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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday July 21, 2007
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...Stormy Friday...

An unusually high amplitude trough of low pressure resulted in some
intense weather across parts of Alabama yesterday. Behind the frontal
system that pushed into the state last night, much drier air will flow
into the area today on northerly winds. This will allow for some
refreshing overnight lows tonight and tomorrow night.

SEVERE WEATHER: A line of thunderstorms entered North Alabama during
the morning hours and it moved steadily southward. Sunny skies ahead
of the line allowed for intense heating and the mercury warmed in the
upper 80s to near 90. Instabilities were high and the line
intensified. Storms in the Gadsden area organized into a mesoscale
convective vortex, a thunderstorm complex that takes on a life of its
own. It rose to a height of 55,000 feet and caused wind damage in
Etowah and Calhoun Counties. As it crossed the Georgia border, it
caused large hail and wind damage around Carrollton. As this system
pulled off to the east southeast, sinking air behind it left the
Birmingham Metro mainly high and dry. Then activity over western
Alabama began feeding on the rich unstable air near the Mississippi
border. The Tuscaloosa area took a pounding with golfball sized hail,
flooding and wind damage. Rainfall amounts were moderate in areas
that saw good storms, but the rain came down so quickly that flooding
resulted in a few locations.

THE FORECAST: Drier air will filter into Alabama today. Shower
activity today will be limited to far South Alabama. We should stay
dry through the remainder of the weekend. A big powerhouse of an
upper level low will develop near the Pennsylvania/Maryland border
late tonight. This low will track back to the west and southwest,
setting up shop in t he Ohio Valley by midweek. We will see a chance
of showers over eastern sections Monday through Wednesday. By
Thursday, our flow will be a moist one again, and showers and
thunderstorms will be fairly numerous by Thursday and Friday. That's
good. We still need the rain. Especially within the area protected
by the Greater Birmingham Anti-Rain Force Field, which came all rain
away on Friday.

TROPICS: A disturbance extending north from the Caribbean doesn't
stand much of a chance of developing as it is being shadowed by an
upper low pressure system to the north. We will watch the area off
the coast of the Carolinas by late in the weekend for the possibility
of development.

ON THIS DATE IN 2003: People in Phoenix downplay the extreme heat
that they live with during the summer months each year by reminding
visitors that it is a dry heat. Indeed, the heat is a small price to
pay for the city's scenic beauty and delightful weather most of the
year. When the mercury soared to a broiling 117°F on July 21st, it
was just a few degrees short of the all-time record for Phoenix
(122°F.) The overnight temperature the next morning could only manage
to fall to 96°F, setting the all-time record warm low reading for the
city. It was all part of the warmest month ever recorded in Phoenix
(97.7°F.) Shelters actually opened during the daylight hours to
provide relief for homeless folks.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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TODAY
Becoming mostly sunny. Less humid.
Afternoon High 91
WIND: N 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny with lower humidity.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 90
WIND: NE 5-10

MONDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 92
WIND: E 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. A small chance of an afternoon shower or storm.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partial sunshine. A chance of a shower or storm, especially over
eastern sections.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 5-10

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