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Saturday, June 20, 2009

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...Summer Arrives Officially Tomorrow...

The sun will reach its highest point above the equator early on Sunday
morning at 12:46 a.m. CDT. This marks the summer solstice, the
official beginning of astronomical summer. And it is going to feel
like summer for the next several days.

VERY HOT THIS WEEKEND: Friday was the hottest day of the year for
much of North and Central Alabama. And today may be even hotter.
Highs will top out in the middle and upper 90s. With these
temperatures and dewpoints in the middle 70s, heat index values will
approach 105F. This is the threshold when the combination of heat and
high humidity makes it difficult for the body to keep itself cool.
Take it easy, with breaks in air conditioned places. Wear light
colored, lightweight
clothing. Avoid lengthy exposure to the sun. Drink plenty of non-
alcoholic fluids.

HEAT TO EASE A TAD? A deep trough and coastal storm is expected to
form off the East Coast early next week. There have been signs that
big upper ridge would weaken a bit over Alabama and edge back to the
west. But these upper highs have a way of hanging around longer than
we want them too, and this means that the anticipated slight respite
in the heat may not happen. We will have to revise high temperature
forecasts back upward during the week ahead. The high is still
expected to shift a little westward late in the week, putting us back
on the periphery of the anticyclone and deflecting a thunderstorm
complex or two our way.

LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK: June 21st-27th is Lightning Safety
Awareness Week. Did you know that nationally between 1990 and 2003
there were 756 lightning fatalities nationally? During that same time
frame, there were 24 deaths in Alabama. This ranks the state 7th in the
country. This year's slogan' "When lightning roars, go indoors!"

SKY SHOW: Mars and Venus will appear closer in the sky that at any
point this year during the early morning hours Sunday morning. Go
outside about an hour before sunrise (sunrise occurs at 5:37 in the
morning.) Look to the east northeast. There you will see Mars and
Venus less than two degrees apart in the early morning sky. They
will be nearly that close on Monday morning as well.

BEACH WEATHER: A great time to visit the beautiful beaches of
Alabama and Northwest Florida in the week ahead. Skies will be mostly
sunny for the next few days, with only slight chances for an isolated
storm during the afternoon hours. It will be on the hot side, with
highs in the lower and middle 90s. Lows will be in the middle 70s.

TROPICS: The tropical Atlantic is very quiet. Tropical Depression 1-
E in the eastern Pacific dissipated late Friday afternoon just of the
coast of northwestern Mexico. Moisture from the system may spread up
into the Southwest U.S.

ON THIS DATE IN 2001: A major hailstorm pounded Denver International
Airport, damaging 93 commercial planes and causing the cancellation of
hundreds of flights over the next several days. There were two minor
injuries. Over 14,000 holes and cracks were punched in the flat roofs
of the terminal buildings by the hail that was up to 2 inches in
diameter. Over 4000 automobiles received hail damage.

Bill Murray
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TONIGHT
Clear, warm and muggy.
Morning Low 72
WIND: NW 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny and hot. Outside chance of a stray thunderstorm.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 96
WIND: NW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly cloudy and continued hot. Small chance of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 95
WIND: NW 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 93
WIND: NW 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Hot and humid with widely scattered afternoon storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 94
WIND: N 5-10

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Friday, June 19, 2009

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...Hot and Dry...

Friday was the hottest day of 2009 in Birmingham. The high at the
airport reached 94F. Some other hot highs across the state included
96F at Huntsville and Tuscaloosa, 97F in Montgomery and 99F at
Mobile. Readings today and Sunday will be a degree or two higher as
the strong high pressure continues to build over Alabama. Today's
average high at Birmingham is 88F. The record for the date is 101F.

A LITTLE HOTTER TODAY: The intense sunshine is beginning to cook the
moisture from recent rains out of the soil. That soil moisture has
been helping to hold temperatures back a few degrees. Skies will be
mostly sunny today. Rain chances will be nearly nil. Under clear
skies tonight, readings will drop back into the lower and middle 70s.

HEAT BORDERING ON DANGEROUS: Heat index values will push 105F today.
Reduce your heat risk by limiting strenuous activities to the cooler
part of the day. Wear lightweight and light colored clothing. Drink
plenty of non-alcoholic, non-caffeinated beverages. Stay out of the
sun and avoid sunburn. Spend time in air conditioning. Should be the
same way tomorrow.

FATHER'S DAY FORECAST: It will be mostly sunny and hot on Sunday.
There will be a very tiny chance of a stray thunderstorm tomorrow
afternoon. Highs will again be in the middle and upper 90s with heat
indices pushing that danger threshold of 105F. Make sure dad takes it
easy.

THE WEEK AHEAD: There are signs that the heat will relent just a tad
early in the week as the huge ridge of high pressure slides back
westward just a bit and a trough develops over the eastern U.S. We
will edge a little closer to normal for this time of year with highs.
That is if it happens. We could be edging those highs back upward if
it doesn't. In any case, it will be warm and humid with slight
chances of afternoon and evening showers and storms.

BEACH WEATHER: Great weather for you lucky folks that are heading to
the beautiful beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida this week.
Skies will be mostly sunny with just a slight chance of a thunderstorm
each day. Nearshore Gulf temperatures are in the middle and upper 80s.

