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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday August 9, 2007

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UNASHAMED!

Wouldn't it be awful to be ashamed of the most important things in
our lives?

Many of us struggle when it comes to standing up for what we believe
in. Like our faith. There are times for all of us when we are tempted
to be ashamed of our faith. Or we downplay our faith so we won't
offend someone.

Wouldn't it be great to live unashamed of our faith? Discover what
it means to live unashamed of the gospel and of Jesus Christ in a new
sermon series at Hunter Street Baptist Church in Hoover beginning
Sunday, August 12. Worship and Sunday School hours are 8:05, 9:30 and
10:45 a.m.

Hunter Street Baptist Church
2600 John Hawkins Parkway in Hoover
205.985.7295 or

http://www.hunterstreet.org
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TAKE HEART, WE WILL SURVIVE THIS HEAT: We did in 1980 when we had a
major heat wave and so far this one does not compare with 1980.The
worst of our heat in 1980 came in mid-July when Birmingham had over
100 eight days in a row topped by 106 on July 13. We missed the
entire event. We were camping in the high country of Southern Utah at
Duck Creek and we scraped ice on the morning we started home. We had
a resurge of heat in August 1980, when we had 100 or higher 4 days in
a row, including 102 on August 9.

All of this history is not to belittle our current persistent heat.
It is plenty serious, especially so since it is walking hand-in-hand
with one of our worst droughts ever. The NWS in Huntsville issued a
statement this morning that drought conditions were rapidly
intensifying. Cullman, for example, has a deficit of 33.41 inches in
the last 18 months.

The upper-air heat ridge that we watch so closely at times like this
will keep our high temperatures above 100 for the next couple of
days. The ridge recedes to the west over the weekend only to encroach
more toward the east early next week. We could have a resurge of
heat, at least part of next week, so we increased our high for Monday
to 99. One of the models that we lean on the most is painting almost
completely dry weather through August 16. We do not buy that
completely. We could have a few isolated storms.

SPORTS/BEACH WEATHER: There is a big softball tournament in
Montgomery this weekend at Lagoon and Fain Parks. It is sponsored by
the Church of God. It is going to be hot with temperatures 101 to 103
in the afternoons and a heat index over 110. An isolated afternoon
thunderstorm is possible. It will not be long until we will be
issuing college football forecasts. At the beach, there will be a
chance of at least some showers and thunderstorms most days. Probably
the better chance will be tomorrow. It will be hotter than usual with
highs between 91 and 95.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Based on a long history, the hurricane season
peaks around September 10. Although there are a few disturbed weather
areas scattered out across the Atlantic, there is nothing promising
at the time. The National Weather Service issued a revised season
forecast today. It calls for 13 to 16 named storms, including 7 to 9
hurricanes, of which about 3 to 5 will be intense.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly is pooped. Three
grandkids can do that. I have not gone on a long walk with the little
girl in three days. I enjoy the break, but I also miss it. She is
sleeping most of the day in some nook or corner. Most of the time,
her curiosity demands that she check into everything that goes on.
She wanders through the house aimlessly following anybody that
happens to walk through. She has been getting in bed close to
midnight and boy does she make up for lost time then. Life goes on
regardless of how much sleep one gets.......

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

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TONIGHT
Fair and warm all night.
Overnight Low 77
WIND: Light

FRIDAY
Hazy sunshine. Very hot. Heat index near 110.
Morning Low 77 Afternoon 101
WIND: NW 5-10

SATURDAY
The heat lingers. Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 76 Afternoon High 100
WIND: NW 5-10

SUNDAY
Very hot. More sun than clouds. An isolated afternoon storm possible.
Morning Low 75 Afternoon High 97
WIND: N 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny. Few, if any, afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 75 Afternoon High 99
WIND: NE 5-10

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