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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday July 27, 2009
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...Showers and Storms Make Their Return...

The expected showers and thunderstorms did not materialize really as
we expected on Sunday. A couple of factors were at play. Number one,
the front did not start moving southeastward until the evening hours.
Second, a canopy of cirrus overspread the northwest half of the state
by late morning, slowing down the heating process northwest of I-59.
Some storms did form over South Central Alabama, prompting a few
severe thunderstorm warnings. Storms formed toward midnight and will
continue this morning ahead of another disturbance.
STORMS TODAY: Expect a chance of showers and storms through early
afternoon today as the disturbance passes. The better chance will be
south of I-20. More showers and storms will form on Tuesday, when rain
chances could be pretty good. But if you look at Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, you would have to say there is a good chance on those days
as well. The GFS predicts that one to two inches of rain will fall on
average over the next five days. The folks in Washington at the HPC
think it will be more like 4-6 inches. Many spots, especially over
eastern sections and western sections of the state will be grateful
for the rains.

WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND: It's more of the same as we head toward the
weekend, with scattered to numerous showers and storms both days with
a warm, moist airmass remaining in place.

WEATHERBRAINS EPISODE 183: Did the Internet ruin weather? That's the
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ON THIS DATE IN 1943: A hurricane struck the Houston-Galveston area of
Texas, killing 19 and causing significant property damage. The storm
was said to be the worst since 1915. Winds gusted to 132 mph at
Ellington Field in Houston with the lowest pressure of 28.78 inches.
The news of this hurricane was heavily censored by the government due
to national security. The loss of production of war materials couldn't
be disclosed to the Axis Powers. This was 1943 and the tides in both
the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of war were finally starting to
turn. There was a report that the FBI shut down the telegraph office
in La Porte because someone had sent a telegram out of the state
informing someone of the damages from the hurricane. The only news of
the hurricane was published in the two states that were affected,
Texas and Louisiana.

After this hurricane, never again were advisories censored from the
public. War or no war, the risk to human life is too great. This
hurricane is famous for an important first. More about it on
AlabamaWX.com blog. Follow my weather history tweets @wxhistorian.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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

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TODAY
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and storms.
Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW/W 6-12

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy. A good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 83
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
An even better chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 6-14

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 6-12

FRIDAY
Scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SW 6-12

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