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Saturday, July 11, 2009

ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday July 11, 2009
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TWO GREAT BASEBALL EVENTS!

Southern League All-Star Game
Monday, July 13 7:00 pm
Regions Park

Southern League Home Run Derby and
Celebrity Softball Game 3:00 pm
Sunday, July 12
Rickwood Field

For tickets, call 205-988-3200 or
http://www.barons.com
===================================================================

...Isolated Storms This Afternoon...

That's your grass crying for help. Lawns across Jefferson and
surrounding counties are behind in short term moisture. During
summer, our lawns generally require two inches of rainfall. The only
areas that have gotten acceptable short term rainfall in this area is
in Tuscaloosa County along the Jefferson County line from Lake View to
the northwest and in Shelby county east of Columbiana to south of
Wilsonville. The rainfall deficit at the Birmingham Airport will top
three quarters of an inch today. Unless it rains…

WHEN WILL IT RAIN? Soon. At least for parts of the area. My new
saying is "Northwest Flow, Weekend Weatherman's Woe." A complex of
storms is turning southward across Tennessee early this afternoon.
High clouds from the anvil of the storms is overspreading the
Tennessee Valley and will overspread the rest of the area this
afternoon in advance of the storms. The storms should reach the
Northwest corner of the state by 3 p.m. and could reach the Birmingham
area by 5-6 p.m. Surface based instability values will be moderate to
high ahead of this complex, which should feed it as it heads
southeast. Areas that see the storms could see in excess of an inch
of rain. There is a chance that the storms could be strong, but
significant severe weather is not anticipated.

MORE STORMS? The northerly upper flow will allow a cool front to
push southward over the next couple of days. The front will approach
the Tennessee/Kentucky border on Sunday. This spark will set off
scattered storms tomorrow. Again, some of them could be strong to
severe. The frontal system will set up in an unlikely northwest to
southeast orientation and will provide the focus for more showers and
storms through Tuesday or Wednesday. Expect a brief drying on
Thursday before another boundary approaches Friday.

BIG BASEBALL EVENT: Jonathan Nelson and his team at the Birmingham
Barons are excited about hosting the Southern League All Stars here
for their annual showcase

game Monday night. There is also a Home Run Derby Sunday afternoon at
Rickwood.

WEATHERBRAINS: WeatherBrains is the podcast that is all about the
weather. It is put on by the crew here at AlabamaWX.com. It features
interviews with some of the greatest minds in weather and climate.
This week, we will go into the teeth of the storm as we interview
Aerial Weather Reconnaissance Officer Lt. Col. Roy Deatherage from the
53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron in Biloxi. If you have a
question you would like us to ask this Hurricane Hunter, it's email@weatherbrains.com
.

ON THIS DATE IN 1951: It had been raining for months in eastern
Kansas. Many locations picked up an entire year's rainfall in just 2
½ months. On this date, seven inches fell in Manhattan KS. Three
hundred homes and buildings were underwater in the Manhattan Business
District. A huge flood crest was headed down the Kaw River toward
Topeka, where the River was forecast to crest at 30.5 feet. Residents
were warned that dikes that protected the north side of Topeka might
not hold against the flood. Evacuations were underway. A dozen other
Kansas cities were under siege from the Marais des Cygnes, Neosho,
Cottonwood, Republican and Verdigris Rivers. The flooding would be
the worst disaster ever in the history of the state, with over $1
billion in damage . More at AlabamaWx.com.

IF YOU LIKE HISTORICAL WEATHER: Get your daily dose of weather
history facts by following my tweets. You can follow me @wxhistorian
at Twitter.com.

Bill Murray
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TONIGHT
Storm complex moving south, producing heavy rain and strong winds.
Morning Low 71
WIND: SW 5-10

SUNDAY
Hot and hazy. Scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered afternoon and evening storms.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 6-12

TUESDAY
Continued hot and humid. A better chance of storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 6-12

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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday July 11, 2009
===================================================================
TWO GREAT BASEBALL EVENTS!

Southern League All-Star Game
Monday, July 13 7:00 pm
Regions Park

Southern League Home Run Derby and
Celebrity Softball Game 3:00 pm
Sunday, July 12
Rickwood Field

For tickets, call 205-988-3200 or
http://www.barons.com
===================================================================

...Storms on the Increase...

That huge bubble of heat that has been baking parts of the Central
Plains will shrink just a bit today, opening the door for a
northwesterly flow aloft to set up over Alabama. This will lead to
the possibility of thunderstorm complexes driving southeastward over
the next couple of days. It will also allow a frontal boundary to
sink southward towards Alabama.

IT'S THE WEEKEND, THERE MUST BE SEVERE WEATHER: It seems like every
weekend for the longest has featured storms and a chance of severe
weather. Hot and humid conditions will provide fuel for any storm
complexes that head our way and create the potential for severe
weather today and tomorrow.

NEXT WEEK: As the ridge of high pressure eases back to the west for
the start of the week, the cold front will become aligned northwest to
southeast and come in from an
unusual direction: the northeast. This will provide a focus for
scattered showers and storms across the area on Monday and Tuesday,
perhaps into Wednesday. In fact, scattered storms should be a fixture
through the end of the week. But we have heard that a lot over the
past three weeks.

ALL STAR EVENTS: This is a big weekend for Birmingham as the Barons
host the Southern League All-Stars. Home Run Derby and a Celebrity
Softball Game featuring our very own James Spann will take place at
3:05 p.m. Sunday at Birmingham's historic Rickwood Field. Here is
your chance to spend an afternoon in America's Oldest Ballpark. Then
Monday evening, Regions Park will be the site of the Southern League
All Star Game. Go see up and coming ballplayers, many just a step
from the Major Leagues.

