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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday April 25, 2007
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...Storms Arrive Tomorrow...

The long awaited spring storm system will get closer to Alabama today,
but during the daytime hours most of the organized showers and
thunderstorms will remain to the west, where strong to severe storms
are possible across a large part of Arkansas, Louisiana, and
Mississippi. Around here the day will be warm and breezy with a mix of
sun and clouds. Afternoon temperatures will peak in the low to mid
80s, about five to eight degrees above normal for April 25. A few
showers and storms could enter West Alabama tonight.

TOMORROW: Our long dry spell will finally come to an end as the band
of showers and storms moves into Alabama. There is a chance that some
of the storms will be strong to severe as they pass through, but with
marginal instability values and weakening wind fields, that hopefully
will prevent a major severe weather threat. At this time we are
projecting rain amounts of one-half to one inch for the I-20/59
corridor, including Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Anniston, and Gadsden. Up
in the Tennessee Valley, places like Huntsville and Muscle Shoals
could see well over one inch of rain. The best chance of the stronger
storms will come from about 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. The showers and
storms will end tomorrow evening as a slot of dry moves into the state
from the west.
Friday promises to be a dry and pleasant day with a partly sunny sky
and a high in the mid 70s.

RACE WEEKEND: A disturbance in the upper atmosphere will pass through
Alabama on Saturday, and that feature will bring some clouds, and it
just might squeeze out a few showers across the state by the afternoon
and evening hours. We need to note here that we expect moisture to be
very limited, and rainfall amounts should be light and spotty. But, a
brief shower is not out of the question during the Aaron's 312 at the
Talladega Superspeedway Saturday afternoon. Then, on Sunday, that
impulse is long gone and we expect a mostly sunny and pleasant day.
The high on Saturday will be in the mid 70s, with upper 70s likely on
Sunday.

DROUGHT UPDATE: Birmingham's rain deficit for the year is now a
whopping 12.31"; for the month of April the total is only 0.64". The
last measurable rain was on April 11, but the total on that date was
only 0.04".

HODGEPODGE: Severe thunderstorms raked parts of Oklahoma and Texas
yesterday and last night; at one point the tower at DFW Airport had to
be evacuated due to a severe storm with a possible tornado near the
facility. Flash flooding was reported in Denton, Texas (north of
Dallas/Fort Worth), where over six inches of rain was reported in
spots. About a dozen homes were damaged in Flower Mound, in the
Dallas/Fort Worth area. In South Texas a tornado touched down near
Eagle Pass, and was responsible for multiple injuries with damage to a
number of homes. Denver, CO was soaked yesterday by 1.84" of rain with
a temperature hovering near 40 degrees all day. A total of 2.15" of
rain was measured at Lincoln, Nebraska.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://abc3340.com/weather/7day.hrb
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TODAY
Breezy and warm with a mix of sun and clouds. A few storms could
arrive late tonight.
Afternoon High 83
WIND: SW 10-20

THURSDAY
A good chance of showers and thunderstorms. Storms could be strong to severe.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 77
WIND: SW 12-22

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 76
WIND: NW 6-12

SATURDAY
Occasionally cloudy. A few widely scattered afternoon showers are possible.
Morning Low 53 Afternoon High 75
WIND: N 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 79
WIND: E 5-10

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