ABC 33/40 E-Forecast
Morning Edition For Sunday July 5, 2009
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TWO GREAT BASEBALL EVENTS!
Southern League All-Star Game
Monday, July 13 7:00 pm
Regions Park
Southern League Home Run Derby and
Celebrity Softball Game 3:00 pm
Sunday, July 12
Rickwood Field
For tickets, call 205-988-3200 or
http://www.barons.com
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Conditions were nearly perfect last night for the Thunder on the
Mountain fireworks extravaganza staged from Vulcan Park. The fabulous
Birmingham tradition featured twenty minutes of spectacular fireworks
with a tremendous finale backed by America the Beautiful on the radio.
BACK TO DEFICIT: We have not seen measurable rain at the Birmingham
Airport since June 15th. Between the 12th and 15th, almost exactly
three inches of rain fell at the Airport, giving us a temporary
reprieve from the extremely dry conditions. But we have gone right
back in the tinder box and have erased a two inch deficit. Hopefully
we will pick up a nice amount today.
STRONG STORMs TODAY: A frontal boundary to our north will move through
the area during the next 24 hours, bringing a good chance of showers
and storms. Thunderstorms yesterday afternoon and evening laid down an
outflow boundary that moved into Central Alabama overnight. This
boundary will provide a focus for the showers and storms. The airmass
over Alabama is exceptionally moist, and some heavy rainfall amounts
are possible. A couple of the storms could be on the strong to severe
side this afternoon with strong gusty winds the main threat.
MOVING FORWARD IN TIME: The frontal system should settle down into
South Central Alabama on Monday before it stalls out. Showers and
storms will be concentrated over South Alabama and the Gulf Coast, and
unfortunately it looks like we will dry out again through midweek.
Moisture will begin to return to the area by Thursday. Until then
showers and storms will be isolated. It looks like another weak
frontal boundary will approach the area next weekend bringing a
slightly enhanced chance of showers/storms.
FAN OF THE HURRICANE HUNTERS: Our friend Tanya King, a Public Affairs
Specialist with the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters is trying to
get the squadron's Facebook Fan Page up over the 1,000 mark. We have
gotten her halfway there. If you haven't become a fan yet, so do! Just
search for AF Hurricane Hunters. Tanya is a very savvy social media
person. We will have her on WeatherBrains soon.
NWA CONVENTION BIRMINGHAM BOUND: Birmingham just won its bid to host
the National Weather Association in October 2011. This exciting
development became official last Monday. This Monday, Steve Harned,
Executive Director of the NWA will be our guest on WeatherBrains, the
weekly netcast that's all about weather.
ON THIS DATE IN 1937: Montana recorded its hottest temperature ever
(117F) at Medicine Lake. The reading tied the previous record
established at Glendive MT on July 20, 1893. The range of 187 degrees
between the high and low extremes in Montana is the largest of any of
the fifty states. It was -70F at Rogers Pass, MT on January 20, 1954.
Follow my weather history tweets @wxhistorian.
Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com
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TODAY
Mostly cloudy. A good chance of strong to severe storms.
Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 6-14
MONDAY
A cloudy start, and a few lingering showers/storms south and east.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon HIgh 85
WIND: N 6-12
TUESDAY
Partly cloudy. An isolated storm possible.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 90
WIND: N 5-10
WEDNESDAY
Widely scattered mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 93
WIND: E/SE 6-12
THURSDAY
Partly cloudy. Widely scattered storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SE 6-12
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