NOTES FROM ALL OVER: Tornadic supercells ripped across the deeply
wooded regions of northwestern Ontario Thursday night. One of the
tornadoes struck the Fisherman's Cove resort near Ear Falls. Two men
were killed and another was still missing at press time last evening
after the cabin in which they were staying was destroyed and hurled
into a lake. Ironically, the victims of the rare tornado were from a
place where tornadoes are common: Oklahoma. The Sooner State was
baking in extreme heat on Friday. Temperatures soared to 115F at
Freedom. There was an unofficial report of 117F at Alva. Storm
chasing tour companies reported brisk reservations for the 2010
tornado season on t he announcement from NOAA that we are going into
an El Nino phase.

ON THIS DATE IN 1961: The Major League Baseball All Star game at
Candlestick Park in San Francisco was buffeted by strong winds. Giants
pitcher Stu Miller was called for a balk when the gusting winds blew
him off the mound in the ninth inning. Baserunners advanced and tied
the score. The National League won the windy contest, 5-4 in 10
innings, but one AL run was chalked up to the weather.

WEATHER TWISTORY: If you are interested in historic weather events,
then follow my weather history tweets. I am wxhistorian at
Twitter.com.
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TODAY
Partly cloudy, hot, hazy and humid. Chance of an isolated PM storm.
Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 5-10

SUNDAY
Hot and hazy. Slight chance of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon and evening storms, mainly
east.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 6-12

TUESDAY
Continued hot and humid. A better chance of storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 6-12

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Friday, July 10, 2009

ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday July 10, 2009
===================================================================
TWO GREAT BASEBALL EVENTS!

Southern League All-Star Game
Monday, July 13 7:00 pm
Regions Park

Southern League Home Run Derby and
Celebrity Softball Game 3:00 pm
Sunday, July 12
Rickwood Field

For tickets, call 205-988-3200 or
http://www.barons.com
===================================================================

...Persistent 90-plus Heat...

THE OLD STUBBORN THERMOMETER: I wish there was something we could do
to put a reign on the thermometer when it gets around the 85-degree
mark on a July day in Alabama. Unfortunately, the thermometer is the
boss and he will not listen to that at all. So, here we go again with
temperatures in the low to mid 90s almost every day and not enough
cool off at night to really make it comfortable. There is a chance
that the high-pressure area aloft (we also refer to it as the heat
ridge) will nose its way a little further eastward in the next day or
so. If that happens, our afternoon high temperatures could edge upward
another 2 or possibly 3 degrees and easily reach the mid 90s.
The last boundary that moved into Alabama is stalled somewhere over
the south part of the state. It is hard to identify. Regardless, it
will start sneaking its way back northward or even completely lose its
identity. Looking further down the road, there are now indications
that another boundary may slip across the Tennessee River by Tuesday
and still another one by next Friday. It appears that those will stall
over the north. If all this plays out according to our script, that
will give us a slight increase in showers and thunderstorms by Monday,
Tuesday and possibly next Wednesday. Even then, not an all-day, much
needed rain.

Meanwhile, afternoon or early evening thunderstorms will be very
scarce until at least Monday. We doubt if you even see one tomorrow.
In fact, we left any chance out of the forecast for that one day.

BEACH AND TROPICAL WEATHER: Still no sign of Ana, Bill or Claudette
in the Atlantic, Caribbean or Gulf. Of course, Ana is the first one.
We have a little game going among ourselves. James Spann has
designated Fred as the most likely big troublemaker this year. We will
see how this plays out. Let us get back to the beautiful sandy beaches
of Alabama and NW Florida. Look for high temperatures all the way
through next Tuesday to be between 90 and 92. If you happen to get a
good sea breeze on the immediate coast, those highs will be in the
upper 80s. The sea surface temperature is unusually warm, so the sea
breeze is not quite as effective.

LIGHTNING IS FRIGHTENING: You probably think I have run that saying
into the ground, but we cannot emphasize it enough. I am still amazed
at the number of people that do not seek shelter when the lightning
sets in until the rain gets to them. Thanks to Jeff Hansen, staff
writer with The Birmingham News, for reminding us that a woman down in
Atmore in South Alabama was killed by lightning this week as she was
taking out the trash. She happened to be an outstanding and extremely
popular citizen of Atmore.

They had to take her off life support last Wednesday. She was very
devoted to her family and God. Her husband is a well-known doctor.
Dawn Yoder, the victim, had made arrangements to donate her organs.
There was another case earlier in Dallas where lightning struck the
roof of a home, the bolt of lightning came down through the light
fixture overhead and arced to the chest of a woman and exited through
her toe. She is okay. Her small son knew how to dial 911.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Last night almost dark I decided to go
back in time and take Little Miss Molly on a long walk and let her
make every decision on which way to go, how long to stay out and how
many times to stop and investigate. I decided to do a little research
and I counted 27 times that she left the walking track to check out
something—even in the hedgerow or the open grassy area. She also
stopped at three homes where she knew the people there loved her. She
plopped down in their backyards hoping to get a belly rub or head rub.
After about 30 minutes, she decided to do a 180 and come back home. By
then I was wet with perspiration, but I do not care. Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
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TONIGHT
Mostly clear. An isolated evening thunderstorm is possible.
Morning Low 71
WIND: SE 4-7

SATURDAY
More sun than clouds. Hot and humid.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 93
WIND: S 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and hot. An isolated afternoon or evening thunderstorm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered, mostly afternoon, thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 6-12

TUESDAY
More hot weather. Chance of a shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 92
WIND: W 6-12

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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday July 10, 2009
===================================================================
TWO GREAT BASEBALL EVENTS!

