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Saturday, August 16, 2008

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...Remembering Camille...

It's the first hurricane that I remember. On Sunday, August 17, 1969,
we were going somewhere. I can remember hearing the news reports on
the radio talking about the horrible hurricane that was moving toward
the Gulf Coast. I was 7, and I knew that the storm was coming very
close by. My experiences with hurricanes expanded over the years, but
I, along with many, will always remember Camille.

CHECKING ON FAY: Tropical Storm Fay crossed the province of Granma in
southeastern Cuba overnight after exiting Haiti. The system is still
contending with very mountainous terrain, and this is keeping Fay in
check for now. The center of the storm will spend the day today
hugging the southern coast of Cuba. It is over the highest octane
ocean fuel in the Atlantic right now, so if the center stays
sufficiently over water, some quick intensification could occur. But
for now, we will call for slow intensification over the next 36 hours
as it turns northwest and crosses Cuba. The crossing should be
complete by Monday afternoon. At that time, Fay should be moving
north northwest as it continues making its northward turn. It will
likely cross the Florida Keys Monday afternoon . It should become a
hurricane as it crosses Florida Bay before reaching the western
Florida coast between Tampa and the Everglades. It will make the trip
up the Florida Peninsula. It will eventually end up in Georgia and
the Carolinas where it will bring some heavy rains to a parched region.

FAY'S AFFECT ON ALABAMA: The system's impact on Alabama will be
minimal. Alabama will be on the drier western side of the storm.

YOUR FORECAST: The warm front will retreat back toward the coast
today, keeping showers and storms over mainly southern sections. We
should stay mainly dry, with only isolated storms over Central
sections through Monday. Those shower and storm chances will be going
up a bit as we head toward Tuesday and Wednesday thanks to an upper
level trough to the west of Alabama. A northward moving surface low
over the Mississippi Valley will push a frontal boundary our way. We
will stay in shower and storm chances into the weekend with near
normal temperatures.

REST OF THE TROPICS: The Canadian model predicts that we will see
another tropical cyclone form in the Atlantic within the next 72
hours. The GFS has not really latched onto this idea just yet. But
we are heading into the heart of hurricane season, and all of the
experts are still predicting a very active period in the Atlantic.

ON THIS DATE IN 1969: Residents along the Mississippi Coast had spent
a sleepless night listening to radio reports about dangerous Hurricane
Camille in the Gulf. The storm was on the move and intensifying.
More in today's weather blog.

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TODAY
Becoming partly cloudy.
Afternoon High 89
WIND: NE 4-8

MONDAY
A good bit of sunshine.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 89
WIND: E 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny with widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 91
WIND: E 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered showers and storms developing.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NE 6-12

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 87
WIND: N 6-14

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Flash Flood Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS54 KMOB 162126
FFWMOB
ALC097-162230-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
426 PM CDT SAT AUG 16 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 422 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAINS FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BIG
CREEK LAKE TO AROUND MOBILE REGIONAL AIRPORT...TO NEAR UNIVERSITY
BOULEVARD. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE STATIONARY.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WEST MOBILE...UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA...MAGNOLIA GROVE GOLF
COURSE...LANGAN PARK...SPRING HILL COLLEGE...SEMMES...FOREST
HILL...PRICHARD...I65 AND US 45...I65 AND MOFFETT ROAD AND
CRICHTON.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.

LAT...LON 3087 8834 3074 8808 3057 8821 3075 8841

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...Showers Today, Fay Later...

I love getting to change my forecast completely between the time that
I go to bed and the time that I get up the next morning. But when
that forecast includes the possibility of more rain, I will take it
(as in this morning.) When it includes the possibility of a dangerous
hurricane, I would rather leave it.

A WETTER FORECAST FOR TODAY: That persistent trough continues this
morning over the eastern United States. An extension of the trough
edges down into Alabama and the Deep South. A disturbance riding down
along the trough is producing widespread light to moderate showers
over northern Mississippi. This spells a wetter day across the
northern third of Alabama as that disturbance moves eastward. We'll
take it. There is a warm frontal boundary extending from Central
Louisiana through southern Mississippi and Alabama. The passing of
this last is a series of disturbances should keep the front to our
south. This means the better rain chances will shift to South Alabama
for the next couple of days, giving us sunshine and seasonably warm
temperatures.

FORECASTING FAY: Our tropical storm is crossing the island of
Hispaniola. It has a very large circulation, so it is not being as
affected by the mountains there as it would have been if it had a
tighter circulation. It is exiting the western coast of Haiti and
will have about 18 hours over the toasty waters of the Windward
Passage before reaching Cuba. Now, the presence of land, and
mountainous land at that, will keep Fay in check to a degree, but it
is still expected to slowly strengthen and should be a hurricane by
late Sunday night as it traverses Cuba. It should emerge from off
the north coast of Cuba by late Monday night and will be in the
southeastern Gulf. The forecast gets hairy from there. It could move
northward just off the western coast of Florida, bringing hurricane
conditions to the length of the Peninsula. If it takes a little
westward track, it would have the opportunity to strengthen much more
and could make landfall as far west as Mobile, as presented by the
NOGAPS model. The overnight models were in fairly good agreement with
a track that hugs the west coast of Florida and swings north-eastward
around Cedar Key. Needless to say, it will be interesting.

OUR WEEK AHEAD: The front will remain active to our south, anchored
in place by high pressure to the north of Alabama. By Wednesday, it
will wash out as moisture surges back northward over Alabama thanks to
an upper low to our northwest and Fay pushing into southern Georgia.
We will see rain return to North and Central Alabama by then. The
best rains should be east of us over Georgia, unless Fay takes a more
westerly track.

ON THIS DATE IN 1969: Residents along the Gulf Coast were nervously
monitoring reports on dangerous Hurricane Camille in the Gulf of
Mexico. National Hurricane Center Director Robert Simpson was even
more nervous, because he did not have reconnaissance planes at his
disposal. The Navy had all of them in Puerto Rico flying missions
into Hurricane Debbie for Project Stormfury, the hurricane
modification project. Simpson knew the storm was strengthening. He
called on the Air Force to fly an Air Weather Service plane out of
Illinois into Camille. Early on Saturday evening, August 16th, an Air
Force C-130 plane investigating Hurricane Camille in the Gulf of
Mexico found an unbelievably low central pressure of 905 millibars.
Sustained winds were 160 mph. This information allowed forecasters to
warn residents along the coast that Camille would cause damage of
unprecedented proportions.

