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Saturday, September 05, 2009

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...Mild Weather Continues...

Many folks, including yours truly, were surprised to wake up to an
active radar, or the sound of thunder on this Saturday morning.
Rainfall amounts have been fairly generous in spots across eastern
Tuscaloosa, western Jefferson, northern Bibb into southern Blount and
Cullman Counties. Just before 10 a.m., John Talbot in Hueytown has
over 1.25 inches and Richard Viola in Pleasant Grove was nearly there.
Persistent rainstorms over northern Jefferson County left over two
inches at Terry Sasser's place up in Mount Olive. The rain and thunder
a favorable area for upward motion in the atmosphere ahead of a strong
upper trough to our northwest and a surge of moisture from the south.
NEEDED RAIN: Although rainfall totals in August were good in most
spots, short term amounts have been sparse over much of Central
Alabama. So the western and northern Jefferson County rainfalls were
welcome for lawns and gardens. The atmosphere has really moistened up
over the past couple of days, and that means more showers and storms,
especially with the heating of the day or with the approach of any
additional disturbances. The rain area will move northeastward out of
Central Alabama by early afternoon. Sinking air behind the disturbance
may keep us mostly rain free this afternoon, although that isn't a
guarantee. Left over low clouds will hold temperatures back to around
80. A few spots may not get out of the 70s. Look for a passing shower
overnight with a low in the 60s.

SUNDAY: Tomorrow will be partly to mostly cloudy. Storms Sunday should
be more scattered in nature, as opposed to the concentration of
showers and storms that we saw this morning. Look for about a 40-50%
chance of seeing rain in your backyard.

LABOR DAY: About the same for Labor Day: partly cloudy, warm and
humid, with about a 40-50% chance of a shower or storm at your
barbecue, lake party, softball or golf game. Highs will be in the
lower and middle 80s.

REST OF THE WEEK: Not much change in the offing, with a generally
moist, southwesterly flow over Alabama. Look for occasional showers
and a few storms, with temperatures right about where they should be
for this time of year, 80s/60s.

TROPICS: The remnants of Erika were bringing heavy rains to Puerto
Rico this morning. Conditions unfavorable for redevelopment, but may
become more so by Monday or Tuesday over the Bahamas. Two waves in the
Atlantic. One is a couple of hundred miles west of the Cape Verde
Islands, the other about 1,400 miles east of the Leewards. Neither
very promising right now.

WEATHERBRAINS: This week, we will talk all things National Weather
Service with Meteorologists Jim Stefkovich and John Gordon from the
Birmingham and Louisville offices respectively. The show will be
available by late Monday night at www.WeatherBrains.com or on iTunes.
Follow our tweets for WeatherBrains on Twitter @weatherbrains.

ON THE DATE IN 1965: One of the most unpredictable hurricanes ever in
the North Atlantic, Hurricane Betsy was making a series of loops off
the Southeastern United States coast, confounding forecasters and
upsetting the Labor Day Holiday plans for millions of vacationers
1983. Follow my weather history tweets on Twitter.com @ wxhistorian.

ON THIS DATE IN 1933: Steady rains finally brought the Tillamook Burn
to an end. The Tillamook burn is the name given to a series of forest
fires that burned 211,000 acres of prime timber in 1933 in
northwestern Oregon. The heart of some of the world's best timber had
been destroyed in just 14 days. The economic losses were staggering,
officially listed at $600 million. Amazingly, only one person lost his
life during the disaster, a fire fighter named Frank Palmer. One
hundred million board feet of lumber would be salvaged from the burned
trees over the next few years. Major fires would return every six
years until 1951 in the same area. A major reforestation program has
now renewed the resource and harvesting of the timber is now underway.
The Tillamook Burn is now known as Tillamook State Park.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Good chance of morning showers middle and east. Mainly dry over
western sections.
Morning Low 67
WIND: SE 5-10

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy. A fairly good chance of showers, storms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 5-10

MONDAY
Partly cloudy. Chance of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SE 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 86
WIND: E 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 86
WIND: E 5-10

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...Moisture on the Increase...

