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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday May 7, 2009
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...Muggy Is the Word...

MAJOR FLASH FLOOD IN MONTGOMERY: Where I grew up, there was an old
saying that it was so humid that you could cut it with a knife. Not
quite that bad yet in Alabama, but our dew point tomorrow is projected
to be between 65 and 68. So, if the high temperatures reach the mid to
upper 80s as expected, it is going to feel a little uncomfortable.

Now back to things more important. One of the worst flash floods in a
long time occurred in Montgomery this morning. There was also flooding
in several other counties, especially east and SE of Montgomery.
Photographs available this afternoon show some parking lots with the
water up to the door handles with numerous cars flooded. Major
flooding occurred in many parts of the downtown area. We saw one
report where there was 3 feet of water in the basement of the Capitol
and the building was closed and evacuated. There were a number of
reports of 7 to 8 inches of rain in just a few hours and, based on
radar estimates, some places received more than that.
Mercifully, the storms moved away this afternoon, but there were other
problems east and SE of Montgomery where several Severe

Thunderstorm Warnings were posted and even a few Tornado Warnings. For
example, a Tornado Warning was in effect for the Eufaula area at one
time this afternoon.

THE REST OF ALABAMA: Last night a line of storms developed across the
northern counties from border to border. That line moved southward
very slowly producing lots of fireworks and locally heavy rain.
Anniston Airport received over 1 inch of rain when the storms moved
through and Gadsden Airport around 1 inch. The thunder and lightning
kept a lot of folks awake. By daybreak, the big cluster of storms is
concentrated around the Montgomery area and the forward motion slowed
greatly. That is when the real troubles began.

NOW WHAT? Across North and Central Alabama, a few isolated
thunderstorms were forming this afternoon. We believe the chance of
any one community getting a storm is rather slim through Saturday. The
thunderstorms will increase in number on Sunday and Sunday night and
there is a good chance also on Monday. The Storm Prediction Center had
a Slight Risk for about the south half of Alabama today for severe
weather. Fortunately, tomorrow has a Slight Risk to the NW of Alabama.

LOOKING ELSEWHERE: Would you believe there was an EF0 tornado at
Willard, Utah over the weekend? It was on the NE shore of Great Salt
Lake. There was some damage to several homes. Thanks to our friend,
Matt Marshall who lives there, for letting us know. Willard is in
extreme North Utah NE of Great Salt Lake. Hottest in the USA yesterday
was 107 at Del Rio and Laredo, Texas. Those locations are subject to
long, very hot summers. Coldest this morning was 29 at Brice Canyon,
Utah and zero at Barter Island, Alaska. Whittier, Alaska snow cover is
now down to 43 inches.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: There was conclusive evidence that a
rabbit spent the night in the edge of our backyard. Little Miss Molly
sniffed out that evidence early this morning, but the rabbit was
nowhere to be seen. That would be a strict no-no for my little pal.
Late last night when that line of thunderstorms rumbled slowly by, she
was already in bed asleep. She dove off the bed really fast wanting to
go to one of her safe spots, but the majority owner got her back in
bed and held her close and cuddled her in a blanket. Life goes on
despite the mean storms.

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

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2009 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
MAY 20-24
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about the various corporate hospitality packages.

Mark your calendars to go to Regions Park Stadium, May 20-24
to see some big time college baseball.

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TONIGHT
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 67
WIND: SW 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Warm and humid. Only an isolated thunderstorm.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SW 10-18

SATURDAY
Warm and humid. A slight chance of a shower or storm.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 7-14

SUNDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms continuing at night.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 80
WIND: N 6-12

MONDAY
A good chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 81
WIND: SW 6-12

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