Southern League All-Star Game
Monday, July 13 7:00 pm
Regions Park

Southern League Home Run Derby and
Celebrity Softball Game 3:00 pm
Sunday, July 12
Rickwood Field

For tickets, call 205-988-3200 or
http://www.barons.com
===================================================================

NEW DAY, OLD FORECAST: Not much overall change in the weather pattern
is expected through the weekend. Partly sunny, hot, and hazy days,
with the risk of a few isolated afternoon and evening showers and
thunderstorms. The best chance of a shower or storm will be over the
eastern half of the state, in the 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. time frame.
Showers will be scarce over the western side of the state thanks to
warmer air aloft associated with an upper air ridge. That also means
hotter temperatures for places like Tuscaloosa, Demopolis, and
Fayette, where mid 90s are likely. Highs should be mostly in the low
90s for the I-65 corridor and points east.
NEXT WEEK: For now we don't see much reason for major weather changes
next week; typical mid-summer heat continues with some risk of widely
scattered showers and storms each afternoon. The hottest weather in
the nation will remain west of Alabama under the core of the upper air
high.

GULF COAST WEATHER: About 6 to 8 hours of sunshine is likely each day
from Panama City west to Gulf Shores, and a few scattered showers and
storms will remain possible. Highs along the immediate coast will be
in the upper 80s, with low to mid 90s for inland communities. Last
night's sea water temperature at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab was 82
degrees (F). The tropics remain quiet, and tropical storm formation is
not expected through the weekend.

HEAT PARADE: The nation is baking under the big upper air high to the
west of Alabama. While the nation's hot spot was in the desert, where
Death Valley, CA hit 116, numbers weren't that much lower over parts
of Texas and Oklahoma. Wichita Falls, Texas soared to 109 degrees,
while Oklahoma City hit the triple digits with 101. The high
temperature of 115 in Buffalo, Oklahoma is the hottest temperature
recorded anywhere in Oklahoma in 13 years!

HELLO EL NINO: NOAA scientists yesterday announced the arrival of El
Niño, a climate phenomenon with a significant influence on global
weather, ocean conditions and marine fisheries. El Niño, the periodic
warming of central and eastern tropical Pacific waters, occurs on
average every two to five years and typically lasts about 12 months.
NOAA expects this El Niño to continue developing during the next
several months, with further strengthening possible. The event is
expected to last through winter 2009-10.

Generally speaking, El Nino means fewer hurricanes due to stronger
winds aloft over the tropical Atlantic, and it can also mean enhanced
rain and storm activity for Alabama during the fall and spring, and
potential active tornado seasons. But, no El Nino cycle is the same,
and we will just have to wait and see what it means for our state.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Partly sunny. Only a small risk of an afternoon shower.
Afternoon High 92
WIND: E 6-12

SATURDAY
Hot and humid; isolated afternoon storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 93
WIND: S 5-10

SUNDAY
Hot and hazy. Isolated afternoon showers.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SW 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon showers or thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

TUESDAY
Another hot and humid day. A passing afternoon shower in a few spots.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

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Thursday, July 09, 2009

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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday July 9, 2009
===================================================================
TWO GREAT BASEBALL EVENTS!

Southern League All-Star Game
Monday, July 13 7:00 pm
Regions Park

Southern League Home Run Derby and
Celebrity Softball Game 3:00 pm
Sunday, July 12
Rickwood Field

For tickets, call 205-988-3200 or
http://www.barons.com
===================================================================

...Lazy Summer Days...

SAME OLD STUFF: When I stepped outside for my midday walk, a much
shorter walk than early morning, it definitely did not feel October-
ish. I still have 10 more weeks before I jump with joy. Mind you, I
realize that most of you love summer with all your heart and I deeply
respect that.

Weather forecasting in mid-summer can bog down into a rut with little
variation from day to day. Always, the main two items anyone is
interested in are the high temperature and the chances for rain. Most
of the people in our weather group have been here a long, long time
and we all know that almost every afternoon in July there will be
enough heat and just enough moisture in the air to at least squeeze
out a few thunderstorms. Actually, we are going against all of our
guidance today and listing a remote chance of an afternoon storm at
some point in the middle or late afternoon hours. Every bit of our
computer guidance says no until late in the weekend. We just do not
believe it.

Yesterday afternoon most of those storms formed south and SE of
Birmingham and there were a few severe thunderstorm warnings. One of
the evening storms dumped 1.67 inches of rain at Ozark in only 1 hour.
The pattern today also favors a slightly better chance of storm
formation over east and South Alabama.

We still believe we still have that small chance each day even with an
upper air heat ridge building into the area. That feature will present
us with some mid 90s over the weekend and early next week.

AT THE BEACH: Almost every afternoon along the Alabama/NW Florida
coast, there will be about a 20% chance of a thunderstorm. When you
first hear that thunder, immediately get out of the water and get in a
safe place. High temperatures will be consistently around 88 along the
edge of the water. The Tropics are quiet. Ana is nowhere to be seen.

THE BIG APPLE: I do not know how New York City became known as that.
I have never been there, but I have flown over. I have been to
Muleshoe, Texas, Clines Corners and Pie Town, New Mexico and Two Guns,
Arizona as well as Rogers Pass, Montana. I tend to avoid big cities.
Back to the subject at hand, while Houston, Dallas and Austin are
still baking with temperatures over 100, the Big Apple is smiling.
They will have highs only in the 70s at least the next three days, so
amazingly they have not reached 85 degrees all year. In New York, they
also issue a highway condition and golf index. They show an index of
10 for all areas today, which means excellent golf
weather. Elsewhere as we roam, in Baghdad, after a low tonight of 82,
the high tomorrow 115. Hottest in the USA yesterday was 116 in Death
Valley.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: We have had Little Miss Molly almost 6
years and it has been so funny and interesting to watch her grow from
a little puppy into
adulthood. She still looks so tiny, especially after a summer haircut.
She has very strong legs and can pull me along the walking track like
a mule pulling a wagon. When we first got her, almost like clockwork,
she would jump up on our bed at 4:45 a.m., determine where I was
sleeping. She would crawl on top of me at my ankles and walk ever so
slowly up my body until she could press her little nose against my
chin. Meanwhile, her little tail would be thumping my tummy. All of
this was her way of saying, Get up, big guy, I need to go to the
bathroom, which meant a walk around the half-mile track while it was
still totally dark. We had a lot of fun doing that. Now she uses the
little bell hanging from the back doorknob as a signal that she needs
to go. She can whap the fool out of a bell and I snap to attention.