ON THIS DATE IN 1997: Parts of eastern Nebraska woke up to a real hot
morning. After low temperatures overnight in the upper 70s, the
temperature spiked up to at least 89 degrees at Lincoln at 5 AM, 90 at
the western suburbs of Omaha and to 93 degrees near Gretna. The
biggest warm up was at Millard, where the temperature soared to 97
degrees. By 6 am CDT, the warming reached Eppley Airfield, with the
temperature up to 88 degrees from 81 degrees at 4 am. This heating was
caused by a layer of hot air aloft which was pulled to the surface by
thunderstorms in the area. It was accompanied by gusty southerly
winds.

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TODAY
Mostly sunny, hot and humid. Heat index values approaching dangerous
levels.
Afternoon High 95
WIND: NW 7-15

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny and hot. Outside chance of a stray thunderstorm.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 95
WIND: NW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly cloudy. Heat backs off a bit. Small chance of an afternoon
storm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 91
WIND: W 7-14

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 91
WIND: W 7-14

WEDNESDAY
Warm and humid with scattered afternoon storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

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...Heat Backs Off A Bit By Monday...

OUR OVERWORKED THERMOMETERS: Where I grew up, we used to describe a
day like today as hot as a firecracker. There are all types of fancy
words to describe the heat. Probably the simplest expression is hot,
hot, hot.

This means high temperatures insisting on reaching the mid 90s at
least through Sunday. It will also be quite humid. Sometimes our
weather models argue with each other. The NAM model, for example,
tells us our dew point will drop as low as 63 Saturday, which means
not quite as humid. However, the GFS model says no, it will be around
70 or higher. The models all week have been insisting on high
temperatures around 98 or 99 for the Birmingham area, but so far they
have not produced what was promised. The high in Birmingham yesterday
was 93. It had already crossed the 90-degree mark this afternoon and
the heat index was approaching 100.

The hotter temperatures have been down south. We do not really believe
the high of 102 in Dothan yesterday and low this morning 80. But even
along the coastal areas, the sea breeze has not helped that much and
temperatures have escalated to above the 90-degree mark. For example,
it was 98 at Gulf Shores and 92 on Dauphin Island.

AT THE BEACH: Still great weather, if you do not mind some
perspiration (sweat is a better word). Looks like mostly sunshine all
the way through the weekend with highs around 95 inland and close to
90 along the beach. The sea surface temperature is a very warm 87.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Our friend, the Gulf of Mexico has warmed up enough
to where she is all but inviting tropical development. But there is a
high-pressure nesting over the Northern Gulf and so there are no signs
of development in the Gulf or Atlantic. Over in the East Pacific, a
tropical depression will make landfall on the west coast of Mexico
tonight or Saturday and then move NE. It could possibly spread some
moisture into the SW USA.

SEVERE WEATHER: Scary situation for our friends north of the Ohio
River and through much of the Midwest. There is an Enhanced Moderate
Risk area this afternoon and tonight from the Mississippi River east
across much of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Severe Thunderstorm Watches
were posted this afternoon from Northern Illinois (including Chicago)
and a Tornado Watch for Northern Indiana. A Slight Risk area covers a
much larger area all the way over to North Carolina, Virginia,
Pennsylvania and Maryland.

LESS IMPROTANT STUFF: Did you know that there is a small community in
NW Walker County called Slicklizard? And there is a spot in Lawrence
County called Penitentiary Mountain. I love that east to west drive on
Highway 24 across Lawrence County where you can see the mountains to
the south and the flat Tennessee Valley to the north. This morning the
snow survey showed only 6/10 of 1% of the lower 48 with a snow cover.
Most of that is in the high country of the west. The NOAA satellite
snow survey showed that a great part of Canada and Alaska are now free
of snow.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly fully trusts us for
her protection and livelihood. She seems so at ease around us even
though she is always ready to play. She has only been spanked twice in
the 6 years she has lived with us. Her first spanking was when she
destroyed several large rolls of toilet paper and made our master
bedroom look like a fresh snowfall. The other time was when her leash
came loose and she ran away all the way around the walking track and
then jumped in my arms when she got home. After that the majority
owner issued an executive order for no more spanking. Miss Molly
smiled. Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
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TONIGHT
Clear and quite warm.
Morning Low 72
WIND: Calm

SATURDAY
Hot and steamy and mostly sunshine. Heat index over 100.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 95
WIND: NW 8-16

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny and hot. An isolated thunderstorm possible extreme NE.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 95
WIND: NW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny. Not as hot. A small risk of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 91
WIND: W 7-14

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 91
WIND: W 7-14

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...A Hot Early Summer Weekend...

SUMMER HEAT: June is supposed to be a hot month in Alabama, and that
heat will headline our forecast through the weekend. Yesterday's
official high in Birmingham was 93 degrees, which is five degrees
above the average high of 88. Low 90s are actually pretty common in
mid to late June, but the high humidity levels really made the
afternoon heat rather oppressive. The heat index, which is how the air
feels to humans due to the combined effect of temperature and
humidity, approached 100 degrees during the afternoon. The weather
won't change much through the weekend as a strong ridge of high
pressure aloft continues to cover Alabama.

The actual axis of the heat ridge is from Texas to Alabama; big
thunderstorm areas tend to form around the periphery of the upper
high, making a "ring of fire" featuring storms that really pack a
punch. Severe storms are likely later today and tonight over parts of
the Midwest, including the possibility of a few tornadoes. But, around
here, warm air aloft associated with the ridge should keep us mostly
rain-free. The best chance of a storm through tomorrow will be over
the far northeast corner of the state. Highs over the weekend will
remain generally in the 92 to 96 degree range, much like recent days.

