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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday May 1, 2009
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...Scattered Showers Remain Possible...

MOIST AIR: A moist airmass is in place across Alabama this morning,
and with a weak disturbance aloft moving overhead, we will forecast a
pretty decent chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms across our
state today. Still, it won't rain everywhere, and the rain won't be
especially heavy for most places. The showers will taper off this
afternoon as the disturbance moves on to the east.

THE WEEKEND: Looks like a warm weekend with afternoon highs in the 81
to 86 degree range; the sky will be partly sunny both tomorrow and
Sunday, and any showers that form during the afternoon hours should be
widely separated. The chance of any one spot getting wet tomorrow and
Sunday is about one in five.

NEXT WEEK: We expect a general increase in the number of showers and
storms Monday into Monday night with a surface boundary dropping
down into the state. Drier air filters in behind that front on Tuesday
as the showers become isolated again. Still no sign of any major
intrusion of cool air for the next 7 days as the Polar jet stream
remains well to the north.

MAY DAY: We begin the month of May today; this month is still
considered part of the spring tornado season in Alabama, although the
severe weather events are usually not as frequent as what we
experience in April and May. There have been a number of notable May
tornado outbreaks, however, including the May 27, 1973 event
responsible for an EF4 tornado that killed 5 people in Brent, and
caused serious damage in Greensboro. That same tornado destroyed the
old WSR-57 National Weather Service radar, which at the time was along
Alabama Highway 25 about 8 miles west of Brent.

The average high rises from 78 today, to 84 at the end of the month.
The hottest temperature on record in May came on May 28, 1962 and May
29, 1898 when the high in Birmingham was 99 degrees. The coldest
temperature on record for the month is 36, recorded on May 4, 1971. The
average rain for the month is 4.83".

ON THIS DATE IN 1967: A full blizzard with vivid lightning display
struck the Dakotas. 30 inches of snow in the Black Hills. 16 inches
recorded at Lemmon, SD. 70-mph winds whipped the snow into deep drifts.

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TODAY
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Afternoon High 82
WIND: SW 7-14

SATURDAY
Partly sunny and warm. Widely scattered afternoon showers.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 8-16

SUNDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. A brief afternoon shower or storm in a few spots.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SW 7-14

MONDAY
More clouds than sun. A good chance of showers and storms during the
afternoon.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 80
WIND: SW 8-16

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. Isolated showers.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 78
WIND: W 6-12

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