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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday June 21, 2008
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HELP US FIND "FOREVER FAMILIES"
FOR ALABAMA'S FOSTER CHILDREN

Heart Gallery Alabama helps find families for the 270+ children
currently in Alabama's foster care system who are waiting for
their "Forever Families."

Heart Gallery, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, recruits professional
photographers to capture the unique spirit of each child. They
interview the children and place their images and voices on a website
(http://www.heartgalleryalabama.com) and in traveling exhibits
throughout the state where prospective adoptive families can learn
more about them. Heart Gallery Alabama has helped find a
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In honor of Father's Day, we ask that you consider becoming a
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...A Strong Storm Possible This Afternoon...

Greetings from Las Vegas, where a three hour layover is allowing for
the chance to step outside and see what 109F feels like. They say it
is a dry heat, but folks, this is still hot.

DRY AIR LIMITING STORMS: An upper level disturbance moving across
northern Mississippi and Alabama today seemed like it would promote
the development of fairly widespread thunderstorms. But an
infiltration of drier air aloft reduced t he total amount of moisture
available, and storms have not been as plentiful as the models
predicted. Still, areas that do see a widely scattered storm today
will be in for quite a fireworks show with lots of deadly lightning,
gusty winds, brief heavy rain and maybe even some of J.B.'s chigger
egg sized hail. Highs will top out in the upper 80s with a good bit
of sunshine.

SUNDAY FORECAST: The upper disturbance will be east of Alabama by
tomorrow and a decent trough will be setting up over the eastern
United States. We should be dry as drier air filters in behind
today's system, pushing any storm chances down to the far southeastern
reaches of the area, generally below Auburn and Troy. Temperatures
will push the 90 degree mark.

THE WEEK AHEAD: The first full week of official summer should feel
officially summerlike, with warm temperatures and only isolated
dirurnal storms, powered by the heating of the day. Monday could see
slightly enhanced chances, with the emphasis on slight, as another
disturbance swings by the in the flow on the back side of the eastern
trough. We can even take out the chance of isolated storms on
Tuesday and Wednesday as high pressure at the surface will be in
control of Alabama's weather and moisture will be limited. We will
reintroduce a slight chance of afternoon and evening storms by
Thursday and on into the weekend. Temperatures through the week will
be in the upper 80 to lower 90s. Lows will be in the upper 60s to
lower 70s. Just about normal for June.

WE DON'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP: A dust devil in Russell
County actually unroofed a trailer Friday afternoon. Russell County
EMA reported that the large dust devil actually removed portion of the
roof. When emergency workers arrived, they reported seeing debris
spinning 100 feet in the air! We think of dust devils as being
harmless swirls, but his isn't the first time that I have seen one
cause damage. They can actually produce EF0 tornado damage.

ON THIS DATE IN 1972: Hurricane Agnes had been
downgraded to a tropical depression as she moved northward through
Georgia and the Carolinas. On this date, the storm system emerged
over the warm waters of the Atlantic and gained strength. The storm
would make landfall again in southeastern New York on the 22nd and
then stall over Pennsylvania on the 23rd. The first day of summer was
a wet one in eastern Pennsylvania as rains overspread the area ahead
of the northward moving remnants of Hurricane Agnes. The wet storm
system was expected to move out into the Atlantic Ocean, but it made
an unexpected turn the next day and dumped unprecedented amounts of
rain over the Susquehanna Valley.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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TONIGHT
Scattered afternoon thunderstorms. Could be on the strong side.
Overnight Low 66
WIND: S 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly cloudy. Any showers and storms well southeast of Birmingham.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 90
WIND: NW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny. Slight chance of a shower or storm.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 88
WIND: N 6-12

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. Temps rising.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 91
WIND: E 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

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