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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Sunday July 26, 2009
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Most lawns in the Birmingham metro area are pretty green right now.
But you get much east of I-65 all the way over to the Georgia border,
and it's a different story. The lawn and garden moisture index is in
the red, indicating lawns and gardens needs 0.5 to 2 inches of water
right now. Hopefully we will get some today and over the next few days.

SHOWERS AND STORMS: Showers and thunderstorms are firing ahead of a
weak cool front that is sinking south into Alabama on this Sunday.
Some of the storms will potentially be strong to severe through the
evening hours and into the overnight. The main threat will be strong
winds. Don't forget the threat of lightning.

THE WEEK AHEAD: The frontal system will settle down into North
Alabama on Monday, stalling somewhere near or just north of I-20.
North Alabama will likely get a break on Monday with the best chance
for showers and storms near or south of I-20. Scattered showers and
storms will be in the forecast through the remainder of the week.

IN THE TROPICS: No disturbances in the Atlantic look to be a threat
to develop into tropical cyclones over the next couple of days. In
fact, the GFS doesn't pick up on anything right now during the next
two weeks. But we will be moving into the heart of the Atlantic
hurricane season over the next 60 days, and we will be watching things
carefully.

LATE START: The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season did not begin until
July 31st, when Alex formed. It looks like we will be later than that
this year. The 2000 season didn't start until 8/3 when Alberto
formed. The 1992 hurricane season started very late. It didn't kick
off until August 16th, when a tropical depression formed from a
tropical wave in the mid-Atlantic. It would steam west northwestward,
eventually becoming a monster hurricane. Its name? Andrew. The
latest season start since 1970 came in 1977, when Hurricane Anita did
not form
until August 29th.

FLORIDA TORNADOES: An unusual set of circumstances resulted in some
damaging tornadoes along the East Coast of Florida Friday night. A
menacing looking waterspout moved onshore near Ormond Beach, resulting
in some dramatic photos, but not much damage. A separate tornado
occurred at Port Orange, destroying 7 manufactured homes, heavily
damaging 8 more, and damaging 152 others. There was one injury. The
rotating storms were set into motion by colliding sea breeze fronts,
one from t he Gulf and the other from the Atlantic. Daytona
television stations actually had to do wall to wall coverage for a
couple of hours.

ON THIS DATE IN 1997: Hurricane Danny dissipated on this date. No
other named tropical cyclone would be present in the Atlantic for the
next 38 days, lasting throughout August. 1961 was the only other year
since aircraft reconnaissance flights began in the 1940s to have no
Atlantic tropical storms in the month of August. If you enjoy
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TONIGHT
A chance of showers and storms. Some could be strong to severe.
Morning Low 72
WIND: SW 6-14

MONDAY
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SW/W 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. Showers and storms a little more numerous.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 85
WIND: S 6-12

WEDNESDAY
A good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 6-12

THURSDAY
Showers and storms still fairly numerous.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SW 6-12

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