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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday June 11, 2009
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...Scattered Thunderstorms Daily...

TURKISH BATH WEATHER: In Alabama, when the old RC Cola thermometer
reaches 90 or above and the dew point 70 or above, I call it Turkish
bath weather. It sure felt that way this afternoon when I walked my
little 9-pound puppy. She has a built-in thermometer and only halfway
around the walking track, she abruptly did a 180 and headed for home.
I was sure glad to see that, because my shirt was already getting wet
with perspiration. (We called that sweat in Havana Junction.)

While we were out, I could look off to the east and NE and see some
distant thunderheads. Those were the tops of storms over East Alabama
and there were several severe thunderstorm warnings this afternoon. A
trained storm spotter reported nickel-size hail in Pell City and hail
¾ of an inch in diameter occurred in Ohatchee in the early afternoon.
Ohatchee is located in Western Calhoun County and that place has
Popeye connections.

HOW LONG WILL WE HAVE STORMS? It looks like a daily part of our
weather menu for at least another week. The humidity will be high and
the old thermometer will be hugging that 90-degree mark every
afternoon. In fact, by the middle of next week we may see some highs
in the middle 90s.

SEVERE WEATHER: The Storm Prediction Center had more than the northern
half of Alabama under a Slight Risk of severe weather today. Tomorrow
they maintain a Slight Risk for about the north half of the state.
This is not tornado-type weather. Instead, the big storms will produce
strong winds and some large hail and downpours of rain. Never, ever
out of the question to have a tornado in this weather pattern, but
most of the time they are the weaker ones.

TROPICAL WEATHER: The Tropics are very quiet. This includes the
Atlantic, the Caribbean and our good friend, the Gulf of Mexico. Sea
surface
temperatures are getting to a point that a tropical storm or hurricane
would love it. At the Mobile Coast Guard Station the temperature was
84 this afternoon, 86 in Pensacola Bay and 86 over the East Gulf. Good
beach weather through the weekend.

GLOBAL ROAMING: What a terrific story coming out of Dallas/Ft. Worth.
Huge storms last night and today. At one time, ¼ million people in the
metroplex had no power. They got 4 to 5 inches of rain. Lightning
strikes were occurring at the rate of 600 every 5 minutes. More
thundersnow today in Yellowstone National Park. Cold spot this morning
29 at Truckee, California. Two persons struck by lightning in the last
24 hours. One 10-year-old walking in a park in Indianapolis was
killed. Another person in Shelby County, Kentucky in critical condition.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I have been as busy today as a snake
trying to cross US-280. Little Miss Molly sensed that and she attacked
the little doorbell like a Boxer pounding away in practice. It almost
sounded like a dinner bell when I was growing up in Hale County. I did
take time to have a very vigorous ballgame with her, but it was at
midnight last night. That little girl actually got tired and called
the game after about the third inning. I was so happy. Life goes on.
Molly keeps it very, very interesting. J. B. Elliott

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

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TONIGHT
Warm and very humid. Scattered thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71
WIND: SW 5-10

FRIDAY
Scattered thunderstorms including some strong storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 89
WIND: W 7-14

SATURDAY
Partly sunny with scattered thunderstorms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and hot. About a 1 in 3 chance of a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 6-12

MONDAY
Hot and humid. A chance of a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 7-14

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