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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday August 19, 2009
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Our Hope In Difficult Times

We all struggle. A family in turmoil, job loss, health issues, a mess we
helped create. We live in difficult times.

Facing tough times is different with Jesus Christ than without Him.
Does that sound too "churchy?" Too easy? Don't be dismayed or misled.

Our Hope In Difficult Times is a new sermon series beginning on Sunday,
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..Nice Weekend Ahead...

THANK YOU CLAUDETTE: Well, it is a belated thanks because, at first,
it appeared that she did not care about us and would skip giving us a
good wetting down.

But she finally did do us a favor. She left behind a deep reservoir of
tropical moisture and left it up to daytime heating to make good use
of it. We saw some of the benefit late yesterday when a group of
strong storms developed south of Birmingham and moved toward the
northeast. The storms became bullies, and with a great dead of noise,
dumped very quickly these rain amounts:

1.34 Meadow Brook
2.17 Greystone Cove
1.84 Alabaster
3.31 Eagle Point1.84 Argo
1.64 Moody with one inch in 20 minutes
2.03 Inverness

WHAT ELSE CAN SHE DO? She has brought in plenty of deep tropical
moisture. Morning upper air soundings showed that the moist air was
widespread and deep. We should continue to have a good chance of
showers and thunderstorms again tomorrow and Friday. They may become
numerous at times tomorrow.

A NICE CHANGE FOR THE WEEKEND: Some of those thunderstorms may become
strong on Friday. Do not be surprised to see a few isolated severe
thunderstorm warnings. Meanwhile, the cool front will reach NW Alabama
later in the day Friday. It should put a stop to our thunderstorms
here in Central Alabama Friday evening or Friday night. The weekend
looks very pleasant. Latest projections are that the front will be
down in South Alabama by Saturday morning and stall just off shore
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. This will put us in a dry air mass, which
cools better at night. We believe that Sunday morning will be our
coolest with an average low of 62 across the I-20 corridor. You can
almost be assured that some of the traditional cooler spots in NE
Alabama will have some upper 50s. We will be all smiles.

SOUTH TEXAS: I really feel for all those millions of folks suffering
through a long drought and heat wave. Yesterday was the 18th day in a
row with temperatures 100 or hotter at Austin and Del Rio. San Antonio
had 12 days in a row with 100 or hotter. From early May until
yesterday, there were 59 days with 100 or hotter at Austin, 55 days at
Del Rio and 51 at San Antonio. That hurts. It has not always been that
way. In the 1970s, San Antonio did not have a single 100-degree
temperature for 5 years in a row.

TROPICAL: The big story now is powerful Hurricane Bill. He has grown
to a category 4, which makes him super powerful and super dangerous.
The latest advisory shows that Bill has sustained winds of 135 mph and
moving WNW at 18 mph. The National Hurricane Center continues to
forecast a turn more northward passing west of Bermuda Saturday
morning and then more north and NE into the North Atlantic. The
current projection is for no landfall in the USA.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly surprises me
sometimes. She has a mind of her own. During our walk this morning,
she did not want to do anything but eat grass. Of course, I did not
let her. When we got home for the ceremonial treat, she rejected it. I
followed her around and around the room with a treat in my hand. I
finally left it on the floor. A few minutes later, she picked it up
and went to our king-size bed and was hiding the treat under my
pillow. Is it possible that a little dog can sense that there has been
an economic downturn and tries to prepare for the future? Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms especially through the evening..
Morning Low 73
WIND: S 5-10

THURSDAY
Warm and humid with showers and thunderstorms numerous at times.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 7-14

FRIDAY
Good chance of showers and locally strong storms ending Friday night.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 7-14

SATURDAY
Clearing with lower humidity.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 87
WIND: N 7-14

SUNDAY
Sunny and less humid. A cool early morning.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 87
WIND: NE 5-10

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