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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday June 5, 2008
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ONE WEEK AND COUNTING TO
THE 20TH ANNUAL CITY STAGES

The New York Times says it offers "something for everyone," with Diana
Ross, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, The Flaming Lips, Al Green,
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly, The Roots, Buddy Guy, Old Crow
Medicine Show, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Robert Earl Keen,
Anthony Hamilton, Citizen Cope, Sean Kingston, Andrew Bird,
The Wailers, Galactic with Chali 2na (of Jurassic 5), Shooter Jennings,
Marc Broussard, Israel & New Breed, North Mississippi Allstars
Hill Country Revue, Ledisi, Martha Munizzi, Ingrid Michaelson, Jason
Isbell & the 400 Unit and dozens more.

Plus, the Publix Children's Festival, vitaminwater dance depot, Music
Oasis, presented by the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center,
a Drum Circle with John Scalici, and the Engel Residential Homegrown
Stage.

Save on tickets with a Weekend Pass at Books-a-Million, Moe's, Publix,
or http://www.ticketmaster.com.

Find schedules and more at http://www.citystages.org
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...Dry and Hot...

IT MUST BE SUMMER: It looks like summer, it feels like summer, it
acts like summer, the perspiration says it is summer, so it must be
summer. (The scientific name for perspiration is sweat.) As we
mentioned yesterday, all indications are that the ridge of high
pressure aloft is going to remain over the SE on through the weekend.
This tells showers and storms that they cannot develop. If anything,
it appears the ridge may strengthen some by this weekend, so we
increased the high temperature for Sunday to 94 instead of 92.

Always on a summer afternoon, there is some variation in
high temperatures even over a distance of 50 to 100 miles. Dothan
topped out at 97 yesterday, Montgomery had 95 and most other
communities had 90 to 92. By early this afternoon, the old thermometer
had reached or slightly exceeded 90 over most of the area.

We still do not have any rain in the forecast through the
weekend. Climatologically it is fairly unusual to go that long with no
rain in the forecast. Possibly late in the weekend or early next week
a few may show up during the afternoon.

AWESOME TORNADO YEAR: So far in 2008, there have been
reports of 1,330 tornadoes, including 595 in the month of May. Mind
you, that number will not stand when the ballgame is over, because
storm surveys will discover multiple reports of the same storm.
Unfortunately, we have had 112 tornado fatalities around the country
this year, including 58 in February and 43 in May. The worst day for
Alabama was on February 6, when both Lawrence and Jackson Counties in
the Tennessee Valley had killer tornadoes. There were 4 fatalities in
Lawrence County and 1 in Jackson County. The states that have suffered
the largest number of deaths so far this year were Tennessee with 31,
Missouri 19 and Arkansas 20.

CUDOS TO THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER: There has
been a tremendous improvement in the science of predicting tornadoes
since I was in the National Weather Service. Those people deserve a
note of thanks. For example, 103 of the 112 fatalities in the USA this
year occurred within a tornado watch. 7 others were in a severe
thunderstorm watch. There was only 1 fatality where there was no watch
at all.

ROAMING FAR AND WIDE: Some of this stuff is
useless…such as the high of 96 yesterday at Possum Kingdom, Texas and
102 at Slapout in the Oklahoma Panhandle. (There is also a Slapout in
Alabama)…amazing rain surplus in the central part of the country…a
marked example is West Plains, Missouri, hometown of Porter Wagoner,
where 33 inches is the total this year so far—a surplus of 13 inches.
(Porter Wagoner wrote one of my top three favorite songs, The Green,
Green Grass of Home.)…Evansville, Indiana has a rain surplus of over
15 inches, St. Louis almost 14 inches…113 was the USA hot spot
yesterday at Rio Grande Village and Winkler County Airport, both in
Texas…snow in the west is winding down. 8-12 inches above 9,000 feet
in Northern Utah, 2-5 inches in places like Aspen, Vail and Telluride,
Colorado and 4-8 inches on South Pass near Lander, Wyoming. Drove over
that remote pass one night after midnight.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I have my own little live weather radio.
Her name is Little Miss Molly. Several weeks ago, she became
noticeably anxious and was walking around the house making sure her
safe spots were ready. I checked the radar and the nearest lightning
was 20 miles to the west. She had been sitting up on my desk, so maybe
she was reading the afternoon edition of the Weather Fax that I was
preparing. Seems like she has an IQ of over 100. I sure am glad she
gets to see Dino twice a day. That absolutely makes her day. Life goes
on.

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

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TONIGHT
Fair, warm and humid.
Overnight Low 73
WIND: S 5-10

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny. Another hot afternoon.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 93
WIND: S 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny and hot.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 93
WIND: S 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 94
WIND: S 5-10

MONDAY
Hot and humid. More sun than clouds.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 5-10

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