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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday August 5, 2009
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...Gradually Getting Hotter...

DISCUSSING ALABAMA: Last night it looked for a time like we would
come under a severe thunderstorm watch, at least down into parts of
North Alabama. Early today the NWS/Storm Prediction Center had most of
Alabama under a Slight Risk for today from about Cullman southward.
Early this afternoon they updated that to mention a Slight Risk only
over the south half of the state.

The big cluster of thunderstorms last night that rolled down from West
Tennessee saw a curve to the right and went down through Mississippi
leaving most of Alabama high and dry. The atmosphere has been more
stable over the north today. At midafternoon, there were very few
showers over the north half of the state, but some scattered ones down
south.

SO WHAT IS AHEAD: Here in Central Alabama we believe thunderstorms
will be relatively scarce all the way through the weekend—maybe a 1 in
5 chance on most afternoons. The old thermometer is going to become
agitated and climb into the mid 90s all the way through the weekend.
Some places in West Alabama may heat up as much as 95 or 97.

TROPICAL AND BEACH WEATHER: We still do not see any hope for the
first named storm of the season in the Atlantic Basin for the next
few days. Her name will be Ana. Meanwhile, over in the Pacific, there
were several named storms underway.
Better hurry if you want to take a beach trip before school starts in
earnest. Looks pretty good for the next several days along the Alabama/
NW Florida beaches. There will at least be a chance of an afternoon
thunderstorm every day, but not all day rain. Afternoon high
temperatures will hang close to 90.

ROAMING THE COUNTRYSIDE: Surely everyone knows about the historic
flash flood in Louisville yesterday. Official records at the airport
show 4.53 inches of rain for the 24 hours ending this morning. There
were other reports of as much as 6 inches of rain in about 90 minutes.
In Indianapolis, there were 3.81 inches and Paducah had 2.12. Other
cities with over an inch of rain in the last 24 hours included 1.64 in
Lexington, Kentucky, 1.08 in Nashville and 1.16 in Orlando. It was 117
yesterday in Death Valley. Even though we are in the heart of summer,
people in Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan probably had a light
jacket on this morning. It was 38 in Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin plus
several locations in Upper Michigan. Some wildfires have broken out in
the drought area of South Texas. The heat parade continues in Phoenix.
They have had at least 37 days in a row of high temperatures over 100.
Austin is expecting 103 this afternoon and 102 tomorrow. They are very
dry.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: My Little Miss Molly was so exhausted
late last night. I took her to the king-size bed, put her down on a
folded quilt and covered her except for her head. Our big bedroom
stays cooler than the rest of the house. Before I could even leave the
room, she was sound asleep and did not move until almost 10:00 this
morning. She woke up and did a record long stretching, scratching and
bathing her front paws. Animals are so interesting to watch. I wish I
had much more time to spend with that little girl. Life goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
A few evening thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71
WIND: W 4-6

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. A hot afternoon.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 93
WIND: NE 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Only a slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 94
WIND: W 6-12

SATURDAY
More sun than clouds. A hot afternoon with only a small chance of a
thunderstorm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 95
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. A few isolated afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 94
WIND: S 5-10

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