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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Sunday June 1, 2008
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ISRAEL & NEW BREED, MARTHA MUNIZZI HEADLINE
"ONE CITY, ONE CHURCH, ONE STAGE" AT CITY STAGES

Last year, City Stages turned one of its main stages over to gospel
music for an entire day. This year "One City, One Church, One Stage"
returns with even bigger names for a full Father's Day of Christian
music.

Grammy award-winner Israel & New Breed and Stellar Award winner
Martha Munizzi are among the headliners for the second annual OCOCOS.

Also on the bill: Canton Jones, William Murphy, the Birmingham Mass
Community Choir and The Basement, who were responsible for one
of the most moving sets the Coca-Cola Classic Stage has ever witnessed
when they wrapped up the evening last year.

Tickets to the 20th Annual City Stages are on sale now at area locations
of Books-A-Million, Moe's and Publix, as well as all Ticketmaster
locations and ticketmaster.com.

Or, phone 205-715-6000 or 800-277-1700. More info at http://www.citystages.org

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Thunderstorms developed in a warm and sultry airmass across Central
Alabama on this Sunday afternoon. Capitalizing on lots of
instability, the first storms quickly intensified. Several of them
rapidly became severe, with a few warnings having to be issued. We
didn't think that hail was going to be a threat, since the atmosphere
is so warm, but there were several reports of hail up to the size of
quarters with the stronger storms. Some reports of trees and power
lines being downed were also received.

With temperatures approaching 90 and dewpoints in the upper 60s, the
storms have a lot of instability to draw on. Storms will form,
quickly pulse up, and rain themselves out within a short time since
there is little in the way of wind shear today. That same trend will
continue through the evening hours.

OUR COOL FRONT: The cool front we have been advertising is still up
around the Ohio River. So, today's activity has been strictly caused
by the heating of the day. But thunderstorms were massing at mid-
afternoon along the Tennessee/Alabama border. These storms will sag
southward through the late afternoon and evening hours. These storms
will have the potential to become severe, since the atmosphere has not
been really worked over by the afternoon storm activity.

Finally, a powerful complex of thunderstorms over Arkansas was racing
southeastward towards Alabama at nearly 50 mph. This activity should
reach the northwestern counties between 7-8 p.m. and rush across North
and Central Alabama during the evening hours. A widespread damaging
wind event is possible with this system.

FOR YOUR MONDAY AND BEYOND: There are now indications that the front
will stay to the north of Alabama through much of tomorrow. This
means more showers and storms will form along numerous boundaries
thanks to the frontal forcing. They could once again be severe since
instability levels will be high. The front should settle into Central
Alabama Monday night. The front will wash out rather quickly by
Tuesday. Then a basic summertime pattern will set it for much of the
coming week with hot and hazy conditions expected. I think there
could be big time severe weather over the Plains and Midwest at midweek.

TROPICS: Tropical depression Arthur was along the Mexico/Guatemala
border this afternoon. It is moving west southwest and will remain
over land, eliminating the possibility of re-intensification. Heavy
rains, flooding and life threatening mudslides are expected over the
Belize, Guatemala and southeastern Mexico.

ON THIS DATE IN 1990: An especially violent tornado in West Texas
struck the Bakersville Valley area. Two people were killed and twenty
one injured. Some remarkable damage included 300 feet of blacktop
being ripped off of a road and two 90-ton oil tanks being blown three
miles. They were then blown 600 feet up the side of a mountain. $35
million in damage resulted from the tornado.

ON THIS DATE IN 2003: The ink was drying on the record book for an
entry for a record 17.23 inches of rain that fell during the month of
May in Birmingham. It also was the third wettest month ever in
Birmingham. Amazingly, the month came very close to being the all-
time wettest month ever in the Magic City, eclipsed only by July 1916
when a dying tropical storm hovered over Alabama, dumping 20.12 inches
of rain on the city. Birmingham and much of the Deep South was locked
in a southwesterly flow pattern for a couple of weeks during the month
that spread copious amounts of Gulf moisture over the region.

ALMANAC: The sixth month of the year in Birmingham features warm
temperatures, increasing humidity and generally light precipitation.
It is the third driest month, averaging 3.78 inches of rain. Only
October and August are drier.

Afternoon and evening thunderstorms become a frequent occurrence,
generally happening on eight days during the month. Much of the rain
that falls in the month is associated with thunderstorms. On average,
rain falls on nine days during the month.
As you would expect, cloudy periods are rare. The sky is cloudy 22%
of the time on average. Only August features less cloudy time. The
average PM relative humidity is on the rise, at 53%, rising from the
45% observed in April. The average dewpoint reaches 65F, which is my
definition of muggy. This is up from the 58F in May.

12.09 inches of rain fell in June 1900, which stands as the all-time
record for the month.

On June 1, the average high and low is 85/62. By June 30th, it will
be 90/68. The coolest it has ever been in June is 47F on June 16,
1917. It has been as warm as 106F on June 29, 1931.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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TONIGHT
Partly sunny. Scattered thunderstorms during the afternoon and
evening. Some strong to severe.
Overnight Low 68
WIND: SW 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of a storm.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NW 5-10

TUESDAY
Hot and humid. Widely separated afternoon storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 92
WIND: S 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy and hot.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: S 6-12

THURSDAY
Partly sunny and continued hot.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 93
WIND: S 6-12

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