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Morning Edition For Sunday May 27, 2007
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...Red Letter Day in Alabama Weather History...

For many Alabamians, the date May 27, 1973 is burnished in their
memories as a red letter day in the state's weather history. A strong
late Spring storm produced the longest track tornado in the state's
history. That storm struck the Bibb County town of Brent. More about
it in today's Weather Blog.

CODE RED: A Code Red Air Quality Alert is in effect for the
Birmingham metro area again today with heavy particulate pollution
from smoke coming from the wildfires over southern Georgia. At-risk
groups (children, the elderly, and people with heart and lung
diseases) are urged to take precautions today: stay inside and no
heavy exercise or work.

HIGH AND DRY: Alabama remains under the influence of high pressure
on this Holiday weekend. This means great weather today and again
tomorrow with a good deal of sunshine. Expect more of the same
tomorrow, and into Thursday. The only difference as we move further
into the week will be the reappearance of an isolated shower or storm
during the afternoon hours Tuesday and Wednesday, with a slightly
better , albeit still small, chance of PM showers and storms on
Thursday.

RAIN CHANCES: By Friday, a trough of low pressure and associated cold
front will bring a much better chance of showers and thunderstorms to
Alabama. Still, the model runs are becoming increasingly stingy with
the precipitation amounts from this systems, and we don't see anything
to offer much short term relief n the dryness, much less make a dent
in our current drought.

LONG RANGE: As we move toward Sunday next weekend, a large trough of
low pressure takes up residence over the Eastern United States.
Alabama comes under a northwesterly flow, which is a good setup for
southeasterly moving disturbance that bring rounds of showers and
storms to the state. The GFS hints that will be the case as we move
through that first week of June.

TROPICS: The GFS is back on the idea of a tropical storm in the Gulf,
this time forming on Saturday June 9th. It moves northeast, hitting
the Florida Peninsula around Tampa. This could spell major relief for
the wildfires, but not any for us.

ANOTHER ALABAMA RED LETTER DAY: A major outbreak of tornadoes from Missouri to
Alabama struck on May 27, 1917. The worst tornado was an afternoon F4
that cut a 50 mile path from Lake County TN into Kentucky, killing 67
and injuring 345 people. Dyersburg TN was also hard hit. In Alabama,
an F3 tornado at mid-evening destroyed much of the town of Carbon Hill
as it cut a 3 block path through the Walker County town. Another set
of tornadoes carved a path across northern Jefferson County into
Blount County. Hardest hit was the town of Sayre, where 9 people
died. There were so many trees uprooted in Bradford that runners on
foot were sent to plead for help. It took a long time to clear the
fallen trees so help could arrive.

Bill Murray

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://abc3340.com/weather/7day.hrb
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TODAY
Sunny and warm. Hazy, with smoke reducing visibility until early afternoon.
Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 5-10

MONDAY
Mostly sunny, but hazy.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy. Tiny chance of an afternoon shower or storm.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 85
WIND: S 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy. A very isolated shower or storm possible during PM.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 86
WIND: S 6-12

THURSDAY
Mix of clouds, some sun. Chance of an afternoon or evening shower or storm.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 83
WIND: SE 6-12

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