NEXT WEEK: The heat ridge should slowly shift westward next week,
allowing cooler air aloft into the region, and giving us a chance of
scattered showers and storms, especially on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Temperatures should back down a bit as well, with highs in the 88 to
92 degree range. But, there are signs the ridge will expand eastward
in our direction again by the end of the week.

TROPICS: Tropical depression one-e formed yesterday in the eastern
Pacific, off the west coast of Mexico, and is headed in the direction
of the Mexican coast, with landfall expected tonight possibly as a
tropical storm. Some of the moisture from this system could move up
into the Southwest U.S. over the weekend. The Atlantic basin remains
quiet.

BEACH WEEKEND: No weather issues for the Gulf Coast this weekend;
mostly sunny days and fair nights are likely through Monday. Highs
along the immediate coast will be in the mid 80s, but mid 90s are
likely for the inland areas. Mobile soared to 98 yesterday, but the
high at our Gulf Shores SKYCAM location at the Phoenix All-Suites was
only 85. A few isolated showers or storms could pop up down there next
week, but there is no sign of any major rain event for the Gulf Coast
anytime soon.

ON THIS DATE IN 1972: Hurricane Agnes moves ashore in the Florida
panhandle. The highest wind reported was a gust to just 56 mph at
Apalachicola, Florida. Agnes' main damage would come two days later as
the remnants of the storm brought tremendous rains and flooding to
parts of the Northeast. Hurricane Agnes' five-day romp through the
Atlantic seaboard 25 years ago made the storm the costliest natural
disaster in the United States at that time.

James Spann
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TODAY
Partly to mostly sunny. Another hot afternoon.
Afternoon High 95
WIND: NW 6-12

SATURDAY
Hot and steamy with a good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 95
WIND: W 7-14

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Isolated afternoon storms, mainly over Northeast Alabama.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny. A passing afternoon storm in spots.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 91
WIND: W 7-14

TUESDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. A chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 7-14

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Thursday, June 18, 2009

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...The Humming Air Conditioner...

THE HEAT PARADE CONTINUES: I guess you could call this good old-
fashioned mid-summer heat that Alabama is experiencing. Traditionally,
our hottest time of the year is the last half of July and the first
half of August when the average high temperature is around 91.
However, our current heat spell (we do not want to call it a heat
wave) is averaging 3 to 5 degrees hotter than that.

Do not look for much relief until late in the weekend and early next
week. Even then you will not reach for a sweater because high
temperatures will still be in the lower 90s and that will probably be
the case through all of next week. The humidity is going to stay
relatively high. (Translation: not very comfortable.)

THE RAIN SITUATION: The topsoil is drying rapidly with all of this
sunshine and heat. We do not look for any thunderstorms until a few
Sunday afternoon and again Monday. However, we still are watching the
north land out of the corner of eye as a series of thunderstorms
continues to move southward affecting areas just to the east of
Alabama. Even this evening there could be some storms very close to
the Georgia/Alabama border.

SEVERE WEATHER: A Severe Thunderstorm Watch was in effect this
afternoon as close by as East Tennessee and North Georgia and most of
the Florida peninsula. The Storm Prediction Center has a huge part of
the country under a Slight Risk all the way from the Dakotas and
Minnesota southeastward to include all of Virginia, the Carolinas,
Georgia and Florida including the NE corner of Alabama. A Moderate
Risk is posted for the mountains of East Tennessee and Western North
Carolina, NE Georgia and NW South Carolina. Another Moderate Risk area
for Minneapolis and Des Moines eastward to Chicago and Indianapolis.
Tomorrow the Slight Risk area is moved northward from Missouri,
Kentucky and Virginia northward to the Great Lakes, but an unusually
Moderate Risk area is from Des Moines and Kansas City east across most
of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.

TROPICAL WEATHER: The Atlantic Basin is quiet, however over on the
other side of Mexico in the Eastern Pacific, a tropical depression has
formed 400 miles SSW of Mazatlan, Mexico. It will make landfall in
West Mexico early Saturday.

THE OLE SUNBALL: Bet you did not notice that the sun rose 1 minute
later this morning, as we get closer to the official beginning of
summer. By the end of June the mornings will be 4 minutes shorter.

GLOBAL ROAMING: Two tornadoes in South Minnesota yesterday and some
more in Nebraska. The middle part of the country having a very rough
season. 2.64 inches of rain in Pittsburgh and 3.16 at Flint, Michigan.
It was 34 degrees this morning at Grand Canyon Airport and Stanley,
Idaho and 31 at Barter Island, Alaska.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I have gone the extra mile with my
Little Miss Molly the last two days spending extra time with her in
rubdowns and ballgames. She and I both are like little kids. We
sometimes chase each other around the house. Last night she jumped on
the king-sized bed and turned it into a huge playground. She was
jumping all over the bed plowing under the covers, turning flips and
pretending she was digging holes. When she got through, the bed looked
like an EF1 tornado had passed by. Our ballgame last night was so
vigorous that she called it at the end of the third inning and
immediately plopped down on the carpet and went sound asleep in less
than two minutes. In this 90-plus heat, she is not quite as anxious to
walk a full half-mile when we go around the track. After she does her
business, she will abruptly do a 180 and head home. Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
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Fair and warm.
Morning Low 72
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FRIDAY
Mostly sunny. Another hot afternoon.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 94
WIND: W 6-12

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny and hot.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 95
WIND: NW 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Not as hot. An isolated afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 91
WIND: W 7-14

MONDAY
Partly sunny. A few afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 91
WIND: N 5-10

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...Hottest and Mostly Dry Weather...

