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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday June 2, 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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...Thermometer Heading the Wrong Way...

HEADED FOR THE 90s: Lots and lots of rain across various parts of
Alabama Sunday, but everybody did not get rain and now we must turn
our attention more to heat than to rain. We have left in an isolated
shower or thunderstorm possible this evening and again Tuesday, but we
believe for the most part that this week is going to be hot and dry.
In fact, our high temperature forecast is for 90 or above every day
through Friday. The old thermometer may back off a little bit to the
upper 80s by the weekend.

This will be generally the hottest days we have had so
far this year and the timing is perfect since summer began yesterday
as far as weather people are concerned.

SUNDAY'S STORMS: They were very scary looking in some
communities and many of them produced hail. We had a number of reports
of hail the size of quarters and even one or two reports the size of
golf balls. The rain came quick and heavy. An example of that was in
West Jefferson County where 1.71 inches fell in the Hueytown/Virginia
Mines area, including 1.69 in only ½ hour. A few other heavier rain
totals:

1.85 Birmingham Airport
2.03 Pinson
2.50 Oxford
1.78 Roebuck

Now, about that 1.85 inches at Birmingham Airport. That
brought the total for 2008 to 28.79 inches. Amazingly, that is an
excess of 3.40 inches. A year ago today, we had received only 10.28
inches. To put the drought in proper perspective, be sure and read the
letter on the editorial page of The Birmingham News today by Jerry L.
Sailors, co-chairman of the Southeast Water Alliance and president of
the Coosa and Alabama River Improvement Association in Montgomery.

FRYING PAN HEAT: Well, not quite, but it probably feels
that way in West Texas and SE New Mexico. It was 114 in Wink, Texas
yesterday, 110 in Rio Grande Village and 109 at Pecos, Texas. We spent
the night one night in Pecos during a blinding dust storm and next
morning our motel door was barricaded by huge piles of tumbleweeds.
One of those little things you never forget.

IRAQ WEATHER: It was 104 at 8:00 tonight in
Baghdad (their time). For the rest of the week, the high should be 100
to 105.Way far away and on the opposite end of the thermometer, it
will be 104 below zero tomorrow at Vostok, Antarctica. Coldest
temperatures this morning in the USA included 23 at Barter Island,
Alaska and 29 at Redmond, Oregon.

TROPICAL: The remnants of Arthur was dumping heavy
rain over parts of Belize, Guatemala and SE Mexico. May cause life-
threatening flash floods and mudslides, but redevelopment is not
expected.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: It was shortly after midnight. My
granddaughter and her friend Doug were departing for Auburn. He had
his big black Doberman that filled up most of the back seat of his
car. I decided to take Molly in my arms and went out to the car for
her to meet the big dog. As soon as she laid eyes on her in the semi-
darkness, she simultaneously got so excited I could hardly hold her
and also so frightened that she was shaking all over. It was a
mistake. When we came back in, it took her 10 minutes to regain her
composure. Then it was beddy-bye time and she got a nice rubdown
before passing out. Life goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
A small chance of an evening thunderstorm. Fair overnight.
Overnight Low 68
WIND: S 4-6

TUESDAY
Partly sunny and hot. Only a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny and hot.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SW 6-12

THURSDAY
Another hot day. Partly sunny.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 93
WIND: S 7-14

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. An isolated afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SE 6-12

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