J. B. Elliott
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TONIGHT
Fair, but a few evening thunderstorms, mainly east..
Morning Low 69
WIND: SE 3-6

FRIDAY
Hot and humid. More sun than clouds. Small risk of a storm SE.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SE 6-12

SATURDAY
Another hot day. An isolated afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SE 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and hot. Only a few afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SW 6-12

MONDAY
Hot and humid with widely scattered afternoon storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SW 6-12

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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday July 9, 2009
===================================================================
TWO GREAT BASEBALL EVENTS!

Southern League All-Star Game
Monday, July 13 7:00 pm
Regions Park

Southern League Home Run Derby and
Celebrity Softball Game 3:00 pm
Sunday, July 12
Rickwood Field

For tickets, call 205-988-3200 or
http://www.barons.com
===================================================================

...Isolated Storms Later Today...

SUMMER DOLDRUMS: We are in that time of the year when big weather
changes just don't happen often in our state; just about every day you
can be assured the weather, to some degree, will be hot, hazy, and
humid with some risk of an afternoon shower or storm in spots. That
pretty much sums up our weather for the next five to seven days, but
there will be small changes along the way.

We believe the best chance of afternoon showers and storms again today
will be across areas south and east of Birmingham, and even there they
will be rather widely spaced. Over West Alabama, warmer air aloft will
create a capping inversion that will keep most communities rain-free.
The high today should be in the 89 to 92 degree range for most places.

WEEKEND FORECAST: Not much change Saturday and Sunday; a few widely
scattered afternoon showers or storms will remain possible, mainly
over East and South Alabama with highs in the low 90s. This pattern
should continue into next week.

AT THE BEACH: Expect about 6 to 8 hours of sunshine along the Gulf
Coast from Panama City to Gulf Shores through Sunday, and as usual you
will have to dodge a few passing showers and storms. Highs along the
immediate coast will be in the mid to upper 80s, with low 90s inland.
Last night's sea water temperature at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab was
82 degrees.

TROPICAL WEATHER: All remains calm across the Atlantic basin, and for
now tropical storm formation is not expected for the rest of the week.
Remember, the peak of season is still to come, during August,
September, and early October. The first named storm of this season
will be called Ana, followed by Bill, Claudette, Danny, Erika, and Fred.

RAIN DEFICIENCY: Our rain surplus for 2009 has vanished; the total
since January 1 (based on data at the Birmingham Airport, where the
records are kept) is 30 inches on the nose; that is 0.33" below average.

ON THIS DATE IN 1996: Hurricane Bertha becomes a major hurricane north
of Puerto Rico, with 115 mph winds, the first of six major hurricanes
that year. The storm would later threaten Florida and eventually make
landfall in North Carolina on July 12th, near Wrightsville Beach.

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Partly sunny. Widely scattered showers or storms this afternoon.
Afternoon High 91
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FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Only a small risk of an afternoon shower.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 92
WIND: E 6-12

SATURDAY
Hot and humid; isolated afternoon storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SE 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers
or thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 5-10

MONDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. An afternoon storm in a few spots.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

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Wednesday, July 08, 2009

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TYPICAL MID-JULY WEATHER: What do you expect in July in Alabama
except for the fact that on most days you will see a thunderhead
develop somewhere and a few peals of thunder. Of course, that can vary
from almost no thunderstorms to quite a few depending on many factors.

THE SITUATION NOW: We believe that thunderstorms will be few in
number over the next several days, but we cannot rule out one on
almost any day. We omitted them from the forecast on Friday because we
think they will be almost non-existent. We have a fairly complicated
weather pattern across Alabama now. As best as we could tell, an old
stationary front was across Central Alabama, maybe near or just south
of Birmingham. Also in the mix was a low-pressure area—a very weak one—
covering Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. Upstairs there was a low-
pressure trough giving us a NW and west wind flow aloft. So what does
all this mean? It means that any storms that develop will be moving
toward the east or SE. A heat ridge to our west will be trying to
spread this way. That would reduce the number of thunderstorms, but it
would also send our afternoon temperatures into the mid 90s by this
weekend.

THE RAIN SITUATION: At Birmingham Airport, we have been skirting on
the edge of a surplus or deficiency. Yesterday we had a mere 0.01
excess. Today that has become a 0.16 deficiency. The U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Alabama Field Office, has issued their weekly crop
progress and condition report. A huge percentage of the crops in
Alabama are in fair to good condition. Topsoil moisture is rated
mostly short to adequate with only a small percentage of the state
very short. That is in stark contrast to a couple of years ago.

TROPICAL AND BEACH WEATHER: Still no sign of a tropical depression or
tropical storm for the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Over on
the Pacific side, Tropical Storm Blanca was a long way west of the
Mexican coast and moving westward. Along the Alabama/NW Florida
beaches, generally good weather all the way through Sunday, more sun
than clouds and on most afternoons only about 2 out of 10 chance of a
shower or thunderstorm. Highs will be mostly in the upper 80s.

