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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday July 11, 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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...Isolated Storms This Afternoon...

That's your grass crying for help. Lawns across Jefferson and
surrounding counties are behind in short term moisture. During
summer, our lawns generally require two inches of rainfall. The only
areas that have gotten acceptable short term rainfall in this area is
in Tuscaloosa County along the Jefferson County line from Lake View to
the northwest and in Shelby county east of Columbiana to south of
Wilsonville. The rainfall deficit at the Birmingham Airport will top
three quarters of an inch today. Unless it rains…

WHEN WILL IT RAIN? Soon. At least for parts of the area. My new
saying is "Northwest Flow, Weekend Weatherman's Woe." A complex of
storms is turning southward across Tennessee early this afternoon.
High clouds from the anvil of the storms is overspreading the
Tennessee Valley and will overspread the rest of the area this
afternoon in advance of the storms. The storms should reach the
Northwest corner of the state by 3 p.m. and could reach the Birmingham
area by 5-6 p.m. Surface based instability values will be moderate to
high ahead of this complex, which should feed it as it heads
southeast. Areas that see the storms could see in excess of an inch
of rain. There is a chance that the storms could be strong, but
significant severe weather is not anticipated.

MORE STORMS? The northerly upper flow will allow a cool front to
push southward over the next couple of days. The front will approach
the Tennessee/Kentucky border on Sunday. This spark will set off
scattered storms tomorrow. Again, some of them could be strong to
severe. The frontal system will set up in an unlikely northwest to
southeast orientation and will provide the focus for more showers and
storms through Tuesday or Wednesday. Expect a brief drying on
Thursday before another boundary approaches Friday.

BIG BASEBALL EVENT: Jonathan Nelson and his team at the Birmingham
Barons are excited about hosting the Southern League All Stars here
for their annual showcase

game Monday night. There is also a Home Run Derby Sunday afternoon at
Rickwood.

WEATHERBRAINS: WeatherBrains is the podcast that is all about the
weather. It is put on by the crew here at AlabamaWX.com. It features
interviews with some of the greatest minds in weather and climate.
This week, we will go into the teeth of the storm as we interview
Aerial Weather Reconnaissance Officer Lt. Col. Roy Deatherage from the
53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron in Biloxi. If you have a
question you would like us to ask this Hurricane Hunter, it's email@weatherbrains.com
.

ON THIS DATE IN 1951: It had been raining for months in eastern
Kansas. Many locations picked up an entire year's rainfall in just 2
½ months. On this date, seven inches fell in Manhattan KS. Three
hundred homes and buildings were underwater in the Manhattan Business
District. A huge flood crest was headed down the Kaw River toward
Topeka, where the River was forecast to crest at 30.5 feet. Residents
were warned that dikes that protected the north side of Topeka might
not hold against the flood. Evacuations were underway. A dozen other
Kansas cities were under siege from the Marais des Cygnes, Neosho,
Cottonwood, Republican and Verdigris Rivers. The flooding would be
the worst disaster ever in the history of the state, with over $1
billion in damage . More at AlabamaWx.com.

IF YOU LIKE HISTORICAL WEATHER: Get your daily dose of weather
history facts by following my tweets. You can follow me @wxhistorian
at Twitter.com.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: http://www.alabamawx.com

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TONIGHT
Storm complex moving south, producing heavy rain and strong winds.
Morning Low 71
WIND: SW 5-10

SUNDAY
Hot and hazy. Scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered afternoon and evening storms.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 6-12

TUESDAY
Continued hot and humid. A better chance of storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 6-12

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