Bill Murray
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CHURCH. IT'S NOT A BUILDING

It's people. A family of people who are far from perfect, who
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know where to turn in those disappointments and where hope
is found.

This Sunday, some will gather at Hunter Street Baptist Church
in Hoover. Will you join us?

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TONIGHT
A good chance of showers north of I-20. Otherwise, partly sunny with
a chance of a shower or storm.
Overnight Low 66
WIND: NE 5-10

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NE 4-8

MONDAY
A good bit of sunshine.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny with widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered showers and storms developing.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 87
WIND: NE 6-14

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...Fickle Fay...

As is so often the case this time of year, a great deal
of our attention is turned upon the tropics. We are a month away from
the peak of the tropical season, and it looks like the next several
weeks will be really busy in this area.

FICKLE FAY: The disturbance that we have been tracking
for a week as it moved across the Atlantic became got double promoted
on Friday from tropical wave to tropical storm right off the bat. Fay
has taken a more southerly course that predicted by many of the
models, which has carried the system across the islands of the Greater
Antilles (Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and now across Cuba.) This is good
news for South Florida. Fay would have been a much stronger system if
it had taken the northerly track through the Bahamas (think 1935 Labor
Day storm.) Fay spent most of the night crossing Hispaniola
(Dominican Republic and Haiti) and will move through the Windward
Passage this afternoon and tonight. It will spend much of Sunday into
Monday morning traversing Cuba. Here the forecast gets a little
fuzzy. Fay is expected to turn northward into a weakness in the high
pressure ridge that will be over the eastern Gulf. If that turn
materializes earlier than later, it could go up the gut of the Florida
Peninsula (best case, weakest storm.) A little later turn could keep
it off the west coast of Florida, and while strengthening will be
somewhat limited, it could still be a category two hurricane by the
time it makes it to the Panhandle south of Tallahassee Wednesday
evening. There are other possibilities that include locations as far
west as the Louisiana/Mississippi coast. No one wants to think about
that, but no one is off the hook for now.

OUR WEATHER: Fay could play a role in our weather as we
head into next week. If she behaves and follows the NHC official
track, the main rains will stay to the east of Alabama. There is a
good chance that the horribly drought stricken areas of northern
Georgia could benefit tremendously from this system. Now if a little
more westerly track happens, that could bring heavy rain to Alabama.

Today, we have the remnant of a northwesterly flow over
Central Alabama. A shortwave trough is pushing a subtle front through
the area, accompanied by cloudiness and a few showers. Some deeper
moisture will fire more widespread showers and storms over southern
sections this afternoon, but clouds should thin over northern and
North Central sections by afternoon. Northern and Central sections of
the state should remain sunny on Sunday. By Monday, the front will be
in the northern Gulf, keeping us dry, and we will be eyeballing our
tropical storm over Cuba.

By then, the steering levels, an upper low will be to our
northwest. The resulting southerly flow will draw Fay northward. We
may find ourselves in the sinking air surrounding the tropical system
by Tuesday, or we could be in the moist southerly flow on the eastern
side of the upper low. Everything depends on the path of Fay.

ON THIS DATE IN 1995: Residents of the Southeast held
their breath as Tropical Storm Beryl made landfall on the Florida
coast near Panama City. The area had experienced some of its worst
flooding ever a month earlier as a result of Tropical Storm Alberto.
Fortunately, the storm was moving much more quickly than Alberto, so
no major flooding from rainfall occurred. Some coastal flooding was
reported from Apalachicola to Cedar Key. In addition, 23 tornadoes
were caused by the remnants of Beryl in South Carolina.

Bill Murray
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CHURCH. IT'S NOT A BUILDING

It's people. Dads, moms, babies, teens and 'tweens, singles,
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Visit http://www.hunterstreet.org
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TODAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of a shower or storm.
Afternoon High 88
WIND: NE 5-10

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NE 4-8

MONDAY
More sun than clouds. A warmer afternoon.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny with widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered showers and storms developing.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NE 6-14

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Friday, August 15, 2008

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...Watching the Tropics...

PLEASANT NIGHT TEMPERATURES: The afternoons are going to be heating
up a bit, but the nights will stay comfortable even into the first
part of next week with lows most nights in the mid 60s. It is subtle,
but it seems like there will be a slight resurgence of some dry air
from the north which will permit temperatures to be cool at night.
Some changes this afternoon as some showers developed over areas to
the west of Alabama and a few even moved into the western part of the
state. This is due to a minor upper-level disturbance, so we have
introduced some widely scattered showers and thunderstorms through
this evening, but most areas will probably stay dry. There is also a
slight risk on Saturday, but Sunday and Monday should be dry and
mostly sunny. The next widely scattered showers or storms will show up
about Tuesday. By that time, afternoon highs will be around 90 or
slightly above. We can take that because one year ago today it was 105
in Birmingham.

RAIN COMPARISON: We are still showing 0.78 surplus for Birmingham and
we have received 36.58 inches so far this year. A year ago today we
had only received 15.35 inches, so we have more than doubled last
year.

SHORTER DAYS: It is time for us to realize that less sunlight can
start having a minor effect on temperatures. As of today, we have lost
24 minutes of sunlight just in the first two weeks of August,
including 10 minutes in the morning and 14 in the afternoon.

EYES TOWARD THE TROPICS: You can bet most weather eyes will be
pointed east and SE over the next few days in anticipation of what
could become Tropical Storm or Hurricane Fay. We love those short
names. This afternoon the disturbance, which is still just a tropical
low-pressure area, was fighting some terrain problems as it was moving
westward over Puerto Rico. However, it has become better organized and
two hurricane hunters were crisscrossing it this afternoon. It will
likely move across the Dominican Republic, which has quite a few
mountains, so it is uncertain when it will be a named storm. The
projections are interesting. The so-called "spaghetti" plot of
hurricane models vary from curving it northward just east of the
Florida/Atlantic coast, while some of them project it up the Florida
Peninsula and one lone model brings it into the SE Gulf and moving
north off the west coast of Florida to the NE Gulf of Mexico. We
mention all of this, and surely you already know, that no one knows
for sure. Persons along the Atlantic Coast of the U.S. from Florida
northward to the Carolinas should watch this closely. It is unlikely
that it will get into the Gulf of Mexico, but even that is not sealed
in concrete. The National Hurricane Center will not post an official
track forecast until it becomes a named storm.