Moisture levels are on the rise across Alabama and the Deep South on
this Holiday weekend, thanks to a southwesterly flow aloft and a low
level southeastern flow. That means the return of showers and storms,
especially as we head into a new week.

YOUR FORECAST: Today will start off with a fair amount of sunshine,
but clouds will thicken during the day. Showers and storms will
develop during the day. Rain chances will be about 30 percent and
rainfall amounts will average less than a quarter inch across the
area. Highs will top out in the middle 80s. Looks for lows tonight
to be in the middle and upper 60s. There could be an overnight
shower. Tomorrow will look a lot like today. Then get used to that
forecast, because it will likely be with us for much of the week
ahead. We should average between one and two inches of rain over the
next five days. Next weekend looks damp as well.

FOOTBALL FORECAST: The Blazers will entertain Rice at Legion Field at
3 p.m. today. About a 30% chance of a shower or storm. Temperatures
will start out around 86 at gametime, and fall back into the middle
70s. Louisiana Tech will travel to Auburn to take on the Tigers at 6
p.m. About the same chance of rain on the Plains. Kickoff temps in
the lower 80s, falling back into the 70s during the game. No weather
worries in Atlanta for the Tide and Hokies. Tailgaters might run into
a shower, but chances are that they won't.

TROPICS: The remnants of Erika still show no signs of regeneration
at this time. A tropical wave a couple of hundred miles west of the
Cape Verde Islands in the far eastern Atlantic does have the potential
for development over the next couple of days. It should become a
hurricane and will skirt the southern periphery of the subtropical
high, which has retreated fairly fair to the northeast. This means
that the eventual Fred will recurve northward before it can pose a
threat to the U.S.

WEATHERBRAINS EPISODE 188: It may have been the best show to date.
WGN Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling regaled the WeatherBrains panel
with stories and opinions about the world of weather. Go to www.WeatherBrains.com
to listen, or subscribe at iTunes. Follow the show on Twitter.com
@WeatherBrains.

ON THIS DATE IN 1933: Steady rains finally brought the Tillamook Burn
to an end. The Tillamook burn is the name given to a series of forest
fires that burned 211,000 acres of prime timber in 1933 in
northwestern Oregon. The heart of some of the world's best timber had
been destroyed in just 14 days. The economic losses were staggering,
officially listed at $600 million. Amazingly, only one person lost
his life during the disaster, a fire fighter named Frank Palmer. One
hundred million board feet of lumber would be salvaged from the burned
trees over the next few years. Major fires would return every six
years until 1951 in the same area. A major reforestation program has
now renewed the resource and harvesting of the timber is now
underway. The Tillamook Burn is now known as Tillamook State Park.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TODAY
Partly sunny. A chance of an afternoon shower or storm.
Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon showers.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SE 6-12

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of scattered, mostly afternoon showers and
storms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 82
WIND: SE 5-10

TUESDAY
Cloudy at times. A good chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 83
WIND: SE 6-12

WEDNESDAY
More showers and storms.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 87
WIND: S 6-12

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Friday, September 04, 2009

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...Mild Weather Continues...

A SECOND LOOK AT SHOWERS: Our earlier forecast over the last couple
of days pointed toward very few showers this weekend and well into
next week. There have been some changes and there are increasing
indications that every day will not be dry. Even tomorrow we think
there will be a small chance of an afternoon shower or storm with
scattered ones on Sunday and our better chance of a shower or
thunderstorm coming on Monday and Tuesday when there will also be more
cloudiness.

None of this relates to an all-day rain. We estimate that for the
three-day period Sunday through Tuesday parts of Central Alabama
should receive more than ¾ of an inch.