NOTES AROUND THE GLOBE: If you want to cool off, 6 inches of snow
expected tonight and tomorrow above 10,000 feet on Mt. McKinley in
Alaska. The low and high for Thursday at 17,000 feet will be 5 and 15
above. Highest temperature ever recorded in Asia was 129 on June 21,
1942 at Tirat Tsui, Israel. It is interesting to note that so far this
month Fairbanks has had high temperatures in the 80s on every day but
one and they are averaging warmer than New York City. So, the Big
Apple still has not reached the 85-degree mark this year. It actually
reached 90 yesterday in Alaska.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I appreciate almost identical e-mails
from three nice ladies yesterday gently suggesting that I am too over
concerned about having to lose Molly years from now. I think they are
exactly on target, although my concern is not as much as I sounded
like in the writings. They want more stories about the good times with
Little Miss Molly. A bit of good news from Tresa Martin of McCalla who
is happily awaiting a new dog in August. The new dog will be like
Heidi, a miniature dachshund, that she had to put down after 15 years.
She said she can transfer her love to the new dog. That is the right
attitude and I commend her. Life goes on......

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A few evening thunderstorms, mostly east and SE of Birmingham.
Morning Low 69
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THURSDAY
Partly sunny. An isolated thunderstorm possible.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 90
WIND: NE 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 91
WIND: E 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny with a few afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SE 5-10

SUNDAY
More sun than clouds. A hot afternoon with an isolated thunderstorm
possible.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 93
WIND: S 5-10

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...A Few Showers Around Today...

BATTLE OF THE AIRMASSES: We have a surface boundary hanging around
Central Alabama this morning; this represents the boundary between
drier air to the north, and moist, tropical air to the south. A broad
low pressure area is forecast to form along the front today, and that
could pull the boundary to the north, and with increasing moisture
levels we will mention a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms
today, with the best chance coming this afternoon and early tonight.
The showers should be most numerous along and east of I-65, but we
can't rule out a few afternoon showers over West Alabama as well.
Today's high will be close to 90 degrees with a mixture of clouds and
sunshine.

REST OF THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND: We must remember it is hard to get
really dry, Continental air in here during the middle of the summer,
so there is usually enough moisture on a daily basis for some risk of
a shower or storm. The one thing that can put a lid on developing
showers is warm aloft associated with a strong upper air high, but it
sure looks like the core of the ridge will be positioned west of our
state for the next several days. Bottom line is that we will roll with
your typical summer forecast for the rest of the week and the weekend.
Partly sunny days, with a chance of scattered, mostly afternoon and
evening showers and storms. They should be most numerous in areas east
and south of Birmingham, but you can't rule out a shower to the
northwest as well. Afternoon highs should be close to seasonal
averages, mostly in the low 90s. This pattern, most likely, will hold
into early next week.

TROPICS: Nothing happening now across the Atlantic basin, and tropical
storm formation is not expected this week. In the eastern Pacific,
tropical storm Blanca is weakening rapidly and will dissipate during
the next 48 hours over cooler water off the Mexican coast. Blanca is
no threat to land.

ANOTHER "COOL" JULY DAY: Birmingham remained below 90 degrees for the
third day in a row yesterday; the official high was only 88 degrees.
Tuscaloosa, Huntsville, and Decatur briefly touched 90 and they were
the state's hot spots.

ON THIS DATE IN 1886: Severe thunderstorm in Swift and Brown Counties
of Minnesota produced high winds and intense hail. Nearly every home
in Sleepy Eye, MN was moved off its foundation by the storm which came
in the night.

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TODAY
A mix of sun and clouds. A few scattered showers and storms, most
numerous over East Alabama.
Afternoon High 89
WIND: NE 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered, mainly afternoon and evening showers and
storms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 90
WIND: E 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered showers and storms by afternoon.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 6-12

SATURDAY
Warm and humid. A few spots will see a passing shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 92
WIND: S 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered, mainly afternoon showers.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 5-10

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Tuesday, July 07, 2009

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Southern League All-Star Game
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...Nonchalant Weather...

MUNDANE IS THE WORD: Just not a lot of excitement in Alabama weather
over the next few days. The last front to silently slip into the state
was stalled today in a west to east position directly across the
geographic center of Alabama. The problem that gives for forecasting
is exactly where the northern edge of some showers and thunderstorms
will be. We think much of the north half of Alabama will be free of
showers or storms for the remainder of today and tonight. Down south,
they will still get some. In fact, scattered storms were in progress
this afternoon from about Montgomery southward including some locally
heavy showers. They were moving east.
There is almost always a fly in the ointment in this business of
weather forecasting. This time it is a small weak low-pressure area
expected to develop and be centered over SW Alabama tomorrow and
moving further east on Thursday. So, what does that mean? It means we
could see some showers, mainly over on the east side of the state,
tomorrow. We do not think they will be very numerous or very heavy.
There could still be a few over near the Georgia border on Thursday.

Meanwhile, it is going to get hotter and by Friday and Saturday high
temperatures should top out in the mid 90s. Not unusual at all for the
second week of July.
How about Dothan where the old thermometer has insisted on going above
the 100-degree mark almost every day lately. Yesterday they could only
manage 81 degrees because they were drenched with 1.44 inches of rain.
Troy had a high of only 79 and 2.65 inches.

TROPICAL AND BEACH WEATHER: In the Great Atlantic Basin, which
includes the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean and our dear friend, the
Gulf of Mexico, there are no indications that Tropical Storm Ana is
about to be born. The Gulf of Mexico waters are plenty warm and, if a
depression were to form, it would have plenty of ammunition as far as
the water temperatures are concerned. Data buoys show a water
temperature of 87 in the mid-Gulf, 86 in the East Gulf and 89 off
shore from the Mississippi coast. Along the Alabama/NW Florida coast,
they will still have a good chance of showers and thunderstorms again
tomorrow, but thinning out a great deal starting on Thursday. High
temperatures will be in the upper 80s along the beaches and in the
lower 90s not far inland.