WEATHER NOTEBOOK: The temperature today has been running 105 below
zero at Vostok, Antarctica. I am the hottest natured guy north of the
equator, but not that much. Low temperatures this morning included 36
at Wainwright, Alaska and 35 at Wakefield, Michigan. Hottest yesterday
122 in Death Valley. How about that waterspout off the Rhode Island
coast?

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Sometimes I wish I could get a
continuous readout on Little Miss Molly's blood pressure. We all had a
mixed up morning and especially the little girl. Running errands plus
a two-hour visit by the heat pump people giving us a semi-annual check
up. About the same time, the people who treat our front and backyard
came by. Grandkids were coming in and out. That poor little girl did
not get a single nap all morning. Also, no playtime, but she and I did
have an early morning quarter-mile walk, which she always treasures.
Life goes on and we wish her better luck tomorrow concerning ballgames
and walks. Life goes on and sometimes it is nerve racking for my
little 9-pound pal. She got a bit upset with me last night for keeping
her up so late.

J. B. Elliott
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CHURCH. IT'S NOT A BUILDING

It's people. A family of people who are far from perfect, who
don't pretend there are no disappointments in life. But who
know where to turn in those disappointments and where hope
is found.

This Sunday, some will gather at Hunter Street Baptist Church
in Hoover. Will you join us?

Visit http://www.hunterstreet.org
=========================================================

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TONIGHT
A small risk of an evening shower or thunderstorm.
Overnight Low 66
WIND: NE 3-6

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NE 5-10

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NE 4-8

MONDAY
More sun than clouds. A warmer afternoon.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny with widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 6-12

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...Just A Few Weekend Showers...

DRY WEATHER CONTINUES TODAY: A relatively dry airmass remains over
Alabama this morning, and we expect a good supply of sunshine with a
high not too far from the 90 degree mark. The humidity will remain
fairly low, and today's 90 certainly is more comfortable than the 105
degree high we saw one year ago today.

BRING ON THE WEEKEND: We will mention a chance of widely scattered
afternoon showers or storms tomorrow and Sunday, but most of the
weekend should be dry with highs generally in the 87 to 90 degree
range. We will roll with a similar forecast into the first few days of
next week.

FINDING FAY: A developing tropical storm is passing just north of
Puerto Rico this morning as it moves to the west/northwest. Assuming
this stays north of Hispanolia, this should become Tropical Storm Fay
during the next 24 hours. In fact, environmental conditions suggest
this one should be a hurricane by the time it moves into the Southeast
Bahamas over the weekend. Most of the computer models turn Fay
northward, just off the Atlantic coast of Florida, by Sunday. But, it
could be close enough to the coast to bring lots of wind and rain from
Miami northward to Daytona Beach. Steering currents collapse next
week, making this a difficult forecast, but the entire Atlantic coast
of the U.S. will need to pay close attention to this one. The odds of
an entry into the Gulf of Mexico remain small at this time.

The second wave in the Atlantic, about 900 miles east of the Lesser
Antilles, remains disorganized, but it will need to watched in coming
days as conditions will become more favorable for development.

ON THIS DATE IN 1995: Residents of the Southeast U.S. held their
breath as Tropical Storm Beryl made landfall on the Florida coast near
Panama City. The area had experienced some of its worst flooding ever
a month earlier as a result of Tropical Storm Alberto. Fortunately,
the storm was moving much more quickly than Alberto, so no major
flooding from rainfall occurred. Some coastal flooding was reported
from Apalachicola to Cedar Key. In addition, 23 tornadoes were caused
by the remnants of Beryl in South Carolina.

TALK ABOUT BAD LUCK: On this date in 1985, near Whitehall, New York,
lightning struck a farmhand. After he was revived, en-route to the
hospital, his ambulance was hit by lightning, resulting in a fire and
explosion which slightly injured the medics. The farmhand later died
at the hospital.

HODGEPODGE: Hottest weather in the nation remains over the Desert
Southwest; the hottest place was Death Valley, CA with 122 degrees.
The high in Las Vegas was 109. Many people in Alaska are calling this
the "year without a summer", but Fairbanks did warm up yesterday to 75
degrees. The high in Anchorage was only 60.

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CHURCH. IT'S NOT A BUILDING

It's people. Dads, moms, babies, teens and 'tweens, singles,
grandpas and grandmas-all ages and types of people learning
to trust and depend on God.

This Sunday, some will gather at Hunter Street Baptist Church
in Hoover. Will you join us?

Visit http://www.hunterstreet.org
=========================================================

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TODAY
Mostly sunny.
Afternoon High 90
WIND: N 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon showers.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 88
WIND: N 5-10

SUNDAY
Morning sun; an outside risk of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SE 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon showers or storms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

TUESDAY
A mix of sun and clouds. Scattered, mainly afternoon showers or storms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 6-12

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...Afternoons Gradually Heating...

COMFORTABLE NIGHTS: We sure have not heard many complaints lately
about discomfort that can be blamed on the old thermometer. Even when
the thermometer pushes 90 in the afternoon, the dew point has been low
enough lately to where the heat is more bearable. This afternoon, for
example, temperatures were pushing 90 in parts of Central Alabama, but
the dew point was 64. It is not unusual this time of year when we push
90 for the dew point to be in the lower 70s. Translation: the sweat
glands work overtime.
We expect low temperatures in the mid 60s for the next couple of
nights and then in the upper 60s on through Monday. This morning we
even had a few upper 50s in some of the North Alabama cool spots and a
lot of low temperatures in the lower 60s.

