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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday May 9, 2007

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CRUCIAL NEED OF RAIN: We cannot overemphasize how badly we need
rain. Alabama has been fortunate so far in that we have not had a
great outbreak of wildfires like in Georgia and Florida. It is so dry
now that Mother Earth could swallow ½ inch of rain with it hardly
being noticed. Jason Simpson, writing in the 33/40 Weather Blog,
reported that Anniston has had below normal rain on 14 of the last 17
months and Tuscaloosa has a 23-inch shortfall since January 2006. I
keep thinking back to 1952 and again two years later in 1954.
Starting in January 1954, we had 13 months in a row with below normal
precipitation. The statewide average in 1954 was 34.36 inches—the
driest on record. It is a summer when visibility was restricted by
forest fires and, at times, the smoke was visible in most sections of
the state. Some wells went dry that had never been dry before. Back
to the present, a fire accidentally set in the woodlands could be out
of control in no time flat.

WHEN WILL WE GET RAIN? We have some in the forecast with a slight
chance late Friday and probably a better chance on Saturday. Through
all of this, some parts of Central Alabama could get 2/3 to ¾ of an
inch. However, we have seen cases like this lately where the rain
seemed to evaporate, but we think this is a decent chance.

ANDREA IS BORN: Too early for a tropical storm and Andrea is really
not a purebred tropical system, but the storm in the Atlantic was
given that name this morning and called sub-tropical Andrea. This
afternoon she was centered 100 miles SE of Savannah or 135 miles NNE
of Daytona. Movement was erratic, but generally west at 3 mph.
Sustained winds were about 45 mph. Andrea is not expected to produce
any significant rain on land through at least tomorrow morning,
because the center will remain off shore.

OUR WORLD OF WEATHER: Not too many weeks ago, there was a good snow
pack across the Northern USA. This morning the snow survey showed
that only 3% of the lower 48 had a snow cover. Last month at this
time it was 27%. Three inches of new snow at Cripple Creek, Colorado.
There are still some big amounts on the ground in the high country of
the west, mostly in remote areas where automated equipment keeps
track. There was over 230 inches on the ground this morning at
Franklin Basin, Idaho and Black Bear, Montana. Finally, the Plains
states are under a lesser threat of severe weather. There was a
slight risk today over SW Texas. Serious flood problems along the
Missouri River and other parts of the Plains and Midwest. More than
1.50 inches of rain in the last 24 hours at Dallas and Lubbock in
Texas and at Oklahoma City. Lowest temperature in the lower 48 today
was 26 in Yellowstone National Park.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: It was a two-cat day for Little Miss
Molly. First time in her life that she had to chase two cats on one
walk. The first one was crouched down near a drain—a new cat we had
never seen. He glued himself as close to the ground as he could to
not be seen, because there was no escape except coming past Molly.
She saw him and charged the poor little fella. He shot out of there
like a rocket and actually brushed Molly as he zoomed by. That was
the most excitement she had had in a long time. The regular CC
(Community Cat) was at the upper end of the track hiding in the Old
Crow Creek. She saw Molly in time to race away into a culvert with
Molly and I doing 40 mph to catch up. Life goes on.....

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

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TONIGHT
Clear with pleasant temperatures.
Overnight Low 59
WIND: Light

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. A warm afternoon.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon 87
WIND: NE 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of a late shower or a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 86
WIND: N 5-10

SATURDAY
Warm and humid with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 84
WIND: S 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of a shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 86
WIND: NE 6-12

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