FOCUS ON NEEDLES: That is a city on the lower Colorado River in the
heart of the California Desert. They only get 5 inches of rain a year
on average. Their average daily high in July is 109 and the average
low 83. Yesterday afternoon, when their temperature reached 112, the
dew point at the time was only 11. This gave a humidity of only 3%, so
the heat index was 12 degrees cooler than the actual temperature. Not
that unusual for that to happen in the desert. Elsewhere, only 1/10 of
1 percent of the lower 48 still has snow cover. The deepest was 337
inches at Ward Creek way up in the Sierra-Nevada Mountains on the
California side. Hottest in the nation yesterday 120 in Death Valley
and the low this morning 28 at Truckee in the same state. Would you
believe that New York City has still not reached 85 degrees a single
time this year. It was only 77 yesterday out on Montauk Point. The Big
Apple has received almost 11 inches of rain in the last five weeks.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I sure wish I could live as long as
Methuselah in the Bible. Was it 800 years? I need that much time to
learn how to forecast weather and to get up on my reading and to play
with Little Miss Molly. I do not know what she would look like at age
800. I know one of these days we will have to put the little girl to
sleep. It will be devastating. I cannot even remotely describe the
impact that little girl has had on my life. From the time I was born,
I always wanted to live a simple, uncomplicated life and I have
succeeded. If I had not done so, Little Miss Molly would have changed
me completely 6 years ago. Life goes on. JBE

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TONIGHT
Mostly fair.
Morning Low 68
WIND: N 3-6

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. A few showers over East Alabama.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 91
WIND: NE 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 91
WIND: NE 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny and hotter.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 93
WIND: S 5-10

SATURDAY
Hot and humid. An isolated afternoon thunderstorm possible.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 94
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Morning Edition For Tuesday July 7, 2009
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Southern League All-Star Game
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...Drier Air Moves Into Alabama...

SHOWERS TODAY MOSTLY TO THE SOUTH: Drier air will work into North
Alabama today, and at this time we believe most of the showers and
thunderstorms will fire up today over the southern counties of our
state. Some might form as far north as I-20, but most of the
neighborhoods in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Anniston, and Gadsden will be
dry.

REST OF THE WEEK: Not much change in our weather through Friday, but
afternoons should get hotter as the week progresses as an upper ridge
builds into Alabama from the west. Mid 90s are likely by Friday
afternoon, and some places over in West Alabama could reach the upper
90s. You sure can't rule out a shower just about any afternoon in July
around here, but once again we believe the most numerous showers and
storms each afternoon will stay down over the southern half of the
state.

WEEKEND PEEK: Hot weather continues into the weekend; with highs in
the low to mid 90s. While an afternoon shower or storm could pop up
just about anywhere, they should be rather isolated in nature. Another
words, very routine mid-July weather. And, that should continue into
early next week as well.

TROPICS: The Atlantic basin remains quiet, and tropical storm
formation is not expected through mid-week. In the eastern Pacific,
tropical storm Blanca has formed off the
west coast of Mexico. This one is moving west, and after today it
should weaken over cooler water, and dissipate late this week. Blanca
is no threat to land.

AT THE BEACH: Expect about 5 to 7 hours of sunshine each day through
Friday with the daily risk of a few passing showers or thunderstorms.
Highs on the immediate coast will be in the mid to upper 80s, and sea
water temperature last night at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab was down a
bit to 83 degree (F).

MONDAY'S RAIN: Some rain totals across Alabama yesterday included
2.65" at Troy, 1.44" at Dothan, 1.24" at Montgomery, 1.10" at
Inverness, .76" at Auburn, .52" at Anniston, .46" at Mountain Brook,
and .44" in downtown Tuscaloosa. Dothan's high was only 81 degrees;
just last week that Southeast Alabama city had a high of 105. Not one
single major reporting site in Alabama had a high of 90 degrees or
hotter; extremely unusual for July in Alabama.

ON THIS DATE IN 1987: Weird weather at Greensburg KS. 75 degrees at 7
a.m, rose to 95 degrees at few minutes later and back to 86 by 8 a.m.
Dust devils and strange clouds reportedly accompanied this strange
fluctuation in temperature.

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TODAY
Partly to mostly sunny. Turning warmer.
Afternoon High 90
WIND: N 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny with a hot afternoon.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 91
WIND: NE 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 93
WIND: S 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Hot and steamy.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 95
WIND: SW 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Only isolated afternoon showers or storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 95
WIND: SW 6-12

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...The Haves and Have Nots...

THE ALABAMA STORY: It is a story where a lot of people in Alabama
that wanted rain badly got it in the last 24 hours while many other
communities were left high and dry. I would estimate that at least two-
thirds of the land area in the state received rain Sunday and Sunday
night.

The weather so far today has been one of little or no rain over the
north third of Alabama, mostly from Birmingham north, while the
central and south part of the state continued to get a number of
showers and thunderstorms. For the past few days, there has been a
long parade of showers and thunderstorms from East Texas and Louisiana
east across Alabama. However, today the whole system was bounced a
little southward and most of the heavier rain was over South
Mississippi, South Alabama and NW Florida.

Something else different today as compared to Sunday—most of Alabama
was under a slight risk for severe weather Sunday. Today only the
coastal area was designated with a slight risk.

