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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday July 7, 2007
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Perhaps 7/7/07 will live up to its advance billing as a lucky day, at
least here in Alabama with enhanced chances for showers and
thunderstorms across the area thanks to a slow moving upper low that
will be pinwheeling across the area today.

MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL: Many areas picked up much needed rainfall
yesterday afternoon and last night. I would estimate that about 50%
of the northern half of Alabama received rain. Again, the convective
nature of the activity meant that the distribution was not equal, with
some folks getting some impressive amounts. By early evening, I had
received over two inches at my house in Trussville, while just a few
miles away, J.B. received only one half inch. Meanwhile, less than a
couple of miles from me, a Skywatcher on the Jefferson/St. Clair
County line measured a whopping 3.35 inches.

WET SATURDAY? The presence of the upper low to the west and a
sagging front to the north today should give us an even better dose of
showers and thunderstorms today. Coverage today should be near 80
percent. Average rainfall amounts will be around three quarters of an
inch with some locally higher amounts over two inches.

SUNDAY: The rain chances diminish tomorrow, but I think they will
still be above normal. Coverage will be about 40-50 per cent
tomorrow. Not bad. We will still take it. With a little more
sunshine, temperatures will once again approach 90.

NEXT WEEK: We ebb back into a fairly typical summertime of scattered
afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms through midweek. The
GFS advertises the development of a strong trough of low pressure over
the eastern part of the country. This will spell another round of
enhanced rain chances in the Thursday-Friday time frame, perhaps
spilling over into Saturday. We can only hope.

VOODOO LAND: As we slide past next weekend, it looks like the
Bermuda High will take up a position more near its namesake island
rather than hanging around just off the East Coast. We should see a
moist pattern with scattered PM storms each day.

TROPICS: The tropical Atlantic is relatively quiet. An area of
disturbed weather off the East Cost shows no signs of development.
Thunderstorm activity associated with the tropical wave approaching
the Lesser Antilles has dissipated.

ON THIS DATE IN 1987: Today's Weather History note relates to a town
that has been in the news a lot this year, after being virtually
destroyed by the first category 5 tornado since 1999, and the first
tornado to be rated as an EF% on the new Enhanced Fujita scale. But
on this date back in 1987, some weird weather was noted at Greensburg
KS. The temperature was 75 degrees at 7am, soared to 95 degrees at
few minutes later and back to 86 by 8am. Dust devils and strange
clouds reportedly accompanied this strange fluctuation in temperature.
It likely was a heat burst, where rapidly sinking air from a dying
thunderstorm heated by compression , resulting in the rise in
temperature.

Bill Murray

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TODAY
Mostly cloudy. A good chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. A hotter afternoon.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny with scattered, mostly afternoon, thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

TUESDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Hot and humid with scattered afternoon storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SW 6-12

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