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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday July 14, 2008
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...A Break From Showers and Storms...

NICE DROP IN HUMIDITY: We are getting a break from showers and
thunderstorms here in the middle of July. That is not necessarily a
good thing. Even though we have had some good shower and thunderstorm
events lately, not everyone has benefited enough to breathe easier
about the drought.

Sunday's showers and thunderstorms were fairly numerous across North/
Central Alabama southward. There were not as many over the north third
of the state compared to the weekend. We have another long list of
rain amounts on the Blog. Just to mention a few of the heavier
amounts: 3.25 Oxford, 3.51 Valley (Chambers County), 2.02 Morris
(North Jefferson County), 1.75 Martin Dam, 1.25 Gadsden.

The long advertised cool front showed up as expected late Sunday and
Sunday night. It has now pushed into South Alabama. The front may sit
down and take a vacation close to the Gulf Coast and then slowly start
back north to bring another influx of humid air.

There is a distinct sparkle in the air today. All the haze is gone.
Visibility if remarkable and there is a noticeable drop in the
humidity. This is a huge exaggeration, of course, but I like to
imagine if I were standing on the front porch area of Guntersville
State Park, I could see all the way to Nashville and if I were sitting
on the deck in front of the restaurant at Cheaha State Park, I could see
to Dallas.

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT: Not exactly sweater weather, but we are calling
for an average low across North/Central Alabama tonight of about 62.
Remember, the temperatures we forecast on our 7-Day Planner and the E-
Forecast and the expected precipitation are aimed at the Tuscaloosa/
Birmingham/Anniston corridor. Up in the traditional cooler valleys of
North Alabama, look for some lows by morning in the upper 50s. We
might even hear of a 55.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Tropical Storm Bertha was passing east of Bermuda
this afternoon, but it was close enough that a Tropical Storm Warning
was still in effect for that island. The center was about 40 miles ENE
of Bermuda and moving north. It should turn NE tomorrow. Sustained
winds were 65 mph. Large swells and high surf were hitting Bermuda and
dangerous rip currents were even affecting the east coast of the USA
from the Carolinas into Southern New England. A new disturbance was
1,200 miles east of the Lesser Antilles and growing a little stronger.
It could become a tropical depression at any time.

WEATHER NOTEBOOK: 3.25 inches of rain Sunday at Hannagan Meadow in
the White Mountains of East Arizona. The elevation is 9,160 feet. The
summer monsoon rains have arrived in Arizona. I photographed that area
once. It is simply an opening in the spruce and ponderosa forest. It
had one country store and, believe it or not, they had moon pies! More
than an inch of rain also in the last 24 hours at Baltimore,
Washington, Scranton, Phoenix, Saranac Lake, New York and Burlington,
Vermont.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly is fine, full of
energy and still bossing me around. I wanted to use this space today
to write about a little 11-year old Maltese named Kiwi who died about
a week ago in the middle of the night. Susan Lollar, from Pell City,
gave me permission to do this. After his death, an autopsy revealed he
died of cancer. Right up until his death, he was having a good day
and they took him on a boat ride which was his favorite thing to do.
Susan is heartbroken, because cancer has taken four important people
from her life, including her mother and now her 4-legged child Kiwi. I
will write more about this later.

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

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TONIGHT
Clear and cooler.
Overnight Low 62
WIND: N 3-6

TUESDAY
Sunny with low humidity. A cool early morning.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 92
WIND: NE 6-12

WEDNESDAY
More sun than clouds. A hot afternoon.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 93
WIND: E 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny, hot and becoming more humid.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SE 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SE 5-10

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