Why the change? Another weak front, one in a series lately, struggled
to get down into Central Alabama today. Like all the others it will
come to a stop across the middle part
of the state and hang out there for a couple of days. It will then try
to work its way back northward about Thursday and Friday.
On the old backyard thermometer, this will mean that we may not reach
the 90-degree mark again Tuesday, but then slowly get back into the
lower 90s for the last half of the week.

RAIN AMOUNTS: We have a long list of rain amounts on the 33/40 BLOG,
so we will only mention about five of the heaviest amounts here:

3.16 Blountsville
2.30 Good Hope (Cullman County)
2.21 Hartselle
1.63 Walnut Grove
2.35 Hanceville

Many other areas received ½ to 1 inch.

TROPICAL AND BEACH WEATHER: With that weak front not making it to the
coast, there is going to be a good chance of showers and thunderstorms
along the Alabama/NW Florida coast each day through Friday. High
temperatures mostly in the upper 80s. The sea surface temperature is
about the same as the regular temperature. The Tropics are quiet. No
sign of a depression developing. There are several tropical waves
scattered across the Caribbean and Atlantic—nothing unusual about that.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: It is always sad to hear about someone
losing their pet after so many years of companionship. One of these
days we will have to give up Molly. I hope we can keep her healthy at
least 10 more years. I asked permission to tell about losses
occasionally, because I believe it makes all of us want to hug our
pets and enjoy them more. Today was a sad day for the John Seagle
family in Talladega. They had to put their cat to sleep today. She was
old and sick. They had enjoyed her for 14 great years. She had a
beautiful name—Valentine. Life goes on. I only wish it could last as
long for pets as it does for humans.

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TONIGHT
A chance of evening showers, mainly south of Birmingham.
Morning Low 67
WIND: NW 4-6

TUESDAY
More sun than clouds. A little less humid.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 89
WIND: N 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. A hotter afternoon.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 92
WIND: NE 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 92
WIND: W 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. An isolated afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SE 5-10

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Morning Edition For Monday July 6, 2009
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TWO GREAT BASEBALL EVENTS!

Southern League All-Star Game
Monday, July 13 7:00 pm
Regions Park

Southern League Home Run Derby and
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Sunday, July 12
Rickwood Field

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...More Rain and Storms Today...

Rain fall on Saturday and Sunday fell in two distinct bands across
Alabama, one across the Tennessee Valley, the other across Central
sections. One half to two inches fell late Saturday evening into
Sunday morning from Lamar County to the Shoals area eastward to
Cherokee County and points north. Further south, an afternoon complex
of storms south of Birmingham brought less consistent amounts of one
half to two and one half inches from Pickens, Greene and Sumter
counties all the way to the Georgia border. Huntsville picked up 2.20
inches of rain, while a viewer in Good Hope reported 2.30 inches.

MORE RAIN TODAY? The cold front will be moving southward through the
day. A disturbance will be passing across Alabama. It will help to
enhance shower and thunderstorm chances through the morning hours
across North Central Alabama. Those rain chances will push into South
Central Alabama by afternoon and into South Alabama overnight.

REST OF THE WEEK: Slightly drier air will filter into Alabama behind
the front, ostensibly ending our rain chances for the next couple of
days. A big ridge of high pressure will build in just to our west,
heating things up, but also putting us into a northwesterly upper flow
that could send a disturbance or two our way, meaning potential
thunderstorm complexes.

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FLYOVER: The International Space Station
will be brightly visible as it flies over Alabama over the next three
nights. Tonight from
Birmingham, look to the west southwest. The ISS will rise above the
horizon at 9:40:27 p.m. CDT. It will be traveling to the northeast,
crossing over the top of the sky dome. It will be at its highest and
brightest at 9:42:51. Tomorrow night, it will come from the south
southwest at 8:30:06 p.m. CDT, peaking at 08:32:13. It will not be as
bright or as high in the sky, but still remarkable. There will be
another good pass Wednesday night.

TROPICS: Nothing interesting going on in the tropical Atlantic. In
recent years, the 2004 Atlantic season didn't begin until 7/31 when TS
Alex formed. The 2000 season didn't start until 8/3, when Alberto was
named.

ON THIS DATE IN 2001: A series of tornadoes and near-shore
waterspouts plagued the area around Myrtle Beach SC during the
afternoon hours. Many people observed the tornadoes, including
vacationers, airport personnel and television news crews. Several
excellent videos and photos were shot of the tornadoes and
waterspouts. At least one of the funnels moved slowly down the
beach. Damage was substantial to buildings, automobiles, signs and
utilities, totaling about $8 million. 36 people were taken to
hospitals but there were no serious injuries or deaths attributed to
the storm. A National Weather Service survey showed the damage to be
in the F2 category.

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TODAY
Showers and storms through the morning hours.
Afternoon High 83
WIND: W/NW 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 89
WIND: N 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Widely scattered mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 92
WIND: E/SE 6-12

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy. Widely scattered storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 94
WIND: W 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 93
WIND: W 5-10

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Afternoon Edition For Sunday July 5, 2009
===================================================================
TWO GREAT BASEBALL EVENTS!

Southern League All-Star Game
Monday, July 13 7:00 pm
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Southern League Home Run Derby and
Celebrity Softball Game 3:00 pm
Sunday, July 12
Rickwood Field

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...Storms This Afternoon...

A church group in Lakeland, Florida was enjoying a Fourth of July
celebration Saturday evening when a bolt or bolts of lightning struck
the gathering. At least one person was killed and eighteen were taken
to hospitals. Witnesses said there was no real sign that lightning
was about to strike. That unfortunately is often the case. There is
no thunder before the first lightning strike from a developing storm.
There have been eighteen lightning fatalities in the U.S. this year.
Lightning is an underrated killer, resulting in as many or more
fatalities in most years as tornadoes.

