ABC 33/40 E-Forecast
ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday June 16, 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
permanent home for 70 children.
Statistics show that children with involved fathers are more confident,
better able to deal with frustration, more likely to mature into
compassionate adults and to have a higher self esteem.
In honor of Father's Day, we ask that you consider becoming a
permanent home for a child. Or consider making a tax-deductible
donation to help our mission. Any donation will help us find
permanent homes for these children.
Please call (205) 445-1293 or http://www.heartgalleryalabama.com
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A BREATH OF FRESH AIR: Alabama weather can easily get stuck in a
rut this time of year with forecasts day-to-day sounding very much
alike. Usually our biggest concern on a summer day is how many
afternoon showers and thunderstorms will occur and who will have the
best chance of receiving them.
We are about to get a break from those concerns as a cool front,
being pushed along by NW winds aloft, shows signs of pushing all the
way to the Gulf Coast by late Tuesday and early Wednesday. The front
should reach Central Alabama Tuesday morning.
That does not mean we cannot pay close attention to the weather. With
a NW flow aloft like this, clusters of thunderstorms in the Central
Plains can travel toward the SE for long distances and sometimes reach
our area. A family of those thunderstorms was travelling SE from
Oklahoma. Even if they get into the SE, they will probably pass west
of Alabama, but we cannot rule out a small chance of a shower or
thunderstorm very late tonight. After that we look for good weather
for most of the rest of the week. Check out our day-by-day forecast
and you will notice a significant drop in humidity by midweek and some
cooler nights. We think Thursday morning will be our coolest. We are
looking for an average low across Central Alabama around 58, but
undoubtedly some of the north and NE valleys could be as low as 53 to
56.
TROPICAL: Nothing expected in the next several days in the Atlantic,
Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.
SEVERE WEATHER: I cannot remember seeing so many moderate risk areas
of severe weather than we have seen this season. Today is no
exception. A moderate risk exists this afternoon and tonight all the
way from West Virginia and Northern Virginia to include Washington,
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Western Massachusetts. Severe
thunderstorm watches have already been posted today from the east half
of Kentucky all the way in to include all of New York State and Vermont.
DATELINE DES MOINES: There has to be some celebrating today, because
the latest official forecast for Des Moines leaves out rain for
several days in a row along with cooler temperature. However, the
problems in Iowa are far from over. With 83 of the 99 counties in the
state under a disaster designation, 38,000 people have been evacuated
from 16 counties. It was estimated today that 16% of Iowa's rich
farmland was underwater. That state is the leading corn producer and
25 million acres is cropland.
DATELINE CAPE GIRARDIEAU: That is in SE Missouri along the
Mississippi River where major flooding is forecast. The flood stage is
32 feet and it will rise to near 44 feet by Monday a week from now.
Remember, all of that Midwest and Northern Plains rain has got to come
down the Mississippi River. Flood warnings are already out all along
the river from Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois, including St. Louis
and all the way down to the Kentucky/Missouri border.
WEATHER NOTEBOOK: The SW USA is getting a big jump on summer heat.
The official forecast for Phoenix is 113 tomorrow and 115 in Yuma,
Arizona. Hottest yesterday was 116 in Death Valley and coldest this
morning was 30 shared by Yellowstone National Park, Stanley, Idaho and
Barrow, Alaska. It was 107 below today at Vostok, Antarctica.
MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly has changed her
strategy right in the middle of the game. She has received at least 12
belly rubs in the last 24 hours. She got those by figuring out the
best place to be was to hang out on the king-size bed in the master
bedroom. Every time the majority owner or myself go through there, we
pause for a minute to give her a rubdown. She has even been known to
turn upside down when she sees us coming. Oh, I wish I had her IQ, but
I am learning. Life goes on......
J.B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com
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TONIGHT
Mostly clear, but a small risk of a shower or thunderstorm very late.
Overnight Low 67
WIND: N 3-6
TUESDAY
Partly sunny and becoming less humid. Cooler Tuesday night.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 89
WIND: N 6-12
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. Less humid.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 85
WIND: N 6-12
THURSDAY
More sun than clouds. A cool early morning.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 86
WIND: NE 5-10
FRIDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 88
WIND: E 5-10
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