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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday May 16, 2009
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...Storms Likely Today...

Pulse type thunderstorms developed Friday afternoon in a warm and
moist airmass across Alabama. Most of the activity was east of I-65.
A few of the storms briefly became severe as they intensified quickly
before raining themselves out. They produced brief heavy rain,
tremendous lightning and a little small hail. Dime sized hail was
reported in Montevallo. A house was struck by lightning in Talladega
County near Lincoln.

Numerous storms moved into East Alabama during the evening, a gift of
the Atlantic sea breeze, shipped all the way in from places like
Savannah and Brunswick. Those storms laid down some boundaries that
could serve as focuses for storm development by late morning over East
Alabama. Skies will likely start out cloudy in most spots this
morning, but expect some sunshine by mid-morning. Temperatures will
warm into the lower 80s by late morning and storms will start to form.

COLD FRONT AHEAD: A strong cold front is over the northwestern corner
of Arkansas this morning. It will move southeastward during the day,
reaching the Northwest Corner of Alabama by this evening. This
feature will act as a spark to produce numerous thunderstorm s this
afternoon. Despite a warm and moist airmass and decent forcing,
storms will have a hard time getting organized today, consisting
primarily of multicellular storms. A few of them will become severe
at times today. Finally, a line of storms should push through the
state during the afternoon and evening hours ahead of the front.
There will be a good chance of rain and a few embedded storms during
the evening and into the overnight as the upper trough rotates into
Alabama.

FOR YOUR SUNDAY: Cooler and drier air will begin filtering into
Alabama overnight. Lows by morning will drop into the upper 50s.
Rain and a few embedded storms will linger into Sunday morning, but
they should diminish fairly quickly as the morning wears on. Highs on
Sunday will be limited to the upper 60s, quite a change from the past
several days. Skies will begin to clear late in the day.

THE WEEK AHEAD: Get ready for some really refreshing air by early
Monday morning as high pressure takes control of our weather. Lows
Monday morning will be in the upper 40s on average across Central
Alabama. A few colder spots will see lower 40s. Monday will be a
beautiful sunny day, with highs in the lower 70s. Tuesday should be a
nearly perfect day, with lots of sunshine and highs in the upper 70s,
after a morning start around 50 degrees. Seasonal weather will be on
the menu for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Late in the week, we
will be watching the Gulf for the possibility of some tropical
development.

ON THIS DATE IN 1874: An ill-designed and poorly constructed dam on
the Mill River in Massachusetts burst, sending a twenty foot wall of
water through five communities downstream. A total of 139 people died
in the disaster, which was the worst flood related disaster in U.S.
history up to that time. Over 600 million gallons of water were
released through the breach. Author Elizabeth Sharpe chronicled the
disaster in her 2004 book "In the Shadow of the Dam."

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TODAY
Showers and thunderstorms becoming numerous. A few may be strong.
Afternoon High 82
WIND: SW 7-14

SUNDAY
Morning rain diminishing.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 68
WIND: N 10-16

MONDAY
Mostly sunny with much lower humidity.
Morning Low 47 Afternoon High 71
WIND: NE 7-14

TUESDAY
Nearly perfect. Another cool early morning.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 77
WIND: NE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Morning Low 57 Afternoon High 82
WIND: S 6-12

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