ANOTHER HOT EARLY SUMMER DAY: Alabama's weather won't change too much
today; expect a good supply of sunshine with a high in the low to mid
90s. Yesterday's official high in Birmingham was 93, and we should be
close to that this afternoon. Dewpoints will remain in the low 70s,
pushing the afternoon heat index to around 100 degrees. And, the
chance of a cooling shower is tiny as a strong upper air ridge
continues to cover the Deep South. The best chance of a thunderstorm
later today will be over the far northeast corner of the state,
specifically in Jackson and DeKalb Counties.
The weather won't be much different tomorrow; hot and mostly dry with
any isolated storms being very isolated, and mainly over the northeast
part of the state. Afternoon highs will remain in the 92 to 95 degree
range, with heat index values around 100.

THE WEEKEND: It now appears the upper ridge will stay in place
Saturday, meaning another hot and generally dry day. But, on Sunday,
the upper trough will shift westward as a trough forms on the Atlantic
seaboard, and we will introduce a chance of scattered showers and
thunderstorms along with highs back in the upper 80s. Then, for the
first few days of next week, we will that risk of a few scattered
showers and storms each day with highs mostly in the 86 to 90 degree
range.

TROPICAL WEATHER UPDATE: The Atlantic basin remains quiet and tropical
storm formation is not expected through the weekend. The weather along
the Gulf Coast still looks excellent with mostly sunny days and fair
nights through Sunday. Highs along the immediate coast will be in the
mid 80s, with mid 90s for inland areas. The water remains warm; last
night's sea water temperature from the Dauphin Island Sea Lab was a
toasty 89 degrees.

TOO HOT? We are beginning to believe the automated weather station in
Dothan is printing incorrect data; according those instruments, the
high yesterday in Dothan was 102 degrees, which followed a morning low
of 80. Most of the other stations around the Southeast Alabama city
were about 5 to 7 degrees cooler, and we figure it is time for a
technician to visit the site to see what is going on. Up U.S. 231 at
Troy, the high was 96 degrees, which sounds closer to being correct.
Birmingham's official high yesterday was 93, but with dewpoints in the
low 70s, the heat index reached the upper 90s during the middle of the
afternoon.

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TODAY
Mostly sunny, hot, and humid.
Afternoon High 94
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FRIDAY
Partly to mostly sunny. Another hot afternoon.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 94
WIND: W 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SW 6-12

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A mix of sun and clouds. A chance of scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 7-14

MONDAY
Scattered showers and storms, especially during the afternoon and
evening hours.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NW 6-12

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...The Humming Air Conditioner...

LAZY DAYS OF SUMMER: The old air conditioner is going to whirling
away the rest of the week as we experience our hottest weather so far
this year. Even nights will be very warm, especially until around
midnight. The heat index could exceed 100 again tomorrow and maybe on
Saturday. Sure am glad the heat index is not the same as the
temperature. We will continue forecasting mid 90s for the next three
days and backing off a few degrees on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The
reason for that is that moisture will increase just enough to give us
a slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm Saturday and Sunday and a
slightly better chance on Monday.

Temperatures had already exceeded 90 in almost every corner of Alabama
this afternoon. Even on Dauphin Island it was 85 at 2:00 p.m. Dothan
had reached 100 by 1:00 this afternoon. That was one of the hottest
places in the state. They reported a high of 101 yesterday and
Montgomery had 99.

SEVERE WEATHER: We have had more of those than we can stand. A high-
pressure ridge was getting a little stronger and it serves to redirect
the thunderstorms more to the north and NE of Alabama. The Storm
Prediction Center did extend a Slight Risk area down into the NE
corner of Alabama for today and tonight, but so far most of the action
remains north of Alabama. About all we have had today was a few
lighter showers in the Scottsboro/Ft. Payne, Gadsden area NE Alabama.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch was posted for East Tennessee, NE Georgia
and the western part of the Carolinas. For tomorrow, SPC does not
include any part of Alabama under a slight risk, but a broad area from
Virginia and the Carolinas NW all the way to Minnesota and the Dakotas
is included.

TROPICAL WEATHER: The Tropics remain quiet. This is at least the
third day in a row that there has been virtually no cloudiness over
our dear friend, the Gulf of Mexico. We have no idea how long we will
have to wait for the birth of Ana, our first-named storm.

AT THE BEACH: Still good weather. High temperatures inland along the
Alabama/NW Florida coast
will be in the low to mid 90s through the weekend and mostly sunshine.
Of course, if you are sitting right along the beach, the daily sea
breeze will keep temperatures in the 80s. The water temperature is
very warm around 87 at most points. A hurricane would consider that as
inviting as humans with a big bowl of ice cream.

TUSCALOOSA: The Druid City has received measurable rain on only four
of the first 16 days of June for a total of 1.66 inches. Both
Birmingham and Anniston have almost doubled that. The month of June,
so far, has averaged very close to average on the old thermometer.

WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS: I love that motto and that is the one
that will be used next week as the NWS has their annual Safety
Awareness Week. As for me, I will not have to wait until the thunder
roars. I will go inside when the thunder speaks softly. Lightning
kills an average of 60 people in the USA each year. Lightning can
easily strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm and has been known up
to 25 miles away. Lightning is frightening.

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Mostly clear.
Morning Low 72
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THURSDAY
Mostly sunny and hot.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 96
WIND: NW 6-12

FRIDAY
Another hot afternoon. Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 95
WIND: W 6-12

SATURDAY
A mix of sun and clouds. A slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 93
WIND: W 7-14

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Not as hot. A few afternoon storms are possible.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 90
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...Hottest Weather So Far In 2009...