DECENT RAINS OVERNIGHT: A thunderstorm complex settled out of
Tennessee into North Alabama overnight producing some decent rainfall
amounts across that area. Radar estimates indicated 1 to 1 ½ inches
fell across a wide area from Cullman up to Huntsville and eastward to
the Georgia border. Two inches or more may have fallen northwest of
here. Decatur picked up 1.87 inches.

RAIN AND STORMS TO CONTINUE: The morning activity was the result of
an outflow boundary that settled into the state overnight. The
frontal system is still well to the north of Alabama and it is having
trouble pushing south thanks to a series of lows rippling along the
boundary. It looks like it may not push through Central Alabama until
late Monday, keeping us wet for much of the day tomorrow. Rainfall
amounts could average 1.5 inches through Monday night with some
locally higher amounts.

WEEK AHEAD: We dry out a bit by Tuesday, with just widely scattered
storms through the remainder of the week. No real surge of moisture
is seen into the weekend. Temperatures will be seasonably warm
through the week and into the weekend. The following week looks
fairly seasonable from a precipitation and temperature standpoint.

BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY: At least two tornado reports received
yesterday. Two tornadoes were reported on the ground simultaneously
southwest of Clarksville, Tennessee. Another set of twin twisters was
reported near Genevieve, Missouri. They were part of a total of
nearly 50 reports received nationwide, including some wind and hail
reports from Maine/New Hampshire, wind reports from the Mississippi
Coast (66 mph gust at Keesler), the severe reports from the Ohio
Valley, some action in North Texas and Oklahoma and finally, some
large hail from the northern Rockies. 1.75 inch hail was reported
near Dubois, WY.

ON THIS DATE IN 1916: A very destructive early season hurricane
struck the Mobile and Pensacola area. Seven deaths resulted from the
Category 3 storm. Winds reached 82 mph and tides were 11.6 feet above
normal at Mobile. The Mobile Register reported that a three-masted
ship floated down Government Street in the Port City, coming to rest
on Broadway. The barometric pressure at Fort Morgan AL measured at
28.38 inches. More on the AlabamaWx.com blog.

SOCIAL MEDIA CENTRAL: If you like my weather history factoids, try
following my daily Twitter feed @wxhistorian on Twitter.com. Don't
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TONIGHT
Showers and storms continue.
Morning Low 75
WIND: SW 6-14

MONDAY
Showers and storms through the morning hours.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 85
WIND: W/NW 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy. An isolated storm possible.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 90
WIND: N 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Widely scattered mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 93
WIND: E/SE 6-12

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy. Widely scattered storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SE 6-12

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Morning Edition For Sunday July 5, 2009
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TWO GREAT BASEBALL EVENTS!

Southern League All-Star Game
Monday, July 13 7:00 pm
Regions Park

Southern League Home Run Derby and
Celebrity Softball Game 3:00 pm
Sunday, July 12
Rickwood Field

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Conditions were nearly perfect last night for the Thunder on the
Mountain fireworks extravaganza staged from Vulcan Park. The fabulous
Birmingham tradition featured twenty minutes of spectacular fireworks
with a tremendous finale backed by America the Beautiful on the radio.
BACK TO DEFICIT: We have not seen measurable rain at the Birmingham
Airport since June 15th. Between the 12th and 15th, almost exactly
three inches of rain fell at the Airport, giving us a temporary
reprieve from the extremely dry conditions. But we have gone right
back in the tinder box and have erased a two inch deficit. Hopefully
we will pick up a nice amount today.

STRONG STORMs TODAY: A frontal boundary to our north will move through
the area during the next 24 hours, bringing a good chance of showers
and storms. Thunderstorms yesterday afternoon and evening laid down an
outflow boundary that moved into Central Alabama overnight. This
boundary will provide a focus for the showers and storms. The airmass
over Alabama is exceptionally moist, and some heavy rainfall amounts
are possible. A couple of the storms could be on the strong to severe
side this afternoon with strong gusty winds the main threat.

MOVING FORWARD IN TIME: The frontal system should settle down into
South Central Alabama on Monday before it stalls out. Showers and
storms will be concentrated over South Alabama and the Gulf Coast, and
unfortunately it looks like we will dry out again through midweek.
Moisture will begin to return to the area by Thursday. Until then
showers and storms will be isolated. It looks like another weak
frontal boundary will approach the area next weekend bringing a
slightly enhanced chance of showers/storms.

FAN OF THE HURRICANE HUNTERS: Our friend Tanya King, a Public Affairs
Specialist with the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters is trying to
get the squadron's Facebook Fan Page up over the 1,000 mark. We have
gotten her halfway there. If you haven't become a fan yet, so do! Just
search for AF Hurricane Hunters. Tanya is a very savvy social media
person. We will have her on WeatherBrains soon.

NWA CONVENTION BIRMINGHAM BOUND: Birmingham just won its bid to host
the National Weather Association in October 2011. This exciting
development became official last Monday. This Monday, Steve Harned,
Executive Director of the NWA will be our guest on WeatherBrains, the
weekly netcast that's all about weather.

ON THIS DATE IN 1937: Montana recorded its hottest temperature ever
(117F) at Medicine Lake. The reading tied the previous record
established at Glendive MT on July 20, 1893. The range of 187 degrees
between the high and low extremes in Montana is the largest of any of
the fifty states. It was -70F at Rogers Pass, MT on January 20, 1954.
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TODAY
Mostly cloudy. A good chance of strong to severe storms.
Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 6-14

MONDAY
A cloudy start, and a few lingering showers/storms south and east.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon HIgh 85
WIND: N 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy. An isolated storm possible.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 90
WIND: N 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Widely scattered mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 93
WIND: E/SE 6-12

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy. Widely scattered storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SE 6-12

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