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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday June 27, 2009
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..Strong Storms Tomorrow...

Boy, it felt good today just to roll the windows down in the car, turn
on the Phillies and Blue Jays on the radio and just enjoy summer. We
are such an air conditioned society now, that we often miss the
opportunity to just kick back and feel the warmth, hear the sounds and
take in the smells of a glorious Alabama day. The smell of freshly
cut grass, or the barbecue joint. Reminded me of being a kid so long
ago.

ISOLATED STORMS THIS AFTERNOON: Radars were clear early this
afternoon across Central Alabama, but there could be a few isolated
storms through early evening from the Tennessee Valley down into
eastern Alabama. A few lucky spots could pick up brief heavy rain,
but look out for the lightning. We are getting into peak lightning
season in Alabama.

THE SUMMER TRIANGLE: No, that's not the name of a new summer
romantic comedy. You guys know how much that I love Jack Horkheimer's
Star Gazer astronomy
show. It can be seen on the web at www.jackstargazer.com. This week,
he covered the triangle of stars that you can see that rises in the
east around 9-10 p.m. There are the stars of summer, Vega, Altair and
Denib.

FOR YOUR SUNDAY: A rare frontal boundary will approach Alabama from
the north on Sunday, perhaps sparking thunderstorms during the
afternoon and into the overnight. They will have plenty of warm,
moist air to feed on, but the forcing is not exceptionally strong.
Still, let's be wary tomorrow for the potential for strong storms,
Again, lightning will be a problem with any storms that do form.

THE WEEK AHEAD: Some drier air will settle down into Central Alabama
on Monday. There could be storms to the south and east of Birmingham
on Monday and over South Alabama on Tuesday. Temperatures will trend
back to seasonal averages for the latter half of June in Alabama. We
will record quite a few lows in the 60s next week, which will be
refreshing. WE will be keeping an eye on a disturbance in drifting up
into the southern Gulf that could become Tropical Storm Ana as it
heads toward the West Coast of Florida early in the week.

WEATHER NOTEBOOK: Spectacular images of mammatus clouds over
Manhattan last evening as strong storms moved through New York City.
The pouch like clouds form in pockets of sinking air on the bottom of
thunderstorm anvils. It has been a stormy spring and early summer in
the corridor between New York and Washington, especially in the D.C.
area. Tornadoes also occurred last evening over northeastern North
Dakota. The launch of the NOAA GOES-O satellite aboard a Delta 4
rocket was srubbed last night because of weather at Cape Canaveral.
Forecast doesn't look good for this evening either.

ON THIS DATE IN 2001: Virginia experienced its worst flooding since
Hurricane Camille as stationary thunderstorms falling on saturated
soil caused intense big problems. In Madison County, up to twenty
inches of rain fell in a twelve hour period. Ten inches of rain fell
in two hours at one location. An early morning storm developed
southward across the Virginia Piedmont and was followed by a storm
that remained basically stationary for eight hours as a result of
persistent upslope flow. The flash flood turned into a river flood as
all of the heavy rain ran off into the Rapidan and Rappahannock
Rivers. The resulting flooding was determined to be a 500 year
event. Three people died and twenty were injured in the flooding.
Property damage totaled $80 million and agricultural losses were
tabulated at $100 million.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Sun and some clouds. Hot. An isolated storm or two during afternoon.
Morning Low 73
WIND: W 5-10

SUNDAY
Sunny start, then partly cloudy. Scattered storms possible from
afternoon through overnight. Some could be strong.
Morning Low 75 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SW 6-12

MONDAY
Cooler. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly south and east of Birmingham.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 89
WIND: N 5-10

TUESDAY
A pleasant start. Partly cloudy and seasonably warm afternoon.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 89
WIND: N 7-14

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 90
WIND: N 5-10

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