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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday July 17, 2007

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COUNTRYSIDE A LOT GREENER: Yes, the drought is still with us. There
are several different aspects to a drought. For sure, the more
frequent showers over the last couple of weeks have helped the
situation, especially with lawns, gardens and, to a lesser extent,
crops. We still need a lot of rain to bring the reservoirs and river
flow back up to normal.

The Agriculture Department reported that only 27% of Alabama had very
short soil moisture as of yesterday. That was quite an improvement
from the 48% the previous week.

We got some more good showers this morning, especially over the
northern part of the state. The Crestline section of East Birmingham
received 0.63 of an inch of rain in only 10 minutes. The more
numerous showers and thunderstorms this afternoon were over the
northern third of the state. A number of communities were getting
locally heavy rain.

We have showers and thunderstorms in the forecast every day for the
rest of the week. Probably our most questionable day is Saturday. For
now, we will say scattered showers and thunderstorms, but there are
some indications that a weak front could reach Central Alabama
pushing the main showers to the south. We can fine-tune that later.

OUR WEATHER WORLD: No tropical storm development expected in the
next few days in the Atlantic Basin, which includes the Caribbean and
Gulf of Mexico…most of the world's fresh water is locked away in the
polar icecaps, especially Antarctica…however, 1/5 of the supply is
contained in the Great Lakes…Lake Superior is the largest and
deepest. It could hold all of the water that is in all five lakes
plus two or three more Lake Eries…121 was the hottest yesterday in
Death Valley…42 in Pellston, Michigan this morning and 40 in Barrow
and King Salmon, Alaska…on this date in 1872, there was a rain and
snow mix in Denver—their only snow ever in July. It is not counted as
official, because official records did not start until 1882…103 below
zero today at Vostok, Antarctica. It is expected to be 106 below by
tomorrow…while Birmingham suffered in 105-degree heat on this date in
1980 (see James Spann's blog story), we were scraping ice off our
windshield camping in the high country at Duck Creek, Utah. We missed
the entire heat wave.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: When Little Miss Molly strolled into
our home over 4 years ago, I knew she would become part of the
family. Little did I realize that she would become so much a part. We
cannot keep our hands off her and we talk to her a whole bunch when
she is awake. She looks us straight in the eye like she understands
every word. At least 10 neighbors that also use Molly's walking
track, stop and pet her every time we meet. She is a universally
loved little girl. We have been quite concerned in recent months
about the pet food scare and we are still not sure that we have it
solved. Life goes on....

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

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TONIGHT
Occasional showers and thunderstorms through the evening. A few
lingering overnight.
Overnight Low 72
WIND: SW 4-6

WEDNESDAY
More clouds than sun. A good chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon 88
WIND: SW 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms, mostly
afternoon.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 6-12

FRIDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 89
WIND: W 6-12

SATURDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 89
WIND: N 5-10

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