SUMMER HEAT IS THE STORY: While the official arrival of summer (in
terms of astronomy) is still four days away, we are well into
meteorological summer (June, July, and August), and it will certainly
feel like it today. An upper air ridge is parked over Alabama, meaning
we can expect mostly dry and hot weather through Friday. The good news
is that we have excellent soil moisture thanks to the recent storms,
and that will keep the heat from running away from us. Most of the
statistical guidance suggests a high in the upper 90s today, but we
will have about 4 degrees off that because part of the sun's energy
will have to evaporate the soil moisture, taking away from the energy
that would be heating the ground, which in turn heats the air.

While there is always some risk of a pop-up thunderstorm on a hot
summer afternoon in Alabama, the odds of any one spot getting wet are
so small through Friday that we won't mention it in our formal
forecast. The best chance of a storm late today will be over the
northeast corner of the state, mainly over Jackson and DeKalb
counties. The organized thunderstorm areas will remain north of the
state, where more severe weather is possible from Missouri east to the
Atlantic coast.

WHAT ABOUT THE WEEKEND? The upper ridge will be suppressed a bit by
Saturday thanks to a developing upper trough over the eastern third of
the nation, and that should allow a surface boundary (we don't like to
call them cold fronts in June) in here, and accordingly we figure that
scattered showers and storms will return on Saturday and Sunday. Heat
levels will also back down; we expect a high close to 90 on Saturday,
followed by upper 80s on Sunday. There will be intervals of sunshine
both days away from the showers and storms.

AT THE BEACH: Very nice weather continues along the Central Gulf coast
through Friday, with mostly sunny days and clear nights. Highs along
the immediate coast will be in the mid to upper 80s, with mid 90s
likely for inland areas. A few showers or storms could show up over
the weekend, but they should be widely scattered, and both days should
still feature a good supply of sunshine. The ocean water temperature
at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab last night was a warm 88 degrees, and
there is no sign of any tropical storm formation.

TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT: We saw triple digits in Alabama for the first time
yesterday; the hottest place was Dothan with a sizzling 101 degrees.
Montgomery was close behind with 99. Birmingham's official high was 92
degrees.

ON THIS DATE IN 1978: The "Whippoorwill" Disaster. A weak tornado
struck a showboat on Pomona Lake KS with 58 people aboard as it left
the dock for a dinner cruise. 16 people drowned as the boat capsized,
making the twister the deadliest tornado of the year.

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TODAY
Mostly sunny and hot.
Afternoon High 95
WIND: W 7-14

THURSDAY
Hot again with a good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 95
WIND: NW 7-14

FRIDAY
Partly to mostly sunny. Another hot afternoon.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 95
WIND: W 6-12

SATURDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. Not as hot with a chance of scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. A few scattered showers or thunderstorms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NW 6-12

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...Tired of Thunderstorms...

GET READY TO GET HOT: Sometimes I wonder if thunderstorms have a mind
of their own. We did not expect that big blast of storms last night.
It appears that as they were moving across West Tennessee, they saw a
Welcome to Alabama sign and headed south.

Damage was widespread again last night as the severe storms pounded
numerous counties and even was still triggering Severe Thunderstorm
Warnings in the SE part of the state after midnight. No telling how
many trees were uprooted. It had to be in the 100s and maybe even
thousands. Large hail occurred in a number of North Alabama
communities and some folks got very heavy rain.

BETTER LUCK TONIGHT: We believe that the bow echo moving east across
Kentucky and Tennessee this afternoon will avoid us in Central
Alabama. While we cannot rule out some storms skirting across NE
Alabama, we believe Central Alabama will stay dry. When it gets this
hot, we cannot totally rule out an isolated storm.

THAT DREADED THREE-LETTER WORD—HOT: It will be our hottest of the
year so far over the next several days. The ground is wet over much of
the area, so that low-level humidity will make you very uncomfortable
the next couple of days. We are calling for high temperatures across
Central Alabama to be somewhere between 95 and 97 only to back off a
few degrees on Saturday. Somewhere in Alabama we may see our first 100-
degree high for the year. The heat index will probably exceed 100
Thursday. We think the chance of a thunderstorm will be very small
this evening and Wednesday and we left them out of the forecast
completely on Thursday and Friday.

IN FOCUS—CHICAGO: The Windy City is having an exceptionally cool
June. Their temperature has been above normal only one day this month
and that was by only 1 degree. On 8 of the 15 days so far, highs have
only been in the 60s. The mean temperature so far in June was 60.4 was
6 degrees below average.

GLOBAL ROAMING: 107 at Pecos, Texas was the hottest yesterday. One
day I will write a story about a miserable night in that town. Coldest
this morning in the lower 48 was 34 at Aspen, Colorado. A Severe
Thunderstorm Watch covers East Kentucky and Middle and East Tennessee
until 8:00 tonight. More than 3 inches of rain in the last 24 hours in
Bismarck and St. Louis. More than 2 inches of rain in Anniston last
night gives them a surplus for the year of 2.05. Hail accumulated to a
depth of 3 inches over North New Jersey yesterday. It looked like snow.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly has an IQ somewhat
higher than mine and she is definitely becoming disgusted with so many
thunderstorms. I am afraid she is going to petition me to let her move
back to Salt Lake City where she was born. We do not see her much
during the stormy evenings like last night. I believe the lightning
was so severe that it would rank in the top five since I started
weather work in 1957. She spent much of last evening hiding in about
four different places. I thought I heard her give a sigh of relief
when I took her to bed at 2:00 a.m. Life goes on.

