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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday June 17, 2008
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HELP US FIND "FOREVER FAMILIES"
FOR ALABAMA'S FOSTER CHILDREN

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currently in Alabama's foster care system who are waiting for
their "Forever Families."

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throughout the state where prospective adoptive families can learn
more about them. Heart Gallery Alabama has helped find a
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...Cooler Overnight...

PLEASANT FOR WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: We cannot call it a cold front. That
would be misleading. However, a cool front has pushed down into
Central Alabama and temporarily stalled. Indications are that front
will rest a while and then push further southward all the way to the
coast.

Some scattered showers and thunderstorms developed near
the front early this afternoon and a few spots were getting some brief
downpours. Most of those were south of the Birmingham area.

Drier air will continue to push into the state overnight.
With mostly clear weather by daybreak, low temperatures will be in the
upper 50s as far south as Central Alabama. We expect lows around 58
Thursday morning and some of the North Alabama valleys will have mid
50s. Afternoons will be a lot more pleasant Wednesday and Thursday
with highs 84 to 87 with a noticeable drop in the relative humidity.

OUR NEXT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS: The front will start
back north as a warm front bringing us some more showers and
thunderstorms Friday and Saturday. We think the best chance will be
Friday afternoon and evening and maybe again on Saturday. Some
communities across Central Alabama may get a storm total of about 1
inch of rain.

A cluster of thunderstorms moving SE from Oklahoma
yesterday afternoon entered NW Alabama late last night. A few
communities got beneficial showers with ½ inch in the NW corner of the
state near Waterloo.

TENTH ANNIVERSARY: Michelle Miklik reminds us that today
is the tenth anniversary of CoCoRaHS. That is short for the Community
Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network. There are thousands of
precipitation volunteer observers across the country in that group.
They started off 10 years ago with only 100.

SEVERE WEATHER: Both Brian Peters and I agree that
we cannot remember a severe weather season that had as many moderate
risks posted by the Storm Prediction Center. Indeed, some of those
were also high risk. It shows up in the number of tornadoes and
fatalities for sure. For this afternoon and tonight there is a slight
risk covering a huge part of the Central USA from North Texas all the
way up to the eastern half of Montana. Severe Thunderstorm Watches
were posted for East Texas. At midday, a severe thunderstorm produced
64 mph winds at Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport. There is also a Slight Risk
for coastal areas of both Carolinas and most of New England.

MASSIVE FLOODING: In a number of communities, it
is an all-time record. And much of that water is now starting down the
Mississippi River. Probably the hardest hit single state in all of
this is Iowa. We posted a long report on the blog. Also, we invite you
to listen to our Weather Brains podcast last night. A very interesting
interview with one of the forecasters and NWS/Des Moines who was
working 12-hour shifts each day.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: An e-mail from a daily reader tells of
having three small dogs and all three, like Molly, love to get on the
king-size bed for sleeping and play. The youngest one is so little
that they bought some doggie steps so he can walk up the steps and get
on the bed. I need to get her permission to use the whole story, but I
sure got a big kick out of it. Little Miss Molly changes so much that
I cannot keep up with her intentions. When we come in and give her a
treat now, she races to the master bedroom to either store it or eat
it like she is afraid someone will get it. She still is the most
popular live being in Old Mill Run. Everybody knows her by name and
she greets them like long lost friends when she sees them.

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

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TONIGHT
Becoming mostly clear and cooler.
Overnight Low 59
WIND: N 4-7

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny and less humid.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 86
WIND: N 7-14

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. A cool early morning.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 87
WIND: NE 5-10

FRIDAY
Cloudy at times with scattered showers and thunderstorms, especially
afternoon and evening.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SE 5-10

SATURDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 85
WIND: S 5-10

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