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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday June 8, 2009
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For two weeks in a row, we have had nice weekend weather. After a
seemingly endless string of bad weather Saturday and Sundays, it has
been a welcome respite. Fairly typical early June weather is in store
this week.
THE WEEK AHEAD: A weak ridge of high pressure will remain in control
of our weather for the most part. The airmass over the state has grown
increasingly moist over the past couple of days, but things should
remain dry today and likely tomorrow also. A weak front will try to
drift into North Alabama tomorrow, perhaps setting off a few isolated
showers and storms. With the moist airmass and weak boundary nearby,
isolated showers and storms will pop up each afternoon through the end
of the week. The chance of rain any single day will be about one in
five.

THE WEEKEND: Not much change is expected as we head into the weekend.
Partly cloudy, warm and muggy conditions will continue, with highs in
the upper 80s and lows right around 70.

VOODOOLAND: It looks like fairly typical June fare in the weather
department as we head toward the official start to summer on June
21st. More warm and humid conditions, with isolated to widely
scattered afternoon and evening storms.

TOO MANY WARNINGS? We recorded an excellent WeatherBrains episode last
night with Jim Stefkovich, Meteorologist in Charge of the National
Weather Service Birmingham. Everyone engaged in a spirited and lively
debate about the warning process. Some people believe that there are
too many tornado warnings. The goal of course is to reduce the false
alarm rate, while covering as many tornadoes as possible with a
warning. My personal opinion is that the NWS has a responsibility to
warn for as many tornadoes as possible...and each individual has to
take personality responsibility for receiving the warnings and acting
on them. The Birmingham NWS Forecast Office does a great job with
their role, providing excellent lead times and probabilities of
detection. We are lucky to have such a great team at our local Weather
Service office. You can subscribe to the weekly netcast that's all
about weather on iTunes, or listen at WeatherBrains.com.

ON THIS DATE IN 1966: Legend said that Burnett's Mound would always
protect the city of Topeka, Kansas from tornadoes . The mound was
supposedly to deflect any tornadoes that might approach the city. On
this date in 1966, that legend was debunked when an F5 tornado
destroyed a large part of the city. Entire neighborhoods were
destroyed, including 820 homes. Sixteen people were killed. It was the
first tornado in United States history to produce $100 million in
damage. Television station WIBW covered the tornado live, dispatching
crews to the southwest of town when a tornado warning was issued.
Newscaster Bill Kurtis would be lauded for sounding the alarm with
urgent warnings as the tornado cut a path across the city. The death
toll would certainly have been higher without the station's coverage.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy, warm and humid. Small chance of a storm.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy. An isolated shower or storm possible.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of a PM storm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 5-10

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