We also want to flash back for a moment to our big rain event. Several
reports that came in late included 3.32 inches in Geneva, 3.40 in
Coaling and the most was 5.80 at Gallion. That little community is as
far in the SW corner of Hale County that you can get and it is about 5
miles ESE of Demopolis. We do not see any more big rain events in the
near future, but we have introduced widely scattered showers and
thunderstorms starting this weekend.

SEVERE WEATHER: SPC has a Slight Risk this afternoon and tonight from
about Amarillo and Oklahoma City north to places like Dodge City,
Colorado Springs, Denver and Cheyenne. Tomorrow the Slight Risk area
is for NW Texas from Lubbock and Amarillo into Eastern New Mexico. You
can still have some severe weather even if you are not in one of those
outlook areas. For example, early this afternoon a Tornado Warning was
issued for parts of the Miami metropolitan area.

WEATHER NOTEBOOK: A blistering 121 yesterday in Death Valley. That
desert outpost has cornered the market this year on being the hottest
in the country. It was 36 this morning at Lake Yellowstone in
Yellowstone National Park and also at Stanley, Idaho. Stanley has
cornered the market on low temperatures in the lower 48 most of this
year. In Alaska, the lowest was 35 at Barrow and Wainwright.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Our interest is growing because of the lead
tropical wave that was moving into the Virgin Islands. Two hurricane
hunters were in the area this afternoon to see if a tropical
depression had formed. It is interesting that the GFS (the Global
Forecast Model) projects it to eventually come through the Bahamas and
then curve northward staying east of Florida and Georgia, but coming
awfully close to the Outer Banks of North Carolina early next week.
Meanwhile, there is some indication that a separate low-pressure area
may develop over the NE Gulf. If that happens, we will need to upgrade
the mention of rain early next week.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I really feel for people who have lost
pets. The hurt goes on for a long time. This note from Carol Moore,
who lost two of her best friends, her dogs. Daisy was adopted from the
Humane Society. She was a Shih-tzu mix like Molly and she had reached
the ripe old age of 19 when Carol lost her 10 years ago. Her other
dog, Chico, a diabetic Chihuahua mix, was also a rescue from a
shelter. He was 17 when he died about 9 months ago. Carol says a day
does not go by when she aches for them. She mentioned that reading
about Little Miss Molly eases the pain somewhat. She also does not
want to think about having another pet just now. All this tells me
again that I should spend a lot of time with Molly.

J. B. Elliott
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CHURCH. IT'S NOT A BUILDING

It's people. A family of people who are far from perfect, who
don't pretend there are no disappointments in life. But who
know where to turn in those disappointments and where hope
is found.

This Sunday, some will gather at Hunter Street Baptist Church
in Hoover. Will you join us?

Visit http://www.hunterstreet.org
=========================================================

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TONIGHT
Mostly clear. Comfortable.
Overnight Low 64
WIND: Light

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 91
WIND: NW 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. A small risk of an afternoon shower or storm.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NE 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Only a few afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 5-10

MONDAY
An isolated afternoon thunderstorm is possible.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 5-10

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...Warmer Afternoons Ahead...

A FEW DRY DAYS: Dry air now covers much of Alabama, and accordingly
our weather looks pretty much rain-free through Saturday, with warmer
afternoons but pleasant nights. With a good supply of sunshine, we
will climb to near the 90 degree mark, which is about where we should
be in mid-August in Alabama. Look for very similar weather tomorrow
and Saturday as the deeper moisture remains to the west of our state.
We will introduce the chance of widely scattered afternoon showers and
storms by Sunday and Monday, but again the most numerous showers and
storms will most likely stay focused to the west across Mississippi,
Louisiana, and Arkansas.

WAITING AND WATCHING: We continue to watch with interest a tropical
wave just northeast of the Leeward Islands. While this has been slow
to develop, we still believe it has an excellent chance to become a
tropical storm, and perhaps a hurricane during the next five days as
it continues to move to the west/northwest. Most of the computer
models have the system just off the Florida East Coast early next
week; the system now looks like it will turn northward before having a
chance to get into the Gulf of Mexico, meaning the primary threat will
be to the southern Atlantic coast of the U.S. Of course, this is not
carved in stone and is subject to change. Everyone from Key West north
to Cape Hatteras will need to keep a close eye on this one; there
could be some rapid intensification involved in the days ahead with
warm water and only limited shear in the path of this one. I expect
there could be some nervous moments for our friends in Miami and Fort
Lauderdale early next week.

Another tropical wave trails this one, farther out in the Atlantic; at
this time it looks like this one will recurve into the open Atlantic
without being a threat to any major landmass. Again, you know the
qualifier here, this is subject to change.

DOWNHILL SIDE OF SUMMER: We are now past the typical peak of the
summer heat in Alabama. Our average high is 91, and the average low is
70 from July 13 to August 10. Our average low has dropped to 69, and
the average high will drop to 90 on August 16.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES: The official high in Birmingham
yesterday was 82 degrees, 21 degrees cooler than the high on August
13, 2007, 103. We were in the midst of a
serious heat wave a year ago; Birmingham established new record highs
on 8 days in a row, and the heat peaked on August 15 and August 23
when the high was a sweltering 105 degrees.

ROAMING FAR AND WIDE: Some of the wettest places in the nation
yesterday: Tallahassee with 2.20"; New Orleans with 2.16", and
Columbia, SC with 1.88". Hottest spot was Death Valley,
CA with 121 degrees; coldest was Shirley Basin, Wyoming with a frosty
30 degrees. Hailstones three and a half inches in diameter were
reported Edgerton, Minnesota yesterday afternoon. A tornado touched
down near the community of Calhan, Colorado.

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CHURCH. IT'S NOT A BUILDING

It's people. Dads, moms, babies, teens and 'tweens, singles,
grandpas and grandmas-all ages and types of people learning
to trust and depend on God.

This Sunday, some will gather at Hunter Street Baptist Church
in Hoover. Will you join us?

Visit http://www.hunterstreet.org
=========================================================

*******************************************************

TODAY
Mostly sunny and warmer.
Afternoon High 90
WIND: N 6-12

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 90
WIND: N 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 90
WIND: NE 5-10

SUNDAY
Morning sun; an outside risk of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon showers or storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 6-12

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...A State-wide Soaking (almost)...

