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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday July 13, 2009
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...Scattered Storms Again Today...

Thunderstorms brought much needed rain to parts of the area Sunday
afternoon and evening. Some areas picked up heavy rainfall. There
was even penny sized hail reported in Center Point. A thunderstorm
complex moved out of Tennessee overnight. It will affect mainly
Northeast Alabama as it moves southeast.

MORE RAIN AND STORMS? More showers and storms will be possible this
afternoon and evening as a boundary edges into Alabama from the
north. This boundary should move into South Central Alabama
overnight, this should lead to dry conditions on Tuesday. A surge of
moisture from the west will produced scattered storms on Wednesday.
Rain and storm chances will be on the rise on Thursday and Friday as a
stronger fronts sags into the area. This should set the stage for a
relatively dry and warm weekend. It looks that a rather wet
pattern will set up during the week of July 20th with a good chance of
storms and above normal precipitation during that period.

MOTHER OF ALL HEAT WAVES? On this date in 1980, the high temperature
at Birmingham was 106F. It was the hottest of eight straight days
where the thermometer reached 100F or higher in the Magic City. The
1980 heat wave produced eight consecutive days above 100F, with the
106F the highest reading. 121 Alabamians were killed by heat related
illnesses.

But is it the worst heat wave in Birmingham history? In 2007,
Birmingham saw nine consecutive days with highs above the century
mark, which broke the 1980 record. In July 1980, the average high
temperature between the 10th and 17th was 103.5F. Between July 9-13,
1930, the average high was 103.6F. A year later, the average high
between June 25-30 averaged 103F. The average high during the 2007
heat wave was 102.6F. But perhaps the greatest heat wave in our
history is 1925, when over the seven days between September 3-9, the
average high was 104.4F.

So in my books, the September 1925 (which also produced the all time
state high of 112F at Centreville) is the greatest, with the 1980 heat
wave not far behind. Coming in at 3rd place is 2007, because of its
long duration.

ON THIS DATE IN 1788: Two hailstorms about 12 miles apart produced
unusually long swaths of damage from Touraine, France, to Belgium. One
path was 10 miles wide by 420 miles long; the other path was 5 miles
by 500 miles. A thousand communities in France were damaged by the
storms. Hailstones were reported as large as 1 inch in diameter! The
summer of 1788 was characterized by a severe drought in France. The
combined effects of the drought and the horrible hailstorms led to
food shortages. It was the beginning of a downward spiral for the
French economy that would lead to severe civil upheaval. The dry
summer was followed by a bitterly cold winter that led to bread riots
and the storming of the Bastille in July 1789. Once again, climate
played an important role in history. Follow my weather history
tweets. I am wxhistorian at Twitter.com.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TODAY
Morning storms over eastern sections. Scattered afternoon storms
possible.
Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy and hot. Only isolated storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy, hot and humid. Scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 90
WIND: S 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. Showers and storms becoming likely.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 5-10

FRIDAY
A good chance of rain and storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW/W 6-14

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