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Fair and warm. Only a small risk of an evening thunderstorm.
Morning Low 70
WIND: SW 3-6

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny and hot. An isolated afternoon storm possible.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 96
WIND: W 7-14

THURSDAY
Sunny and hot. Heat index may exceed 100.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 97
WIND: W 6-12

FRIDAY
Another hot day and mostly sunny.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 95
WIND: SW 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm. Not quite
as hot.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 7-14

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...The Heat Cranks Up A Notch...

AFTERNOONS GETTING HOTTER: You have probably noticed it, but this is
summer in Alabama (at least meteorological summer), so telling you the
weather is going to be hot should be no surprise. An upper ridge will
strengthen across our state today, pushing afternoon temperatures up
into the mid 90s in many areas. Dewpoints will remain in the low 70s
throughout the day, meaning the afternoon heat index, or the way it
feels due to the combined effect of temperature and humidity, will
hover around 100 degrees this afternoon.

Keep in mind the atmosphere will become rather unstable during the
heat of the afternoon, and we sure can't rule out a few thunderstorms
across the northern half of Alabama, despite the building upper ridge.
The chance of any one neighborhood seeing a storm later today is about
one in four, and like recent days, where the storms develop they could
pack a punch.

REST OF THE WEEK: Hot weather is the headline tomorrow through Friday;
afternoon highs will stay generally in the mid 90s, and with the warm
air aloft associated with the upper ridge, the chance of any one spot
getting wet is very small. But, remember, there almost always is some
risk of a thunderstorm on a hot summer afternoon in Alabama.

WEEKEND PREVIEW: The upper ridge will shift a bit to the west by
Friday night, allowing a surface front to move into the northern part
of the state
on Saturday. This will mean the return of scattered showers and
thunderstorms, with the potential for them both Saturday and Sunday.
This won't be a wash-out, but it looks like we will have to dodge a
few thunderstorms over the weekend. Heat levels will come down as
well, with afternoon highs around 90.

AT THE BEACH: The weather looks excellent for the rest of the week
along the Gulf Coast from Panama City west to Gulf Shores; mostly
sunny days, fair nights, and only isolated showers around. Afternoon
highs along the immediate coast will be in the mid to upper 80s, with
low to mid 90s inland. The sea water temperature last night at the
Dauphin Island Sea Lab was a very warm 89 degrees. Despite the warm
water, there is no sign of tropical storm formation across the
Atlantic basin for the rest of the week.

LAST NIGHT'S STORMS: Another batch of severe thunderstorms moved into
North Alabama late yesterday; tornado warnings were issued for a while
for Limestone and Lauderdale counties. Hail stones the size of
baseballs were reported in Decatur around 7:30.

ON THIS DATE IN 1972: Agnes was born on this date, forming as a
tropical storm east of the Yucatan Peninsula. Agnes would be a storm
with two distinct lives. She would move north over the Gulf of Mexico
and strike the Florida Panhandle as a minimal hurricane. A few days
later, the remnants of Hurricane Agnes would be rejuvenated over the
Northeast, dumping heavy amounts of rain and causing record flooding
across area from the 20th through the 24th.

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TODAY
Partly sunny, hot, and humid. A few scattered storms, mainly during
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Afternoon High 94
WIND: W 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny and hot. Only isolated afternoon storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 95
WIND: W 7-14

THURSDAY
Hot and humid with a good supply of sunshine. The heat index will peak
near 100.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 95
WIND: W 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly to mostly sunny. Hot again.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SW 6-12

SATURDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. Not as hot with a chance of scattered showers
and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 90
WIND: S 6-12

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...Tired of Thunderstorms...

ALABAMA TO GET HOTTER: We have focused all of our weather eyes toward
the north today anxiously watching Tennessee, Missouri and Arkansas to
see if they are going to ship us a big bunch of naughty unwanted
thunderstorms. Fortunately, the weather pattern has changed a bit and
it favors a more eastward movement of the storms. A Severe
Thunderstorm Watch was issued today for Tennessee. They have had
several strong storms, but so far the more numerous activity has been
across Missouri and moving into Kentucky. This afternoon, some
scattered storms were beginning to develop over extreme North Alabama.
We are fairly optimistic that we will avoid another onslaught of
storms that migrate all
the way through the state like we have had for the last several days.

We will still have a chance of some thunderstorms in Central Alabama
tonight. They will be showing more of an eastward movement. We will
still have a chance of some tomorrow. We expect few, if any, after
that for the remainder of the week as our hottest weather of the year
sets in.

THERMOMETER WORKOUT: Starting tomorrow the old thermometer will start
visiting the 90s. We expect mid 90s all the way through Friday.
Thursday could be our hottest day across Central Alabama when we see
95 or 96 for a high. Some places over on the west side of the state
could be a degree or two hotter.

OUR WEEKEND STORMS: Surely there were thousands of trees uprooted
across Alabama as a series of derechoes plowed SE into the state.
There was also some flood problems with intense amounts of rain.
Typical rain amounts included nearly 2 inches in Homewood and Vestavia
Hills and over 2 inches in Hanceville.

A TORNADO-SAFE TOWN: An EF1 tornado touched down in Norman, Oklahoma
last night and stayed on the ground for 2 miles. Norman is the home of
the NWS Storm Prediction Center that handles the watches for the
entire USA. What is so unusual about this is the storm last night was
the first tornado in 19 years.