The weather pattern is not very distinct. There are a number of issues
we have to look at.
It was nice and pleasant early today with temperatures in the mid 50s
over parts of North Alabama, but most areas had 60s. This afternoon an
area of showers developed over East Alabama from Montgomery down
toward Dothan and there were actually some thunderstorms forming in
Mobile County. These were not moving very much, but a few isolated
showers were occurring as far north as Hale and Perry Counties.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: A legion of high school games tonight. Most of
those kick off around 7:00 or 7:30. We cannot guarantee that a few
stadiums will not get a shower, mainly in Central Alabama, but most
will stay dry with a temperature around 80 at kick off and lowering
into the 70s. In college football, Rice will play UAB at Legion Field
Saturday afternoon at 3:00. The risk of getting wet is very small with
about 86 at kick off and lowering to about 75 at the end of the game.
Auburn does not kick off until 6:00 p.m. Saturday when they host
Louisiana Tech. Temperature at kick off should be about 82 and 75 at
the end of the game. Jacksonville State will be in Atlanta to play
Georgia Tech with a noon kick off. Should be mostly dry with low to
mid 80s. The outside weather for the Alabama/Virginia Tech game at the
Georgia Dome Saturday night should be mostly dry with temperatures in
the 70s. The game is inside.

BEACH WEATHER: Not the best. Occasional showers and thunderstorms all
the way through next Tuesday. At times, they could be fairly numerous.
High temperatures will be in the mid 80s.

NORTH AMERICAN NOTES: 118 in Death Valley yesterday, 33 this morning
at Leadville, Colorado and 34 at Deering, Alaska. The Central and
South Texas drought continues to be a major story. An exceptional
drought continues in the Waco area with 7 inches rain shortage just in
the last 4 months. The South Texas drought is by
far the worst in the USA. The price of hay is almost double from 2008.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: It happened again. Only the third time
since we have owned her did the leash come loose and she was foot
loose and fancy free. But I was lucky. A nice young lady was
approaching us on the walking track, so Molly as always had to stop
and talk to her. I asked the lady to please pick Molly up right away,
because the last time it happened she went all the way around our
complex and stayed loose for at least ½ mile before she ran and jumped
up in my arms. I gave her a small spanking then, but numerous readers
told me that was a bad idea, because next time she might not come back
to me remembering the spanking. Molly was also in a grass-eating mode
this morning. We were in a nice lush grass-covered area and I was
tempted to get down on my all fours and graze along with her. But I
was afraid it would not taste like yummy, yummy turnip greens. Life
goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
Fair with pleasant temperatures.
Morning Low 65
WIND: SE 3-6

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. A slight risk of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 6-12

SUNDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mostly afternoon.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SE 7-14

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and possibly a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 82
WIND: SE 5-10

TUESDAY
Cloudy at times. Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 83
WIND: SE 6-12

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...A Dry Beginning To The Weekend...

WARMER AFTERNOONS: Noticeably drier has moved into Alabama this
morning, and will set the stage for a rain-free Friday with a warmer
afternoon. With amply sunshine, we expect a high in the mid 80s this
afternoon for most Alabama communities. Humidity levels will be low
making for a comfortable early September day.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND: Look for very similar weather tomorrow; partly to
mostly sunny with a high in the mid 80s. But on Sunday, moisture
levels will begin to increase, and we will introduce the chance of a
few widely scattered showers by afternoon. Showers will be more
widespread Monday and on into the middle part of next week as moist
air hangs over the state, and an upper trough develops nearby.
Afternoon highs will trend downward early next week due to clouds and
showers.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: We are forecasting another great night for high
school football tonight; the sky will be clear, with kickoff
temperatures in the upper 70s, dropping into the low 70s by the fourth
quarter. For the Auburn/Louisiana Tech game tomorrow evening (6:00
kickoff) at Jordan-Hare Stadium, the sky will be mostly clear with a
kickoff temperature near 80 degrees, falling into the mid 70s by the
fourth quarter. We will promise no rain for the Alabama/Virginia Tech
game tomorrow night in Atlanta (8:00 kickoff on ABC 33/40) because the
game is indoors (the Georgia Dome), but the weather outside will be
clear with temperatures in the 70s. And, in Birmingham, UAB will host
Rice in the home opener at 3:00 tomorrow at Legion Field. The sky will
be mostly sunny with a kickoff temperature near 84 degrees, falling to
near 80 by the end of the game.

