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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Sunday August 16, 2009
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...Ana, Bill and Claudette...

Back in 1979, they started using female names in the Atlantic for the
first time. My best friend's family had three of the first four
names in the list, Ana (Ann), Claudette and David. David was retired
that year after being one of the worst hurricanes in the history of
the Caribbean. I thought back then that it would have been so cool if
the B storm had been Bill that year. Then in 1997, again in 2003, and
this year, my names was on the list. There are increasing signs that
Bill could be a powerful storm, but might likely recurve our to sea.
Good!

TROPICS: For a detailed look at all three current Atlantic systems,
head over to AlabamaWX.com for the latest information. In summary,
Ana could well have weakened back into a tropical wave by the time you
read this, challenged by stronger than expected wind shear and dry
air. Bill will be intensifying as it steams westward. It should
gradually curve to the west northwest and northwest with time, missing
the islands and recurving off the U.S. East Coast. Finally, a
disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico could be a tropical depression or
even a tropical
storm by the time you see this. If it does become a tropical storm,
it will be Claudette.

OUR WEATHER: Claudette, or the disturbance that could become her,
will bring rain, storms and wind to the Alabama/Northwest Florida
coast. This rain will spread northward into South Central Alabama
during the afternoon and the rest of Central Alabama tonight and
Monday. I would expect about a one in three chance of rain today in
the 20/59 corridor with a 60% chance on Monday. Good rain chances
will continue into Tuesday as the disturbance continues moving slowly
northwestward. Rain chances should back off on Wednesday and
Thursday. A sagging front will bring rain chances back up for Friday
with increased rain chances again.

WEATHERBRAINS: Forty years ago today, all eyes were on a hurricane in
the Gulf of Mexico. Before the day was over, it would become a record
breaker. We have a special show planned for you Monday night on
WeatherBrains. Renowned weather expert Jack Williams will join the
cast and crew to recreate the infamous storm. Hear the show at www.WeatherBrains.com
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Hurricane Camille: Monster Storm of the Gulf Coast by Philip Hearn.

ON THIS DATE IN 1997: The Elbe River normally flows peacefully
through the historic city of Dresden, Germany, but on this date it was
a angry brown torrent that looked more like a fast flowing lake than a
river as it churned through the town. Swollen with floodwaters from
the Czech River Vltava, the Elbe reached a record flood stage of 30.5
feet and was still rising. Expected to crest at 31.5 feet, the river
normally is at about six feet in August. The floodwaters threatened
cultural landmarks around the city's square, including the famous
Opera House and Zwinger Gallery of Old Masters. 33,000 people were
evacuated from Dresden. The worst floods in centuries were surging
through country after country in Central and Eastern Europe, including
Czechoslovakia, Germany, Austria and Russia. Waters were finally
receding in the Czech capital of Prague. At least 104 people had died
in the flooding.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TODAY
Partly cloudy. About a one in three chance of a storm during the
afternoon.
Afternoon High 88
WIND: SE 6-12

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy. A good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SE 8-16

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 87
WIND: S 6-14

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy. A chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and
storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 91
WIND: S 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy. Scattered afternoon and evening storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

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