, I played so long with her that she became so pooped that she plopped down on the cool hardwood floor to cool off. We were playing with 6 different balls. I would throw 1 or 2 across the room, she would chase it down and on the way back I would meet her with 2 or 3 other balls. It drove her crazy. She was hopping all over the place trying to decide which one to grab. I have been calling her flop ears since her haircut. They trimmed everything short but her ears and tail. Her ears look like mud flaps and her tail like a pom-pom. She does not mind what I call her as long as I spend a whole bunch of time at her command. I enjoy doing that and life goes on.

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TONIGHT
Slight chance of an evening thunderstorm, but fair overnight.
Morning Low 66
WIND: NW 4-6

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. A little less humid.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NW 7-14

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. A pleasant early morning.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NW 6-12

THURSDAY
More sun than clouds.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 91
WIND: W 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of a shower or a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 90
WIND: S 5-10

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Morning Edition For Monday June 26, 2006
===================================================================
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AT A REAL FARMER'S MARKET!!

Why not shop for the freshest produce around?

Calhoun County has two fantastic farmer's markets for your shopping enjoyment. For both, take the Coldwater I-20 exit to Anniston.

On Wednesdays and Saturdays, come no later than 8:00 am to
1702 Noble Street.

There is a new market on Saturdays at Buckner Center at the former Fort McClellan. Take Highway 21 North in Anniston. This market does not begin selling until 8:00 am and closes at 12 noon. Brunch is served at the adjacent Terra Cafe.

For information, call (256) 237-1621 or 256-847-3300 or visit http://www.bucknercenter.com
===================================================================

...Storms Mainly East Today...

GOOD MORNING: After a weekend of at least some rainfall for most locations across Central Alabama, it looks like we will be moving back into a dry weather pattern for much of the coming week.

ON THE WEATHER MAPS: A surface low is near Tallahassee this morning. Our haggard, diffuse stationary front is draped across Alabama from Anniston to Montgomery to near Evergreen. The low will move northward today, tracking along the Georgia/Alabama border. As it does, it will pull drier air into Alabama from the west. A few showers will be possible this morning across the area, but as we head through the day, precipitation will become more isolated west of I-65. Showers and storms will be scattered across East Alabama again today, in closer proximity to the low and along the frontal boundary. Temperatures will be in the upper 80s to near 90 for the most part today.

THE WEEK AHEAD: Dry conditions will prevail through Thursday. Scattered PM storms will return Friday with a better chance on Saturday.

ON THIS DATE IN 1957: On the morning of June 26, 1957, residents along the Louisiana coast felt a feeling of fear and apprehension as the all-too familiar twin square black and orange square pennants that signify hurricane warning were hoisted. Louisianans were no strangers to hurricanes, but in Cameron Parish in the southwestern corner of the state, residents felt a false sense of security. There had been no major hurricane in the area since 1917 and only eight tropical storms and one hurricane in the previous twenty years. The low lying area of Cameron Parish truly was a sportsmans paradise with marshlands and waterways extending far inland from the little coastal communities like Holly Beach. Audrey would undergo an unforecast intensification, reaching category four status before inundating the area with a 12 foot storm surge. 390 people perished.

Bill Murray

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TODAY
Chance of a morning shower or storm. Then isolated storms west and scattered storms east.
Afternoon High 89
WIND: N 5-10

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. A little less humid.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NW 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy after a more refreshing start. Continued less humid.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NW 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy and seasonably warm.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 91
WIND: W 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. Just a slight chance of a PM storm.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 90
WIND: S 5-10

=========================================================
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PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL
JULY 13-16 at The Hoover Met
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converted to a beach for Birmingham's biggest beach party. Come see
Olympic Gold Medalists Misty May and Kerri Walsh along with the greatest
volleyball player of all time, Karch Kiraly. Get your flip flops and tank tops
ready and make your plans to come to the Hoover Met July 13-16.

Be sure to order your tickets today. Single session tickets and all
tournament books are available at 800-243-2300 or by logging on to
http://www.avphoover.com. Tickets are also available at Bruno's, Food World,
and Food Max locations. For discounted group tickets (10 or more) call,
205-262-2832. Go to http://www.avphoover.com for all of the latest info.

