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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday July 6, 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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...More Rain and Storms Today...

Rain fall on Saturday and Sunday fell in two distinct bands across
Alabama, one across the Tennessee Valley, the other across Central
sections. One half to two inches fell late Saturday evening into
Sunday morning from Lamar County to the Shoals area eastward to
Cherokee County and points north. Further south, an afternoon complex
of storms south of Birmingham brought less consistent amounts of one
half to two and one half inches from Pickens, Greene and Sumter
counties all the way to the Georgia border. Huntsville picked up 2.20
inches of rain, while a viewer in Good Hope reported 2.30 inches.

MORE RAIN TODAY? The cold front will be moving southward through the
day. A disturbance will be passing across Alabama. It will help to
enhance shower and thunderstorm chances through the morning hours
across North Central Alabama. Those rain chances will push into South
Central Alabama by afternoon and into South Alabama overnight.

REST OF THE WEEK: Slightly drier air will filter into Alabama behind
the front, ostensibly ending our rain chances for the next couple of
days. A big ridge of high pressure will build in just to our west,
heating things up, but also putting us into a northwesterly upper flow
that could send a disturbance or two our way, meaning potential
thunderstorm complexes.

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FLYOVER: The International Space Station
will be brightly visible as it flies over Alabama over the next three
nights. Tonight from
Birmingham, look to the west southwest. The ISS will rise above the
horizon at 9:40:27 p.m. CDT. It will be traveling to the northeast,
crossing over the top of the sky dome. It will be at its highest and
brightest at 9:42:51. Tomorrow night, it will come from the south
southwest at 8:30:06 p.m. CDT, peaking at 08:32:13. It will not be as
bright or as high in the sky, but still remarkable. There will be
another good pass Wednesday night.

TROPICS: Nothing interesting going on in the tropical Atlantic. In
recent years, the 2004 Atlantic season didn't begin until 7/31 when TS
Alex formed. The 2000 season didn't start until 8/3, when Alberto was
named.

ON THIS DATE IN 2001: A series of tornadoes and near-shore
waterspouts plagued the area around Myrtle Beach SC during the
afternoon hours. Many people observed the tornadoes, including
vacationers, airport personnel and television news crews. Several
excellent videos and photos were shot of the tornadoes and
waterspouts. At least one of the funnels moved slowly down the
beach. Damage was substantial to buildings, automobiles, signs and
utilities, totaling about $8 million. 36 people were taken to
hospitals but there were no serious injuries or deaths attributed to
the storm. A National Weather Service survey showed the damage to be
in the F2 category.

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Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TODAY
Showers and storms through the morning hours.
Afternoon High 83
WIND: W/NW 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 89
WIND: N 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Widely scattered mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 92
WIND: E/SE 6-12

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy. Widely scattered storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 94
WIND: W 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 93
WIND: W 5-10

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