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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday July 29, 2009
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OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS: An unusual mid-summer rain event
continues to unfold for Alabama and the southern U.S. through Friday,
thanks to a strong upper trough over the eastern half of the nation.
Occasional lobes of energy rotate through the big trough, producing
upward air motion, and accordingly rounds of showers and
thunderstorms. It still looks like many Alabama communities will wind
up with three inch storm totals by Friday night, with potential for
over 5 inches in isolated spots. A few flash flood warnings could be
needed before the week is over. A few strong storms are possible at
times, but major severe weather problems are not anticipated at this
time.
In addition to getting beneficial rain, another positive with this
pattern is cooler than average daytime temperatures. We are
forecasting highs only in the mid 80s, and where rain arrives during
the morning, some places could hold in the 70s all day. A good example
yesterday was Muscle Shoals, where the high was only 77 degrees. That
is 14 degrees below average for this time of the year.

WHAT ABOUT THE WEEKEND: An upper ridge tries to rebuild across the
Deep South, but moist air remains in place, so we will have dodge at
least scattered showers and storms on both Saturday and Sunday. Looks
like highs generally in the upper 80s over the weekend with a few
intervals of sunshine away from the showers.

AT THE BEACH: Only 3 to 5 hours of sunshine each day through Friday
with a good chance of showers and storms. Look for a little more sun
over the weekend as the showers and storms become more widely
separated. No need to worry about hurricanes or tropical storms since
the Atlantic basin remains very quiet.

ACTIVE TUESDAY: Tornadoes are rare in Alabama during July and August,
and almost every time they do happen this time of the year, it
involves a tropical system. But yesterday, tornado warnings were
issued for parts of Pickens and Tuscaloosa counties in West Alabama
during the late afternoon hours. There was one report of a funnel
cloud west of Reform, but no damage was reported.

NO SUMMER IN CHICAGO: 2009 has seen the coldest July in Chicago since
the official recording station was moved away from the lakefront in
1942. The average temperature this month in Chicago has been a mere
68.9 degrees. Even in the years before 1942, when the National Weather
Service recorded temperatures at the cooler lakefront, there are only
three years that had colder Julys through the 26th.

ON THIE DATE IN 1992: A tornado hit Big Delta, Alaska. This was the
first tornado to touch down in Alaska since 1979. The last recorded
tornado Alaska was in 2005 when a tornado touched down near Sand
Point, which is on Popof Island, one of a dozen or so Shumagin Islands
570 miles southwest of Anchorage near the tip of the Alaska Peninsula
and the start of the Aleutian Chain.

James Spann
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TODAY
Occasional showers and a few thunderstorms.
Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 7-14

THURSDAY
A good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 7-14

FRIDAY
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 6-12

SATURDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered showers and storms, especially during the
afternoon and evening hours.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 5-10

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