HOLIDAY WEEKEND ON THE COAST: The sky will be generally cloudy on the
Alabama/Northwest Florida Gulf Coast tomorrow through Monday (less
than four hours of sunshine daily), with occasional showers and a few
thunderstorms. Highs along the immediate coast will be close to 80
degrees.

ERIKA: Now a tropical depression, Erika is fighting dry air, harsh
upper air winds, and interaction with the mountainous island of
Hispaniola. While it will most likely weaken into a tropical wave
today, there is some change it could organize again late in the
weekend. If that happens, most likely it will stay in the Atlantic,
perhaps sideswiping the upper part of the U.S. Atlantic Coast next
week. But again, there is a chance this one will dissipate soon.

EXTREMES: Hottest places in the nation yesterday were Blythe and
Needles, California with 109 degrees. Coldest place was Eagle, Alaska
with 30 degrees. West Yellowstone, Montana wasn't far behind with 33.
Warmest spot in Alabama was Mobile with 87. The high at the Shelby
County Airport in Calera was only 79.
James Spann

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TODAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Afternoon High 85
WIND: E 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 86
WIND: E 5-10

SUNDAY
Increasing clouds. Widely scattered afternoon showers.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SE 6-12

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 80
WIND: S 6-12

TUESDAY
A good chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 80
WIND: S 6-12

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Tonight on ABC 33/40

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Thursday, September 03, 2009

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Bureau. Financing available. Credit cards accepted.

Call now for a free estimate: (205) 824-4476 in the Birmingham metro
area, or 1 (877) 826-4476 toll-free from any area!
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...The Holiday Weekend...

THE ALABAMA STORY: It is early September and already there are
footballs flying through the air and the usual upsurge in excitement
to start a new season. The weather is cooperating fairly good and we
still do not foresee any 90-plus heat even through almost all of next
week. Instead, look for highs mostly in the mid 80s. Lows at night
will be between 62 and 66. The chance of rain looks very, very small
through Saturday. We cannot absolutely, totally, 100% guarantee that,
but we left it out of the forecast. There will be a change coming up
late in the weekend and early next week. We may see some isolated
showers by Sunday afternoon and maybe a shower or thunderstorm Sunday
night.

LABOR DAY WEATHER: Looks mostly cloudy with a good chance of showers
and maybe some thunderstorms. The high temperature should back off to
the lower 80s.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: For the high school games tonight and Friday night,
the weather looks good with temperatures at kick off around 80 and
dropping into the 70s during the game. Little or no chance of a
shower. Rice will be in Birmingham to play UAB Saturday with a 3:00
p.m. kick off. The temperature should be near 85 and about 80 when it
is time to go home.

NOT SO COOL A SUMMER: We became accustomed to a lot of hot weather
during our drought mainly two years ago and we all got the impression
that we have just experienced a cool 2009 summer. Not so fast,
cautions forecaster Gary Goggins with the National Weather Service. In
a story by staff writer Jeremy Grey in The Birmingham News this
morning, Gary reported that this summer was only the 48th coolest in
the past 114 years.

TUSCALOOSA: Speaking of August 2007, it was blistering hot for sure.
At Tuscaloosa Airport an amazing 27 of the 31 days had highs 95 or
greater and on 15 days the old thermometer exceeded 100, including 11
days in a row. It was above 105 degrees on 6 days topping out with 107
on August 10. It was pretty much the same story over the rest of
Central Alabama.

NORTH POLE, ALASKA: Mike and Kristie Calvin moved from Alabama to
Alaska. They report that the temperature has been in the upper 20s
with frost a couple of mornings lately. It will be interesting to get
their reports throughout the winter. This morning the low at Eagle,
Alaska was 33—the coldest in the USA. Leadville, Colorado had 34. I
will never forget that high altitude city, because we skidded off an
ice-covered street into a ravine one night and immediately about 7
guys surrounded our car and manually pushed us back up on the street.
We were en route to Rogers Pass, Montana, so we had a little early
excitement.