SEVERAL DAYS TO DRY OUT: Well, we do not want to dry out too much,
but that is what will happen. We expect mostly sunshine Thursday and
Friday. Any showers and thunderstorms on Saturday will be very scarce
and only widely scattered ones on Sunday. We have a good thing going.
The rain yesterday increased the Birmingham excess for the year so far
to exactly 1 inch. Of course, not all communities are in the same
boat.

If you check the ABC 33/40 Weather Blog, you will see a record long
list of rain amounts from around the state. Yesterday was quite rare,
because we rarely have an all-day soaker in summer unless a tropical
depression, tropical storm or a hurricane is knocking at the door. I
really do not believe there was a square acre of dry topsoil in the
state by this morning. Extreme NE Alabama was mostly cheated and the
heaviest amounts were in the central and south. Here are just a few
samples of the biggest amounts:

2.45 Columbiana
2.00 Demopolis Skycam
2.40 Union Grove in Chilton County
3.91 Selma
2.21 Montgomery
1.81 Marion
2.35 Livingston

Most of the rain had ended by early this morning, except in the
extreme southeast where a new Tornado Watch had been posted for the
predawn hours. We do not have a confirmed report of a tornado
touchdown.

The dew point will be relatively low for the next couple of days and
that will allow our night-time temperatures to fall into the low and
mid 60s. Might even hear of a 58 in some of the valleys. With the
ground mostly soaked, there could be some shallow fog around daybreak
in low-lying areas.

TROPICAL WEATHER: The two systems in the Atlantic that we have been
watching are still there. However, the lead system weakened enough to
where the Hurricane Center cancelled a recon flight. The tropical wave
was located 200 miles east of the Leeward Islands. Upper level
conditions are expected to become more friendly for possible
development in a few days. It was moving WNW at 10-15. The other
disturbance was 700 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands and has
changed little today. It was moving slowly west and could possibly
develop a little in the next couple of days.

WEATHER NOTEBOOK: We hardly ever mention Hawaii, but in Honolulu only
0.05 rain this month bringing their total for the year to less than 3
inches. They would normally have over 10 inches by now. Still cool in
Alaska. Something that has prevailed most of the summer. Cool spots
this morning included 37 in Barrow and Wainwright, Alaska and 34 at
Stanley, Idaho.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Our daughter and her family have been
living with us slightly over one year. This includes 2 and sometimes 3
grandkids. Alex, our grandson, is as much of a goodwill ambassador as
Little Miss Molly. He often comes in the door followed by 3 or 4
neighborhood kids. (Very nice kids.) Molly thinks it is her
responsibility to greet every one of the kids individually and welcome
them to her house. This happens even if they go out for a little while
and come back in. It has been said, "If you can always be cheerful,
ignoring aches and pains, then you are probably the family dog. If you
can master tension without medical help, you are also the family dog."
Thanks to Bridget Tytler for those interesting tidbits. Life goes on
and I feel sure that Little Miss Molly is going to extend our lives at
least five extra years.

J. B. Elliott
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CHURCH. IT'S NOT A BUILDING

It's people. A family of people who are far from perfect, who
don't pretend there are no disappointments in life. But who
know where to turn in those disappointments and where hope
is found.

This Sunday, some will gather at Hunter Street Baptist Church
in Hoover. Will you join us?

Visit http://www.hunterstreet.org
=========================================================

*******************************************************

TONIGHT
Clearing with pleasant temperatures.
Overnight Low 63
WIND: N 3-5

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. A warmer afternoon.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NW 5-10

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 91
WIND: N 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Only a small chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 5-10

SUNDAY
Scattered, mostly afternoon, showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

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WWUS20 KWNS 130808
SEL4
SPC WW 130808
ALZ000-FLZ000-GAZ000-CWZ000-131600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 824
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
405 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

EASTERN ALABAMA
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN FLORIDA
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 405 AM UNTIL NOON EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 0.5 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 110 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO 30 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF MACON GEORGIA.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

DISCUSSION...WV AND VWP DATA SHOW ANOMALOUS SRN STREAM SHORTWAVE
TROUGH AMPLIFYING OVER WRN AL ATTM. TROUGH SHOULD CONTINUE E TO THE
SAVANNAH RVR VLY BY MIDDAY AS ASSOCIATED 850 MB LOW REACHES AGS.
COMBINATION OF STRENGTHENING WIND FIELD WITH RICH MOISTURE INFLOW
SUGGESTS POTENTIAL FOR LOW LVL STORM ROTATION/ISOLD TORNADOES. THIS
THREAT MAY BE GREATEST ALONG TWO CORRIDORS: /1/ OVER THE FL
PANHANDLE...AS EXISTING SQLN ENCOUNTERS UNDISTURBED WSWLY LOW LVL
FLOW...AND /2/ FROM NEAR MGM THROUGH CSG TO MCN...WHERE LOW LVL
SHEAR/ASCENT MAY MAXIMIZE ALONG TRACK OF SFC AND 850 MB LOWS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.


...CORFIDI

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Tornado Watch

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WOUS64 KWNS 130759
WOU4

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 824
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
405 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008

TORNADO WATCH 824 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 PM EDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

ALC001-005-011-031-045-051-061-067-069-081-085-087-101-109-113-
123-131600-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0824.080813T0805Z-080813T1600Z/

AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

AUTAUGA BARBOUR BULLOCK
COFFEE DALE ELMORE
GENEVA HENRY HOUSTON
LEE LOWNDES MACON
MONTGOMERY PIKE RUSSELL
TALLAPOOSA
$$


FLC001-003-005-007-013-023-029-037-039-041-045-047-059-063-065-
067-073-075-077-079-121-123-125-129-131-133-131600-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0824.080813T0805Z-080813T1600Z/

FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALACHUA BAKER BAY
BRADFORD CALHOUN COLUMBIA
DIXIE FRANKLIN GADSDEN
GILCHRIST GULF HAMILTON
HOLMES JACKSON JEFFERSON
LAFAYETTE LEON LEVY
LIBERTY MADISON SUWANNEE
TAYLOR UNION WAKULLA
WALTON WASHINGTON
$$