GLOBAL ROAMING: Tremendous rain this morning across Missouri,
including the St. Louis area. More than 4 inches of rain early today
at Jonesburg, Missouri put I-70 under several feet of water. Cars were
inundated and abandoned. Dallas/Ft. Worth had their share of major
flash flooding a few days ago, but down in South Texas, San Antonio
has only received 7.43 inches of rain all year which is exactly one-
half the average amount. 106 in Laredo was the hottest in the USA
Sunday. Lows this morning included 30 at Barrow, Alaska and 32 at
Truckee, California.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: There are so many tiny things of nature
that are interesting and, with my childlike imagination, they are even
more so. Yesterday morning, barely daylight, a brown bird came walking
up our front walk. I guess it was a brown thrasher. It had a worm
dangling from his mouth and stood staring in our front door window. My
guess is he wanted a biscuit so he could have a sausage and biscuit
for breakfast. Later in the day, I walked Little Miss Molly. It was
still raining lightly. As we passed a fence, she suddenly jerked me
off my feet and took off after a tiny baby rabbit. The little rabbit
was huddled by the fence trying to keep dry. The little guy took off
like a rocket down into a backyard. Miss Molly became airborne and
landed on his rear end, but I jerked her back. Will someone explain to
me why dogs know they are supposed to chase cats and rabbits and
instead play with fellow dogs? Life goes on.

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Partly cloudy. A chance of a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 72
WIND: W 4-7

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered, mostly afternoon, thunderstorms..
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 93
WIND: W 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny and hot. An isolated afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 94
WIND: W 10-15

THURSDAY
A sunny hot day.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 95
WIND: SW 5-10

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny. A late thunderstorm is possible.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SW 6-12

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...Getting Hotter...

Will it be four straight days with thunderstorm complexes roaming
across the Deep South? We will eagerly be watching radars to the
northwest of Alabama today and tonight. Some things are in our favor,
including the fact that the airmass between here and Kansas has been
worked over by more derechos in the past three days than we normally
see in a year.

YOUR FORECAST: Skies will be partly cloudy today, unless we get one
of those MCVs, or MCCs, or MCSs, or whatever alphabet soup of a storm
complex that Mother Nature throws our way. High temperatures will
depend on clouds and rainfall. I think most spots will see 90 today.
That will be a sign of things to come. Temperatures will be heating
up over the next several days as a ridge of high pressure builds over
Alabama. Temperatures will rise into the lower and middle 90s as
times during the week ahead. The rains that we have experienced over
this weekend will not only help our grass and gardens grow, but it
will also help to limit the extreme temperatures that we might have
experienced had it been drier. It takes a lot of solar energy to dry
up all that moisture, which is a good thing. We have been seeing
signs that a front could arrive by the weekend, but that looks iffy.

VORTEX 2 NOT A SUCCESS? The VORTEX 2 field experiment ended
Saturday, after only capturing one tornadic storm. It was an EF2 in
Wyoming on June 5th. So while you might think the project was a
failure, the research teams actually may have learned more than we
think. The goal was to learn as much as possible about why some
supercell storms don't produce tornadoes. They had quite a few of
those. They will be
back at it next spring.

TONIGHT'S GUEST ON WEATHERBRAINS: Tonight we talk hurricanes on
WeatherBrains episode 177 as author Jay Barnes joins the panel for a
discussion of some famous and some not-so-famous hurricanes. Jay is
the author of Florida's Hurricane History and North Carolina's
Hurricane History. Both are comprehensive annals of both states'
hurricane-prone histories.

IN THE TROPICS: The tropics are quiet, much as you would expect for
mid-June. The last half of June is not very busy on average. Even in
the busy period since 1995, only four named systems have occurred in
the last half of June. Nothing is threatening to develop into a
tropical cyclone in the immediate future.

ON THIS DATE IN 1991: Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines blew its top
beginning a rampage that would hurl debris as high as 100,000 feet
into the sky. The series of eruptions would be the most violent
volcanic eruption of the twentieth century. Material from the
eruption would spread around the globe, leading to climate changes
worldwide as the sun's energy was blocked out and global temperatures
cooled by as much as 1 degree F. The most violent eruptions coincided
with the arrival of Typhoon Yuma. The resultant heavy rains mixed
with the heavy ash falls to encase everything in thick layers of a
concrete-like substance. Nine hundred people were killed in the
Philippines as a result of the eruptions and 200,000 were left homeless.

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Partly cloudy with a chance of a storm.
Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy and hotter. A slight chance of a storm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 93
WIND: W 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy and hot. An isolated storm possible.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 94
WIND: W 6-12

THURSDAY
Continued hot. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of a storm.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 95
WIND: W 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. Isolated PM storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SW 6-12

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...Rough Sunday...

It has been a fun weekend in Memphis. We punched through the huge bow
echo on Friday along US-78 in northern Mississippi, just ten minutes
after an EF-2 tornado touched down in Olive Branch. As we drove the
Olive Branch, all of the power was out and there was considerable
debris on the highway. One substantial sign was bent completely over
the ground, the large steel supports bent over. Several of the
breakaway highway signs were knocked over. As we arrived in Memphis,
the power was out to over 175,000 people. When I awakened to intense
thunder in Memphis this morning, I knew Alabama was going to get it
later. The thunderstorm complex descended southeastward, running into
moderate to strongly unstable air as it moved into Alabama. CAPEs
were running 2500-3000 j/kg through the middle of the state. The
result was an intensifying bow echo that raced through the state at
over 50 mph.

