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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday June 6, 2008
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ONE WEEK AND COUNTING TO
THE 20TH ANNUAL CITY STAGES

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...Summer Rolls Along...

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Plenty hot is the word and rather humid and
mostly dry. The upper ridge still holds over the southeast and we are
keeping a dry forecast for the weekend. Early next week an isolated
shower or storm could show up in the heat of the afternoon, but they
will be so few and far between that you probably will not see one. As
we have cautioned many times over the years, sometimes an afternoon
shower can show up in the heat of the day when they are not forecast.
Only takes a little bit of moisture to create one.

We believe that Saturday and Sunday will be our hottest
days. Not out of the question that we could break the 95-degree mark
on one of those days, although we are showing 94. Models hint that
there could be some temporary weakness in the upper ridge early next
week. Still does not look like a big rain event for us. The showers
and storms will curve around the northward part of that ridge aloft.

THE SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION: So far today, the Storm
Prediction Center has classified the risk as Slight extending from
North Arkansas to Illinois and Indiana and including almost all of
Michigan, Wisconsin and Northern Minnesota. This afternoon, Tornado
Watches were in effect all the way from the Arkansas/Missouri border
northward through Illinois, northern Indiana, almost all of Michigan
and another one covering the north one-third of Minnesota. Tomorrow
the Slight Risk area is from about Omaha and Des Moines eastward to
include Chicago, Detroit and Milwaukee.

The Tornado Watch was timely for North Minnesota. A
tornado produced widespread roof damage on the east side of Park
Rapids in North/Central Minnesota. Trees were uprooted and an
automobile was carried into a ditch. A one-half path of destruction
extended north from Park Rapids. There was also heavy damage on the NW
side of Pickerel Lake. A tornado was reported on the ground early this
afternoon at Newburg, Missouri.

WEEKEND AT THE BEACH: Looks good. Few, if any, showers
with highs 88 to 92 and a bit hotter inland. The sea surface
temperature just off shore is about 83.

ELSEWHERE: 2.80 inches of rain in only one hour at
Hamill, South Dakota…visibility of ¼ mile and snow at Stampede Pass,
Washington…10 inches of new snow from this storm at Alta, Utah and 2
inches at Gothic, Colorado…23 this morning at Bryce Canyon, Utah, 26
at Chama (a neat little town in Northern New Mexico)…last time I was
there, they still had a narrow gauge railroad…over 4 inches of rain
yesterday at Des Moines…Waterloo, Iowa now has an amazing rain surplus
of 1 foot for the year.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Got a chuckle from an
e-mail from Paul Owens. He enjoys the Molly stories. He and his wife
have a little Yorkie named Dameino Winchester. They call him Chessie.
Paul said he is six years old and, except for not being able to talk,
he is human. He weighs about 8 pounds and has a plastic bone as large
as he is. He is also a weather dog…also I was delighted to get an e-
mail from Yvonne all the way from Northern Ireland, who says the Molly
stories brighten up her work day…we have quite a few readers in other
countries…I have great plans for Little Miss Molly this afternoon and
Saturday…going to play so much ball with her that she will beg for
mercy. She is overdue. Life goes on.

CONGRATULATIONS: To James and Karen Spann. It is
their wedding anniversary and James's birthday (there is more on the
blog about that). Don't you really think that he planned it that way
so he could never forget his anniversary?

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

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TONIGHT
Fair and warm.
Overnight Low 73
WIND: S 4-7

SATURDAY
More sun than clouds. A hot afternoon.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 94
WIND: S 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and hot.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 94
WIND: S 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny. An isolated afternoon thunderstorm is possible.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

TUESDAY
Hot and humid, but only a small chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 5-10

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