GAC003-007-017-019-021-023-027-037-053-061-065-069-071-075-079-
081-087-091-093-095-099-101-107-131-145-153-155-161-167-173-175-
177-185-193-197-201-205-209-215-225-235-239-243-249-253-259-261-
263-269-271-273-275-277-279-283-287-289-307-309-315-319-321-
131600-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0824.080813T0805Z-080813T1600Z/

GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATKINSON BAKER BEN HILL
BERRIEN BIBB BLECKLEY
BROOKS CALHOUN CHATTAHOOCHEE
CLAY CLINCH COFFEE
COLQUITT COOK CRAWFORD
CRISP DECATUR DODGE
DOOLY DOUGHERTY EARLY
ECHOLS EMANUEL GRADY
HARRIS HOUSTON IRWIN
JEFF DAVIS JOHNSON LANIER
LAURENS LEE LOWNDES
MACON MARION MILLER
MITCHELL MONTGOMERY MUSCOGEE
PEACH PULASKI QUITMAN
RANDOLPH SCHLEY SEMINOLE
STEWART SUMTER TALBOT
TAYLOR TELFAIR TERRELL
THOMAS TIFT TOOMBS
TREUTLEN TURNER TWIGGS
WEBSTER WHEELER WILCOX
WILKINSON WORTH
$$


GMZ730-750-755-765-131600-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0824.080813T0805Z-080813T1600Z/

CW

. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM

COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM

COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM

COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM

$$
ATTN...WFO...BMX...TAE...FFC...JAX...TBW...

WWWW

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...Drier Air Moves Into Alabama...

A BRIGHTER DAY: That was a very remarkable August rain event
yesterday. For a large part of Alabama, it was a long, soaking, all
day rain. The heaviest rain was along and west of I-65, where some
spots saw rain totals over two inches. Some totals included 2.21" at
Montgomery, 1.75" at Northport, 1.72" at Coker (west of Tuscaloosa),
1.54" at Shelby Shores (Lay Lake), 1.53" at Demopolis, 1.51" at
Jemison, 1.32" at Odenville, 1.30 at the Tuscaloosa Airport, and 0.50"
at the Birmingham Airport. Amazingly enough, to the east, only a trace
of rain was reported at Anniston. Strong to severe thunderstorms
developed in the unstable air over the southwest part of Alabama, and
a few tornado warning were issued by the NWS in Mobile. No major
damage was reported from those storms.

Because of the clouds and rain, temperatures were almost 20 degrees
below average; at one point yesterday afternoon we had some Northeast
Alabama communities in the upper 60s with light rain falling; we could
normally be in the low 90s on an August afternoon.

THE DAYS AHEAD: The surface low responsible for yesterday's big rain
event is east of Alabama this morning, and drier air will be pulled
into North Alabama in the wake of that system. That means a clearing
sky this morning with sunshine returning, and a high back in the mid
80s. Looks like the dry air will stay in place tomorrow and Friday,
with afternoon temperatures peaking around 90 degrees. Over the
weekend a few scattered afternoon showers and storms will likely show
up, with highs holding in the 87 to 90 degree range.

TROPICAL ACTION: We continue to watch twin waves in the Atlantic. The
lead wave is about 400 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, and has the
potential to become a tropical depression today. An Air Force
Hurricane Hunter will investigate this one again today; the computer
models push this in the general direction of the Bahamas by early next
week. From there, the system could threat South Florida, perhaps as a
hurricane. The trailing wave remains rather disorganized, but there is
some chance it could become better organized today as well; that one
will either recurve into the open Atlantic, or perhaps pose a threat
to the east coast of the U.S. We will keep a wary eye on both of those
tropical waves in coming days.

FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY: A record low of 55 degrees was set in Birmingham
thanks to cool and dry air that circulated into Alabama in the wake of
Tropical Storm Bonnie, which made landfall the day before near
Apalachicola, Florida with peak winds of only 45 mph. And, while we
were in cool, dry air, Hurricane Charley roared into Southwest Florida
on August 13, 2004 with 145 mph winds in the Punta Gorda area. Charley
weakened over land, but sustained winds were still in the 85 mph range
as it moved directly over Orlando. Ten deaths in the U.S. were
attributed to Charley, and property damage in our country was
estimated at 15 billion dollars, At the time, this figure made Charley
the second costliest hurricane in United States history, behind 1992's
Hurricane Andrew.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://cfc.abc3340.com/abc3340/7day.cfm
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: http://www.alabamawx.com

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CHURCH. IT'S NOT A BUILDING

It's people. Dads, moms, babies, teens and 'tweens, singles,
grandpas and grandmas-all ages and types of people learning
to trust and depend on God.

This Sunday, some will gather at Hunter Street Baptist Church
in Hoover. Will you join us?

Visit http://www.hunterstreet.org
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TODAY
Becoming mostly sunny.
Afternoon High 86
WIND: N 7-14

THURSDAY
Warmer with a good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 89
WIND: N 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 90
WIND: NE 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon showers or storms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 90
WIND: S 5-10

SUNDAY
Morning sunshine; a passing afternoon shower or storm in a few spots.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 6-12

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WUUS54 KMOB 130135
SVRMOB
ALC039-FLC091-130230-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0259.080813T0135Z-080813T0230Z/

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
835 PM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
SOUTHERN COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 834 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM BECK TO FALCO TO BLACKMAN TO BAKER...AND WAS MOVING
EAST AT 38 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
PEADEN AND BAKER BY 840 PM CDT...
LIBERTYVILLE...RED OAK AND MILLIGAN BY 845 PM CDT...
WATKINS BRIDGE...LAUREL HILL AND CRESTVIEW BY 850 PM CDT...
SANFORD AND SVEA BY 855 PM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY!
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU
CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3098 8638 3073 8638 3075 8678 3093 8670
3107 8661 3123 8663 3131 8667 3131 8619
3100 8617
TIME...MOT...LOC 0135Z 270DEG 31KT 3124 8657 3106 8657
3092 8663 3081 8672