RAINFALL WATCH: A total of 1.68 inches of rain fell today at the
Skycam site on top of the Daniel Building in downtown Birmingham.
Some street flooding was reported along 3rd Avenue West in
Birmingham. Nearly an inch of rain (0.91) fell at the Birmingham
International Airport during today's severe storms. This will push
our annual rainfall total to 29.12 inches, which is nearly two inches
above normal. When we started Friday, we actually had a rainfall
deficit for the year.

THROUGH TONIGHT: This morning's storm complex laid down a mini-
frontal system across the northern half of the state today. A few
light showers were over eastern Mississippi at mid-afternoon. It
remains to be seen if those showers will hold together long enough to
move into Central Alabama. We will keep a chance of showers in the
forecast through the evening and overnigh, mainly south and west of
Birmingham.

MORE STORMS AHEAD? If you look at the weather pattern across the
southern states, right now, it doesn't look a lot different from
yesterday or today. This leads one to believe that we will see
another complex of thunderstorms form later to the northwest of
Alabama. Any complex that does so will move southeastward toward
Alabama. Now, if there is any difference, it is t hat the storm
track may be edging just a hair to the north. This could push the
storm complex more to the northeast, perhaps affecting Northeast
Alabama. We will just have to wait and see. Whoever does get one
will get some active weather for sure. .

TUESDAY AND BEYOND: High pressure should begin to build over Alabama
and the Deep South, ending the thunderstorm conveyor belt.
Temperatures should trend to hotter and storm chances should go down.

ON THIS DATE IN 1972: Hurricane Agnes began life as a tropical
disturbance off the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on this date.
As the disturbance moved northward across the Gulf of Mexico the
following two days, she strengthened to a tropical storm. Agnes
would make landfall on the Northwest Florida coast as a minimal
hurricane on the 19th, but the real damage would come a few days later
as the remnants of the storm stalled over the Northeast, producing
tremendous flooding in Pennsylvania.

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TONIGHT
Partly cloudy with a chance of a few showers.
Morning Low 70
WIND: NW 5-10

MONDAY
Partly cloudy and hot. Another round of thunderstorms possible.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 92
WIND: NW 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy, hot and humid. Slight chance of an afternoon
thunderstorm.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 93
WIND: W/SW 6-12

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy and hot. A small chance of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SW 6-12

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WUUS54 KBMX 200306
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1006 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PIEDMONT...
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL CLEBURNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
EAST CENTRAL ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HOKES BLUFF...

* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT

* AT 1004 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
HOKES BLUFF...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

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TENNALA AND MOSHAT

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IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

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LAT...LON 3393 8538 3388 8587 3408 8588 3423 8544
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 252DEG 25KT 3400 8579

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...More Storms Ahead?...

We were starting to get a little short in the rainfall department in
Birmingham before the storms of Friday and Saturday. Then we picked
up a third of an inch of rain Friday evening, and a little more than
an inch and a quarter from this morning's storms. We are back in the
surplus zone again at BHM. Most everyone across the northern half of
the state is around normal. Tuscaloosa and Huntsville are running
1.5-2 inches below normal. Mobile's deficit is approaching three
inches.

RAINY/STORMY SATURDAY: Persistent showers and storms trained east
southeastward for much of the morning and early afternoon on Saturday,
bringing steady rains to a wide area. There was plenty of lightning
and thunder to go around also. The activity formed in the battle zone
between cooler and drier continental high pressure over the Great
Lakes and a muggy, warm airmass over the Deep South. The continual
tug of war between these two airmasses has been going on for the
better part of a week.

MORE STORMS TODAY: Northwesterly flow situations like the one we are
in right now are notorious for shipping us clusters of thunderstorms.
This same pattern will continue through at least tomorrow, meaning we
will deal with a couple of rounds of showers and storms at some
point. It is hard to pinpoint, but be on he lookout for them through
Monday. Some of the storms could be on the strong side, with strong
winds and hail, as well as the typical heavy rains and deadly
lightning. Be inside before one of these storms heads your way.

THE WEEK AHEAD: A large upper level high will develop to our
southwest over the next few days. This will push the storm zone back
to the north, and return us to a more normal summer time pattern of
hot and hazy weather with widely scattered afternoon and evening
thunderstorms. Skies will be partly cloudy for the most part, and
the mercury will be heating up again, with highs back into the 90s.
Overnight lows will be in the muggy 70s.

SNEAK PEEK NEXT WEEKEND: Looking out seven days, it looks like we
might see a frontal system trying to push into the region next
weekend, accompanied by an increased chance of showers and storms. It
is still a little early to put much faith in the ol' crystal ball with
that prediction. We will just have to wait and see.

TROPICS: Everything in the tropical Atlantic is quiet for now. We
will be watching for an uptick the Madden-Julian Oscillation moving
across the Atlantic and into the Caribbean over the next few days.
This increased energy could lead to increased shower and thunderstorm
activity in those areas and make things a little more interesting.

ON THIS DATE IN 1999: Tremendous rains fell in a short period across
portions of the Birmingham metro area, producing significant flash
flooding. 5.88 inches of rain fell in less than an hour in the
Mountain Brook area. 4.85 inches of rain fell in an hour in nearby
Irondale.

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TODAY
Partly sunny and hot. Another round or two of storms possible.
Afternoon High 91
WIND: NW 5-10

MONDAY
Partly cloudy and hot. A chance of a shower or storm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 92
WIND: NW 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy, hot and humid. Slight chance of an afternoon
thunderstorm.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 93
WIND: W/SW 6-12

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy and hot. A small chance of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SW 6-12

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