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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday June 13, 2008
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...Showers/Storms Through Saturday...

A BREAK FROM STORMS EARLY NEXT WEEK: Old Mother Nature can really
make us scratch our heads at times. Here we are worried about strong
thunderstorms in Alabama, historic flooding in the Midwest, especially
Iowa, while out on the opposite side of the country 20,000 acres have
gone up in a wildfire north of Sacramento. Very dry weather continues
in that area.
Back home in Alabama, we continue to get a good dose of
showers and storms almost every day. Everyone has not benefited. At
Weaver, just north of Anniston, the 33/40 skywatcher reports a mere
0.13 so far in June. At Vigo, east of Piedmont, only 0.15. Black Creek
up in Etowah County and Vinemont in North Cullman, have been short
changed also.

WEEKEND STORMS: We believe that our best chance of
getting a good round of showers and thunderstorms will be later today,
tonight and on Saturday. Slightly drier air slips into North Alabama
on Sunday and we believe almost all of the showers and storms will be
south of I-20, but that is not sealed in stone. Monday looks dry with
mostly sunshine and also some lower humidity.

Our beloved weather models bring a weak cold front into
North Alabama on Tuesday and they hint that it could push to near the
Gulf Coast by next Wednesday before it takes a rest. Little leery of
that, but there is a chance that we could see some low temperatures by
Wednesday or Thursday morning in the upper 50s.

In yesterday's storms, over ½ inch fell near Tillmans
Corner in Mobile County. There was also ½ inch at Alexander City. Some
of the heavier amounts included 0.82 south of Wilton in
Bibb County, 1.08 in Vestavia Hills in the Birmingham area and 1.50
inches 3 miles NNW of Clanton.

WEATHER NOTEBOOK: Here we go roaming around the
countryside. By far, the big story is the Midwest where floods of
historic proportions are taking place in parts of several states. Last
weekend about 40 counties in Southern Indiana were listed as a
disaster area from the flooding. In the last few days, the eastern
part of Iowa seems to be the hardest hit. The flooding in Cedar Rapids
was almost unbelievable with much of the city underwater. Thousands of
families may lose everything they have and most of the city was being
evacuated…there was another scary outbreak of severe weather last
night in the Midwest. In the last 24 hours, 4.49 inches of rain at
Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. Further south, Wichita got 2.31 inches of
unneeded rain.

AT THE BEACH: Quite a few showers and
thunderstorms along the Alabama/NW Florida coast Saturday and Sunday,
but dry weather returns for Monday and Tuesday. High temperatures
consistently around 88.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: We have all heard about training a dog,
but have you heard much about a dog training humans like Little Miss
Molly has trained the majority owner and myself. She has subtle little
tricks to make us do exactly what she wants. Last night in the middle
of the night, she decided she wanted an extensive belly rub. She
rolled over against the majority owner and stuck all four feet
straight up and got what she wanted. Only thing, the majority owner
fell asleep, so Molly wiggled over by me, stretched her neck as far as
it would go onto my elbow, instructing me to rub her neck. Of course,
that turned into a full tummy rub that lasted for about 15 minutes at
about 2:00 in the morning. She is a round-the-clock little girl. She
has to be if she lives in our home. Life goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms, diminishing late. Some strong storms
possible.
Overnight Low 71
WIND: SW 4-6

SATURDAY
A good chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some may be strong.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 85
WIND: NW 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm, but mostly
south of Birmingham.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 89
WIND: N 5-10

MONDAY
Mostly sunny. A little less humid.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 91
WIND: NE 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. A few showers or thunderstorms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 90
WIND: NE 6-12

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