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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WUUS54 KMOB 130039
SVRMOB
ALC035-039-053-099-130115-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0258.080813T0039Z-080813T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
739 PM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHWESTERN COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTH CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 732 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MONROEVILLE TO 9 MILES SOUTH
TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST TO 15 MILES WEST OF BREWTON...MOVING
EAST AT 47 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
KIRKLAND...KEEGO AND CASTLEBERRY BY 745 PM CDT...
BELLEVILLE...BERMUDA...NYMPH AND I65 AND US 84 BY 750 PM CDT...
NICHBURG...LOREE AND ROCK HILL BY 755 PM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY!
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU
CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3152 8664 3140 8654 3123 8660 3107 8679
3105 8735 3114 8735 3127 8733 3144 8744
3153 8700
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 260DEG 41KT 3140 8733 3141 8721
3131 8712 3118 8714 3106 8726

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WUUS54 KMOB 130002
SVRMOB
ALC013-035-099-130100-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0257.080813T0002Z-080813T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
702 PM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
CENTRAL CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF EVERGREEN...
CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MONROEVILLE...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 700 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS NEAR 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE NEAR EXCEL...OR ABOUT 7
MILES SOUTHWEST OF MONROEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 36 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
DREWRY BY 710 PM CDT...
REPTON BY 715 PM CDT...
BERMUDA BY 720 PM CDT...
BELLEVILLE AND NICHBURG BY 725 PM CDT...
LOREE BY 730 PM CDT...
I65 AND US 84 AND CHINA BY 735 PM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING
IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3167 8678 3136 8678 3134 8752 3153 8745
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 266DEG 31KT 3144 8736

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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WUUS54 KMOB 122359
SVRMOB
ALC003-035-053-099-130045-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0256.080812T2359Z-080813T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
659 PM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
WESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTH CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 655 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM CHRYSLER TO BOONEVILLE TO REDTOWN TO RABUN...AND
WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
JEDDO...URIAH...POARCH AND MCCULLOUGH BY 710 PM CDT...
CARNEY...I65 AND CR 1...I65 AND AL 21 AND HUXFORD BY 715 PM CDT...
VOCATION BY 720 PM CDT...
SARDINE BY 725 PM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS SLOW MOVING STORM.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS PONDING OF WATER ON AREA
ROADWAYS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS
THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND AND DON'T DROWN!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3135 8717 3121 8717 3113 8720 3103 8726
3103 8776 3114 8772 3120 8769 3123 8776
3131 8775
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 271DEG 29KT 3131 8763 3123 8760
3113 8763 3103 8771

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Tornado Warning

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WFUS54 KMOB 122344
TORMOB
ALC003-053-099-130045-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0073.080812T2344Z-080813T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
644 PM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTH CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 641 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BLACKSHER...OR ABOUT 25 MILES NORTH OF BAY MINETTE...MOVING EAST AT
18 MPH. THIS IS A PERSISTENT ROTATION.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BLACKSHER BY 700 PM CDT...
BOONEVILLE BY 725 PM CDT...
JEDDO BY 740 PM CDT...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OR DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR
HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY BE OBSCURING THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE
PLACE.

REPORT ANY TORNADOES OR FUNNEL CLOUDS TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MOBILE AT (2 5 1) 6 3 3 6 4 4 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT YOUR
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AND
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3123 8784 3128 8781 3128 8780 3128 8779
3124 8748 3116 8755
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 280DEG 16KT 3124 8780

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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WUUS54 KMOB 122332
SVRMOB
ALC003-025-053-097-099-129-130000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0255.080812T2332Z-080813T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
632 PM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DOWNTOWN MOBILE...
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 630 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS NEAR 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BARLOW BEND TO
8 MILES WEST OF GRAND BAY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES
WEST OF MONROEVILLE TO ESCATAWPA...MOVING EAST AT 36 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WHISTLER...VAUGHN...UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA AND SPRING HILL
COLLEGE BY 640 PM CDT...
STOCKTON...SAINT ELMO...PRICHARD AND MOBILE GREYHOUND PARK BY 645
PM CDT...
TILLMANS CORNER AND THEODORE BY 650 PM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS
ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3045 8841 3069 8842 3114 8808 3143 8777
3153 8723 3072 8791 3066 8796 3067 8802
3065 8805 3061 8805 3058 8808 3053 8808
3044 8815
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 270DEG 32KT 3150 8756 3048 8844

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Tornado Warning

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WFUS54 KMOB 122302
TORMOB
ALC003-025-099-129-122345-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0072.080812T2302Z-080812T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
602 PM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTH CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
SOUTH CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 559 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MCINTOSH...OR ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHATOM...MOVING EAST AT
27 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL SOUTHERN CLARKE COUNTY AT 620 PM CDT
RURAL SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY AT 620 PM CDT
RURAL NORTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY AT 630 PM CDT

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OR DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR
HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3133 8768 3117 8771 3127 8809 3133 8808
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 280DEG 24KT 3130 8805

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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WUUS54 KMOB 122233
SVRMOB
ALC025-097-129-MSC039-041-131-153-122330-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0254.080812T2233Z-080812T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
533 PM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
EAST CENTRAL STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
NORTHWESTERN MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 527 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM CHATOM TO VERNAL TO BASIN TO RAMSEY SPRINGS TO
BEATRICE...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 34 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
EVANSTON BY 540 PM CDT...
SEABOARD...DEER PARK AND AGRICOLA BY 545 PM CDT...
WAGARVILLE...EARLVILLE AND SHIPMAN BY 550 PM CDT...
PRESTWICK...LEROY AND TOPTON BY 555 PM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY!
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU
CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3069 8907 3084 8897 3088 8873 3104 8883
3169 8825 3167 8776 3141 8782 3102 8818
3080 8825 3075 8844 3073 8863 3073 8886
3071 8887
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 270DEG 30KT 3144 8821 3103 8860
3080 8865 3076 8882 3069 8887

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Tornado Warning

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WFUS54 KMOB 122213
TORMOB
ALC129-MSC041-122300-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0071.080812T2213Z-080812T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
513 PM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 508 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES WEST OF
FRUITDALE...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF LEAKESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT
33 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL MOVER OVER RURAL WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY
ALABAMA AND RURAL NORTHEAST GREENE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI...