TROPICAL WEATHER: There is a new tropical wave just off the West
African coast, but showers have decreased. Any development will be
slow as it moves west 10-15. The NHC says the chance is low that it
will become a tropical cyclone in the next two days. Tropical Storm
Erika was moving west at 9 with sustained winds only 40 mph and still
headed toward the SE Bahamas by Sunday night or Monday.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly was pooped when we
took her to the king size oasis last night, but she became restless
because she kept hearing grandchildren in the living area. She jumped
off the bed twice. Apparently she licked the carpet some and started
sneezing loudly. She may have had a little bit hung in her throat. On
the walking track, we saw a bumblebee sitting on the walk and another
bee hovering in midair about 4 feet above. Molly sniffed at the bee on
the track and it took off like a jet striking Molly on the side of her
face. The other bee hit my shoulder as it took off. That was quite a
bit of excitement for a little 9-pound puppy. We never know what to
expect and life goes on.

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

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ALABAMA ONE CALL
KNOW WHAT'S BELOW
CALL 811 BEFORE YOU DIG

Whether planning to do it yourself or hire a professional excavator,
smart digging means calling 811 before each job to find out where
it's safe to dig.

Every digging project requires a call to Alabama One Call--even
small projects like building a fence, planting shrubs and trees or
installing a mailbox.

One free easy call to 811 or 205-252-4444 at least 48 hours
prior to digging:

* Gets utility owned lines marked for free!
* Complies with Alabama Act 94-487.
* Helps prevent undesired consequences and possible service
disruptions to your neighborhood.

Visit http://www.al1call.com for more information.
=========================================================

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TONIGHT
Fair with pleasant temperatures.
Morning Low 62
WIND: NE 4-7

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 5-10

SUNDAY
A slight chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly Sunday
night.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SE 6-12

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 82
WIND: SE 7-14

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...Mostly Dry For The Weekend...

BENIGN WEATHER: A rather uneventful weather pattern is shaping up for
Alabama through at least the beginning of the Labor Day weekend. Drier
air will mean partly sunny days and mostly fair nights through
Saturday, with afternoon highs generally in the mid 80s. While we
can't completely rule out a pop-up shower somewhere in isolated spots,
the chance of any one spot getting wet is so small that we won't
mention it in our formal forecast.

Moisture will increase late in the weekend; we will introduce the
chance of a few isolated showers, followed by a better chance of rain
at times on Labor Day. The first half of next week looks wet at times
with the chance of showers on a daily basis.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Looks like excellent conditions for high school
football games across Alabama tonight and tomorrow night. The sky will
be mostly clear, with a kickoff temperature near 80 degrees, falling
into the 70s during the game. For Saturday night's Auburn-Louisiana
Tech game at Jordan-Hare Stadium, the sky will be mostly clear with a
kickoff temperature close to 80 (6:00 p.m.), with temperatures
dropping into the mid 70s by the second half. Needless to say, rain
won't be an issue for the Alabama-Virginia Tech game in Atlanta
Saturday night since the game is inside the Georgia Dome, but outside
we expect a clear sky and no significant chance of rain. UAB will host
Rice Saturday afternoon at Legion Field (3:00 kickoff); the sky will
be partly to mostly sunny with a kickoff temperature near 85 degrees,
falling to near 80 by the end of the game.

AT THE BEACH: Expect about 6 to 8 hours of sunshine along the Gulf
Coast (Panama City west to Gulf Shores) today through Saturday with
only widely scattered showers. Showers and storms will be more
numerous Sunday and Monday with only a limited amount of sunshine on
those days. Highs along the coast will be in the low 80s.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Tropical Storm Erika is not doing very well this
morning; the system is a minimal tropical storm near the Leeward
Islands, moving slowly to the northwest. The combination of dry air
around the system, harsh winds aloft, and interaction with Hispaniola
could very well mean the system dissipates within the next 36 hours.
The official track from the National Hurricane Center shows
dissipation just south of the Bahamas Saturday. The rest of the
Atlantic basin is quiet for now.

