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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday June 12, 2007

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MAYBE A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK: We are jumping way
down the road here, because we think we could have some good news in
the rain department for early next week. Both aloft and at the
surface, things are beginning to look favorable for showers and
thunderstorms about next Tuesday.

Mind you, that is a week away and we may be grasping for straws, but
everybody wants a nationwide search for rain. Plenty of places are
getting the rain, but we are not.

Actually, a group of thunderstorms formed last night and moved down
the extreme east side of Alabama. Some of our rain reports were
missing this morning, but we believe that scattered locations from
Cherokee County down across Cleburne, Randolph, Chambers, Lee and
Russell Counties may have received localized good amounts. Columbus,
Georgia was drenched with 2.40 inches and they are directly across
the river from Phenix City, Alabama.

The overall weather pattern is setting up so that we could have
clusters of showers and storms that form out in the Plains or Midwest
and approach us coming south on I-65 or even from the NE on I-59.
When those events happen, the storms usually move along at a good
clip and they are usually overloaded with lightning. We do not see an
indication of an event like that right away.

The latest information from the Department of Agriculture indicates
that topsoil moisture is very short over 75% of the state and short
over 21% additional. Only 4% of the state has adequate soil moisture
and that is in the extreme south. While we are talking about
agriculture and farming, did you know that Cullman County is number
one in the state for the number of cattle. DeKalb County is second.
Madison County is the leading cotton producer with 69,900 bales
harvested in 2006.

LIGHTNING IS FRIGHTFUL: 12 cows were killed by lightning last
evening near Warrenton, Georgia. Well over an inch of rain fell at
Macon, Savannah and Albany as much of Central and South Georgia got a
drenching.

TROPICAL WEATHER: No indication of tropical development right away,
but Gulf of Mexico sea surface temperatures are getting warmer and
warmer.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I saw a news report this morning that
dogs' fear of thunderstorms is almost universal. It affects dogs of
all types and all sizes. The report said that dogs can even hurt
themselves they get so excited. I do not think Little Miss Molly
would ever hurt herself, because she just slithers away and hides.
Between claps of thunder, she will walk slowly from room to room
trying to find a better hiding place and it is usually with me. I do
not know if cats are afraid of thunder. Life goes on......

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

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TONIGHT
Fair, but a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm through the
evening.
Overnight Low 68
WIND: NE 4-8

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon 91
WIND: E 6-12

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A small chance of a shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 5-10

FRIDAY
Only a slight chance of a shower or a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 92
WIND: S 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny with a few showers or thunderstorms possible.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SW 6-12

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