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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday August 28, 2007
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...More Summer Storms This Afternoon...
THE STORMS OF SUMMER: Summer thunderstorms dropped heavy rain on
parts of Alabama yesterday, and every drop was welcome. Some totals
included 2.88" at Gorgas (on the Jefferson/Walker County line), 2.22"
at Auburn, 1.11" at Shelby Shores (on Lay Lake), .80" at Northport,
and .55" at the Birmingham International Airport. Some of the storms
were severe; there was wind damage in Walker County about one mile
north of Jasper, and scattered damage tree and power line damage was
reported in far Eastern Tuscaloosa County. Down in Tallapoosa County,
a boat house on Lake Martin near the U.S. 280 bridge was
substantially damaged.

But, as is often the case on a hot summer afternoon, some people were
short-changed on the rain. The driest part of Alabama was the
northeast, where no rain was recorded in places like Gadsden and
Anniston.

LOOKING AHEAD: A moisture-laden airmass will continue to hang over
Alabama through mid-week, meaning scattered to numerous showers and
thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours today and
tomorrow. There might even be a few late night or morning showers in
scattered spots close to small scale surface boundaries. The chance
of any one spot getting wet this afternoon is about one in two, and
like yesterday, where the storms form you can expect lots of
lightning, heavy rain, and the potential for wet microbursts, or
local areas of damaging straight line winds. Providing an early
warning for these kind of wind events is almost impossible due to
their short duration and very small scale coverage.

HOLIDAY WEEKEND PEEK: A surface front will approach the northern part
of Alabama by Friday and Saturday, but at this time it looks like the
front won 't have enough southward push to make it through the state.
So, we will maintain some chance of scattered, mainly afternoon
showers and storms over the Labor Day weekend statewide. Afternoon
highs will be close to 90 degrees each day.

TROPICAL WEATHER UPDATE: There is an interesting mid-level
circulation on satellite images over the Caribbean with some showers
and storms in the area; most likely this system will move into
Central America with little chance of significant development. We
also note a few waves over the far Eastern Atlantic, but no sign of
organization at this time.

AUGUST TURNS WET: As of late last week, the rain total at Birmingham
(based on data at the Birmingham Airport), was only 0.25" for the
entire month of August. If that figure would have lasted through this
week, this would be the driest August on record. But, generous rains
have returned, and the total for the month has now soared to 4.26",
meaning rain for the month will actually wind up being above normal.
But, the deficiency for the year remains 17.54 inches.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Some morning sun; a good chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly
during the afternoon and evening hours.
Afternoon High 91
WIND: SE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. A chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms
by afternoon.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 90
WIND: S 5-10

THURSDAY
Warm and humid with scattered showers and storms, mainly during the
afternoon.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon showers and storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 91
WIND: W 6-12

SATURDAY
Scattered, mainly afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

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