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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday May 30, 2007
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...Still Looking For Rain...

Lets begin this morning with some notes from the weekly Crop Progress
and Condition Bulletin, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Alabama Field
Office issued yesterday afternoon... and passed on to us by the great
Alabama weather legend, J.B. Elliott...

* Drought conditions continue to worsen daily. During the past week,
no significant changes.
* Some Alabama farmers are putting planting on hold to wait for more moisture.
* Autauga County Extension Agent, Leonard Kuykendall, stated that
farmers who were not finished planting have stopped due to lack of
soil moisture. Ponds, wells and streams are drying up. The area is
over 14 inches of rain below normal for this year and and 47 inches
short since January, 2005. The first five months of 2007 will be the
driest on record.
* Mr. Kuykendall reported that waist-high corn almost ready to tassel,
that another disaster with corn is probable.
* In NE Alabama, Jackson County, Agent Donald E. Mann stated that the
county continues to suffer from extreme drought. The corn is starting
to twist up in the late morning instead of late afternoon.
* Henry County Extension Agent, James D. Jones, Jr., reported that
cotton and peanut plantings are approaching the end with little or no
moisture present in the soil. Pastures in the area are dry and short.
Cattlemen are feeding hay as quickly as it can be baled. Hay yields
are only about 50% of normal.

OUR RAIN CHANCES: We will mention the risk of a few afternoon showers
over West Alabama on a daily basis through Friday, but they will be
widely separated and really won't offer much in the way of drought
relief. Over the weekend, we expect a few scattered afternoon showers
and storms statewide, but the computer models have trended drier in
recent days as the better upper air support for rain will remain north
of Alabama.

At first glance next week looks like we will experience fairly routine
June weather, with warm and humid conditions and the risk of a few
scattered showers and storms during the afternoon.

WATCHING THE TROPICS: Hurricane season opens tomorrow, and right on
cue there is some hint of tropical storm formation in the Southeast
Gulf of Mexico. If something does develop, it will move northeast,
across South Florida, and into the Atlantic. This system won't bring
any rain to Alabama, but it will wet down much of Florida, especially
south of I-4.

A FEW DROPS YESTERDAY: Showers did form over Southwest Alabama
yesterday; they were seen as far north as York and Livingston in
Sumter County. Mobile's Brookley Field reported 0.12".

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Partly sunny, warm, and hazy. Isolated showers over West Alabama by afternoon.
Afternoon High 88
WIND: SE 6-12

THURSDAY
Hazy sunshine. Just a few isolated afternoon showers over West Alabama.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 6-12

FRIDAY
Warm and humid. Any afternoon showers will be isolated, and mainly
over West Alabama.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon showers or storms.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 86
WIND: S 6-12

SUNDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. Scattered, mainly afternoon showers or thunderstorms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 86
WIND: S 6-12

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