WILL PASS NEAR SEABOARD BY 540 PM CDT...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR A ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. IF POSSIBLE...GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER
PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY
AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL OR DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

IF YOU ARE IN MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE IT AND GET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING OR IN AN UNDERGROUND STORM SHELTER. IF NO
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IS AVAILABLE AND A TORNADO IS FAST APPROACHING...
SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW DEPRESSION AND COVER YOUR
HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY BE OBSCURING THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE
PLACE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3139 8814 3127 8816 3133 8851 3139 8850
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 279DEG 28KT 3136 8845

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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WUUS54 KMOB 122158
SVRMOB
ALC129-MSC041-111-153-122245-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0251.080812T2158Z-080812T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
458 PM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
EAST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 450 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WINCHESTER
TO AVERA TO 12 MILES WEST OF NEELY...MOVING EAST AT 38 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
NEELY AND BATTLES BY 500 PM CDT...
STATE LINE AND JONATHAN BY 505 PM CDT...
HEALING SPRINGS...MILLRY AND YELLOW PINE BY 510 PM CDT...
KOENTON...LOPER AND FRUITDALE BY 515 PM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3165 8822 3132 8831 3111 8850 3111 8898
3136 8869 3165 8862
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 275DEG 33KT 3161 8851 3134 8863
3111 8890

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WWWW

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...A Wet Time...

STORMY TONIGHT; CLEARING TOMORROW: Big thunderstorms were roaming
across South Mississippi and South Alabama this afternoon. A Tornado
Watch was posted until 10:00 tonight for nine counties in Southwest
Alabama and two in Northwest Florida. This Tornado Watch includes such
places as Mobile, Grove Hill, Camden, Butler, Brewton, Chatom, Bay
Minette, Evergreen and Monroeville.
This whole weather system has favored the southern parts of
Mississippi and Alabama as far as big rain amounts are concerned. A
low-pressure area will be moving east across Central Mississippi and
Central Alabama tonight and early tomorrow morning. It will move on
across Georgia during the day.

Here in North/Central Alabama, it is difficult to say the rain will be
completely over by daybreak. If not, it should end by midmorning
tomorrow. Slightly drier air will spill southward behind a cold front
(or a frontal boundary, it certainly is not cold). With the lower dew
points, temperatures will be a little cooler at night and in the mid
60s by Thursday morning. We expect few, if any, showers and
thunderstorms Thursday and Friday, but some scattered ones return for
the weekend.

Later tonight, we will post a list of the rain amounts for today. It
is near certain that quite a few communities in South Alabama will
report between 2 and 3 inches. Over the north half of Alabama it has
been a slow soaking rain today and not real heavy. In the Birmingham
metro area, the rain could still be heavy at times tonight.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Two main concerns out in the Atlantic. The National
Hurricane Center considers the westernmost disturbance as having a
good risk of becoming a tropical storm. The one further east has a
moderate chance. The closest one was about 550 miles east of the
Lesser Antilles. Conditions are friendly for a tropical depression to
form during the next day or so. An Air Ford hurricane hunter was en
route this afternoon to take a closer look. The other disturbance was
over the Eastern Atlantic some 400 miles WSW of the Cape Verde
Islands. It is rather discombobulated, but slow development is
expected. We are most interested in the westernmost disturbance. It
will need to be watched closely for possible impact somewhere on the
USA east coast. Way, way too early to get specific about that.

SEVERE WEATHER AND OTHER NOTES: SPC maintains a Slight Risk for the
remainder of this afternoon and tonight for the south portions of
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and North Florida. Another
Slight Risk in West Nebraska and SW South Dakota. Tomorrow the Slight
Risk covers South Georgia and the SE part of South Carolina with
another Slight Risk area covering the western half of both Kansas and
Nebraska. I do not believe I have ever seen so many severe weather
incidents in the NE USA, including New England as we have had this
year. Twin waterspouts were photographed yesterday over Long Island
Sound.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I am beginning to wonder if my little
pal, Little Miss Molly, carries a grudge. I have noticed that when I
ignore her most of the day, the little bushy tail does not wag as much
and she tends to come in my office, stand stone still and glare at me.
I think she is telling me, "Big guy, how dare you not play with me."
Last night when we all went to bed, she did site preparation on the
far corner of the foot of the bed and would not sleep close to us like
she usually does. I will talk to her later tonight and humbly
apologize. Life still goes on.

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

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don't pretend there are no disappointments in life. But who
know where to turn in those disappointments and where hope
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This Sunday, some will gather at Hunter Street Baptist Church
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TONIGHT
Rain and thunderstorms. Rain may be heavy at times.
Overnight Low 67
WIND: E 7-14

WEDNESDAY
Showers ending early. Clearing.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 85
WIND: N 7-14

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. A warmer afternoon.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 89
WIND: N 5-10

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny, but an isolated afternoon thunderstorm possible.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. About a 2 in 3 chance of a shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 90
WIND: S 5-10

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Severe Weather Watch Notice

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WWUS20 KWNS 121925
SEL3
SPC WW 121925
ALZ000-FLZ000-LAZ000-MSZ000-CWZ000-130300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 823
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
225 PM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA
FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 225 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA TO 55 MILES NORTH OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

DISCUSSION...ANOMALOUS PATTERN TODAY AND TONIGHT AS UNSEASONABLY
STRONG LOW LEVEL FLOW OVERSPREADS A VERY WARM/MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER
ALL READY IN PLACE ACROSS WW. WSWLY LLJ IN EXCESS OF 40 KT IS
FORECAST TO OVERSPREAD THE LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY AND SHIFT INTO SRN
MS/SWRN AL THRU THIS EVENING...BOOSTING LOW LEVEL SHEAR. STRONG
HEATING OVER SERN LA INTO SRN MS SHOULD SUPPORT STEEPENING LOW LEVEL
LAPSE RATES AND RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS...WITH POTENTIAL FOR AN
ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO INCREASING ASSOCIATED WITH LLJ LATER TODAY
AND THIS EVENING AS LOW LEVEL HODOGRAPHS BECOME QUITE LARGE. VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER CORES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.


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