And, in the East Pacific, Hurricane Jimena made landfall as a category
two hurricane yesterday on the Pacific coast of Baja California. The
main threat will be heavy rain and flooding as the system becomes
nearly stationary over the central part of the Baja peninsula.

The Gulf of Mexico remains rather inactive, and we see no sign of any
tropical mischief in the Gulf for the next 10 days. But, the water is
warm and something might blow up down there before the season is over.
We will be watching.

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TODAY
Partly sunny and warmer.
Afternoon High 85
WIND: NE 5-10

FRIDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Only a small risk of a shower.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 86
WIND: S 6-12

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 82
WIND: S 6-12

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...No Big Changes...

OLE THERMOMETER REMAINS FRIENDLY: We are enjoying some very moderate
temperatures, as we get deeper into September. No complaints recently
about it being too hot and nights have been very comfortable. It looks
like that trend will stay with us all the way through the weekend.
Based on latest models and our own analysis, we do not foresee any 90-
degree heat at least through the
middle of next week.

The most complicated part of our forecast is precipitation. We still
have that easterly flow coming in from the South Atlantic and across
South Carolina and Georgia. Little bands of light rain like to form at
times like this and move westward. There could also be a few isolated
thunderstorms thrown in for good measure. They are usually short lived
and we have little or no risk of any type of severe weather.
Night temperatures will be consistently between 60 and 65 and
afternoon highs in the middle 80s. There will be some low clouds at
times, but in general each day will have about a 50/50 mix of clouds
and sun.

Over in East Alabama atop Mt. Cheaha, at 2,407 feet the highest
elevation in Alabama, the low this morning was 61 with a brisk east
wind. A gust to 30 mph was noted early this morning, but early this
afternoon the temperature was only 70.

HUNTSVILLE: We are comfortable now but at this time back in 1925 we
were headed for one of the worst heat waves of all time. Huntsville
had 12 days that September when the temperature reached or exceeded
100. This included 107 on three days and one day with 108. On
September 5 that year, Centreville established the historic all-time
high for the entire state of Alabama of 112.

GLOBAL ROAMING: It was 115 yesterday in Death Valley and also
Bullhead City, Arizona. Cool spots this morning included 32 in Leota,
Michigan and Arctic Village and Mekoryuk, Alaska. Never heard of that
one.

LIGHTNING IS FRIGHTENING: On September 1, 1939, a bolt of lightning
struck a hillside in Box Elder County, Utah among a 850 herd of sheep.
The lightning killed 835 of those and the shepherd was also knocked
unconscious.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: For upcoming high school games Thursday and Friday
nights. The chance of a shower during any game is very small and game
time temperatures will be in the lower 80s at kick off, falling into
the 70s.

CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES: They are still creating a major disaster in and
near Los Angeles with some in an area being burned over that has had
no fire in about 50 years. The atmosphere is a little damper today.
The dew point at 2:00 this afternoon was in the 60s.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Tropical Storm Erika has sustained winds of 40 mph
at 2:00 this afternoon and was moving west at 10. The projection is
for general NW movement passing just north of Puerto Rico and the
Dominican Republic and headed toward the Bahamas by Monday morning.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: One of our daily readers does not like
for me to write about the bathroom habits of little doggies. But this
morning I got another big laugh at Little Miss Molly and she looked at
me like her feelings were hurt. In her early years, Molly always went
to the bathroom like a lady. One day about three years ago she saw Jo-
Jo heist his leg and go like a boy. Since that day two-thirds of the
time Molly will walk up to a tree, heist her hind leg and go like a
boy. She has at least five trees that she feels compelled to use each
trip. This morning on the third tree, she tried her best, but her
bladder was completely empty and she could not leave a drop. That is
when I died laughing at her and she got her feelings hurt. Life goes on.

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TONIGHT
Fair. Few, if any, showers.
Morning Low 62
WIND: E 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. Only a small chance of a shower or thunderstorm.\
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 85
WIND: E 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny with about a 1 in 3 chance of a shower or storm.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SE 6-12

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...Moist Air Hangs Around...