The 2006 AVP Hoover Open presented by Vault - Pro Beach Volleyball!
=========================================================
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Sunday, June 25, 2006

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 252041
SVRMOB
ALC097-252115-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0169.060625T2040Z-060625T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
340 PM CDT SUN JUN 25 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 337 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TANNER WILLIAMS...OR ABOUT
19 MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN MOBILE...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
SEVEN HILLS THROUGH 345 PM CDT
SNOW TANNER WILLIAMS AND SEMMES THROUGH 350 PM CDT
MOBILE AIRPORT BY 355 PM CDT
MAGNOLIA GROVE GOLF COURSE BY 400 PM CDT

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE FOR
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
TAKE COVER IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3084 8844 3055 8841 3053 8815 3082 8812

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Afternoon Edition For Sunday June 25, 2006 ==================================================================
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JULY 13-16 at The Hoover Met
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converted to a beach for Birmingham's biggest beach party. Come see
Olympic Gold Medalists Misty May and Kerri Walsh along with the greatest
volleyball player of all time, Karch Kiraly. Get your flip flops and tank tops
ready and make your plans to come to the Hoover Met July 13-16.

Be sure to order your tickets today. Single session tickets and all
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and Food Max locations. For discounted group tickets (10 or more) call,
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The 2006 AVP Hoover Open presented by Vault - Pro Beach Volleyball!
==================================================================

GOOD AFTERNOON: Sunshine was breaking out across Alabama just before the noon hour. Temperatures ranged from 75 at Gadsden at 11 a.m. to 83 at Calera to 84 at Tuscaloosa. With more sunshine than anticipated, my high temperature forecast of 86 will likely bust. Some areas will see 90 today. Showers were beginning to form from the Tennessee Valley down into Northwest Alabama. Those showers will continue to blossom during the afternoon hours into thunderstorms. Some of the storms will be quite heavy again, with torrential rains, deadly lightning and strong gusty winds. Small hail is not out of the question either, but no organized severe weather is expected.

TONIGHT: On the weather maps, we find a trough of low pressure along the Alabama/Mississippi border. That trough will be going nowhere fast this week as it will be anchored by a big upper low pinwheeling over the Midwest. Tonight, a couple of isolated showers or storms will still be around during the overnight hours.

NEW WORK WEEK: We are also tracking a low pressure system at the surface over South Florida today. That low is expected to move to near Dothan by Monday morning. This system will bring wonderful rains to much of Georgia through Monday. East Alabama may benefit from some of these rains, but areas west of I-65 may miss out. The low is expected to migrate northward into the Ohio Valley on Tuesday and as it does, drier air will begin filtering into Alabama. This will mean slightly lower humidity, little or no precipitation and temperatures that are fairly close to normal for this time of year. Expect these dry conditions to continue through Thursday as high pressure sits over Alabama.

WEEKEND OUTLOOK: Moisture levels will begin to increase by Friday and we will see the return of the ubiquitous afternoon and evening showers and storms. They should be around in a scattered fashion through the coming weekend. Temperatures will be very near normal.

TROPICS: Our low pressure system east of Florida never got its act together before reaching land. Radars are active over the Florida Peninsula and even more so over the Florida Keys. This activity associated with the circulation of the low extends as far north as the coasts of Georgia and the Carolinas. Still, the NHC notes that the system does still have the potential to become a tropical depression as it moves northward. The only other system of note in the tropical Atlantic is a non-tropical low well to the east southeast of Bermuda. Conditions are not favorable for significant development.

WESTERN HEAT: It has not been 90F in Seattle since August 9, 2004. It could happen today. It was 75F at SEATAC at 10 a.m. PDT.

ON THIS DATE IN 2000: Lightning struck four rock climbers on Cathedral Peak in Yosemite National Park CA. Fortunately, the victims all survived, but many climbers are not so lucky. Climbers should carefully check weather forecasts, which often include mention of thunderstorms. It is generally safer to climb in the morning hours, because most thunderstorms occur after noon.

ON THIS DATE IN 1957: At noon, the tropical depression in the southwest Gulf of Mexico was upgraded to a hurricane and christened Audrey. Air Force reconnaissance investigating Hurricane Audrey over the southwest Gulf of Mexico found a central pressure of 989 mb. Audrey would eventually achieve Category 4 status before devastating the Cameron LA area on the 27th.

Bill Murray

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TONIGHT
Scattered afternoon showers and storms. Chance of an isolated overnight shower or storm.
Morning Low 69
WIND: N 5-10

MONDAY
Partly cloudy with a small chance of a shower or storm west of I-65, better chance to the east.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NW 5-10

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. A little less humid.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NW 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy and warm.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy and continued warm.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 92
WIND: NW 5-10

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