EASTERLY FLOW CONTINUES: Not much change in the Alabama weather
situation today; a moist low level easterly flow will continue,
meaning the sky will be generally cloudy with the chance of some light
rain in scattered spots. While we are forecasting a high close to 80
today, some places won't get out of the 70s due to the clouds. It was
interesting to watch our SKYCAM yesterday at Alabama's highest
mountain, Mount Cheaha, which is about 20 miles south of Anniston. The
low level wind from the east kept Cheaha State Park in the clouds all
day, and the high temperature was an amazing 68 degrees, which is
exactly 20 degrees below the average high of 88. Even in Anniston,
down in the lower elevations, the high was only 72.

TOMORROW AND FRIDAY: We will have to keep a chance of widely scattered
showers in the forecast tomorrow with moist air hanging tough. By
Friday, the air should be a little drier, and for now we won't mention
showers in the formal forecast, although I would not be shocked to see
a few small blips on the radar Friday afternoon. Anything that forms
should be very isolated, and rain should not be a problem for high
school football games across Alabama Friday night. Temperatures will
trend upward slightly, with mid 80s by Friday.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND: Saturday will be very similar to Friday; a shower
or two is possible, but it looks like the chance of any one spot
getting wet is so small that we didn't mention it in the forecast. We
will introduce a few periods rain in the forecast on Sunday and Monday
as moisture levels will be increasing again. Temperatures remain below
average.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Auburn will host Louisiana Tech for their home
opener Saturday evening at 6:00 at Jordan-Hare Stadium; the sky will
be partly cloudy with only a very slight chance of a shower during the
game. The kickoff temperature will be close to 80, dropping into the
mid to upper 70s during the game. We will promise no rain for the
Alabama/Virginia Tech game Saturday night in Atlanta, simply because
the game is inside the Georgia Dome. Duh.

AT THE BEACH: Looking ahead to the holiday weekend, we expect about 3
to 5 hours of sunshine each day along the coast from Panama City west
to Gulf Shores, with the daily chance of a few scattered showers and
storms. Showers should be more numerous on Sunday and Monday. The sea
water temperature last night at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab was 83
degrees.

ERIKA FORMS: Tropical Storm Erika is northwest of the Leeward
Islands with sustained winds of 50 mph. The system is forecast to move
slowly to the northwest, and by early next week should be just east of
the Bahamas. Too early to determine the final destination of this one,
but often systems in that position recurve into the open Atlantic
before reaching the East Coast of the U.S. Strengthening should be
slow due to harsh upper air winds over the next 5 days.

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TODAY
Mostly cloudy with some light rain possible at times.
Afternoon High 81
WIND: E 6-12

THURSDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. A few widely scattered showers.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 82
WIND: E 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SE 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SE 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 82
WIND: SE 7-14

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...The Pesky Ole Wedge...

VERY COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURES: Yes, the ole wedge is in effect. It is
not the most distinct case of a wedge we have ever seen, but it is
keeping a cloud cover intact and spreading it generally westward
across Alabama from South Carolina and Georgia.

It was only 69 in Atlanta at midday. Over in East Alabama it was 64
atop Mt. Cheaha with a brisk east wind. Visibility at noon on the
highest peak in Alabama was only a few feet.

With a wedge of this type, scattered showers will be developing at
times. We do not expect a widespread rain event. The showers are
usually fairly small. We cannot rule out an isolated thunderstorm,
especially tomorrow. We believe that Friday and Saturday will be dry.
The wedge is being caused by a high-pressure area almost stationary
from Michigan to New England with the ridge extending down through the
mid-Atlantic States. An old stalled front lies across the Northern
Gulf of Mexico, so all of Alabama was actually in a slightly cool
blanket of air. Our temperatures will be in the low to mid 60s almost
every night through the weekend and our highs in the low to mid 80s.
We do not see any 90-degree heat on the board at this time.

MARCH OF TIME: At the north edge of Alaska, there will be 15 hours
and 32 minutes of daylight today, but they are losing 10 minutes a day
as the old sun ball heads south. Actually, the sun is not moving
south. Instead, the earth is tilted on its axis like it has always
been doing since the beginning of time. In the Birmingham area, we
will be losing about 2 minutes of sunlight a day for the time being.
All of this, of course, is the first hint of the changing season as we
head into autumn. Today is the first day of autumn as far as weather
people are concerned.

TROPICAL WEATHER: The National Hurricane Center will dispatch a recon
into the disturbed weather area east of the Lesser Antilles this
afternoon. The center of circulation is not yet well defined, but NHC
believes it could become Tropical Storm Erika at almost any time
during the next day or so as it moves WNW at about 10 mph. Meanwhile,
a new kid is on the block (make that water). The tropical wave just
off the West African coast is showing signs of organization. If it
continues to do so, it could be named Fred.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES: In Chicago, the old thermometer could not reach
70 for the last 5 days.
They have had a very cool summer. A huge contrast when you go down
into Central and South Texas. San Antonio had 24 days of 100-degree
plus heat in August and they have a 13-inch rain deficiency for the
year. Corpus Christi has received only 4 inches of rain all year—a
shortfall of 16 inches. Cold spots this morning included Chandalar
Lake, Alaska and Leota, Michigan with 30. Death Valley with 113 was
the hottest yesterday.

CALIFORNIA FIRE DISASTER: It is a horrible situation with the roaring
fires now threatening Mt. Wilson east of Las Angeles where there is an
observatory, dozens of radio and TV towers, even some police and fire
department transmitters.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: When I took Little Miss Molly on her
afternoon walk yesterday, the timing could not have been better. About
2/3 around the track, we met Dino coming toward us. He was out on a
walk also. He turned around and the gentleman and I and the two little
dogs were walking side-by-side down the walk. Wish you could have seen
the dogs. They acted like they did not have a care in the world with
both tails wagging continuously and occasionally they would stop and
play awhile and then keep walking. Dino is only three years old. He is
one of the cutest little Yorkies imaginable and he and Little Miss
Molly are deeply in love. Life goes on.

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TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of a shower.
Morning Low 66
WIND: E 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Cloudy at times. Intermittent light rain and possibly a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 81
WIND: E 7-14

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of a shower.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 83
WIND: E 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 86
WIND: E 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 7-14

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...A Little Scattered Light Rain?...

EASTERLY FLOW: While we really don't any serious rain around here for
the next week, it does look like we need to mention the chance of
scattered light rain across much of Alabama today and tomorrow as a
moist low level easterly flow sets up. This kind of pattern also hints
that temperatures will remain well below average through mid-week;
parts of East Alabama might have a hard time getting out of the 70s
today with cloudy periods and a few showers around. Everybody else
will likely reach the low 80s, but we should be in the upper 80s on
the first day of September (today's average high is 88 degrees).
Pretty much the same situation tomorrow; a few cloudy periods and a
chance of scattered light rain during the day.

THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND: While an isolated shower could certainly
pop up along the way, this four day stretch looks relatively dry for
now with partly sunny days and highs in the low to mid 80s. We don't
figure rain will be a big problem for high school football games this
week, or college games here in Alabama on Saturday. We will have the
specific kickoff forecasts later this week.

TROPICS: The most interesting tropical cyclone on the board this
morning is Hurricane Jimena in the eastern Pacific, which is packing
sustained winds of 155 mph, just below category five strength. The
storm is expected to reach the southwest coast of the Baja peninsula
early tomorrow morning as a major hurricane. Then, the system will
weaken, but still is forecast to produce big time rains up through the
northern part of Baja, with potential for rain totals of over 20
inches through Friday.
In the Atlantic, a strong tropical wave is expected to become Tropical
Storm Erika during the next 36 hours. This one is east of the Leeward
Islands, and is forecast to move northwest, in a position north of
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands by Saturday. With weak steering
currents, it is too early to determine if this system will recurve
harmlessly into the open Atlantic, or be a threat to the East Coast of
the U.S. Best forecast now is for recurvature before reaching the
coast, much like Bill and Danny.
We also note disturbed weather in the northern Gulf of Mexico on the
old front that passed through Alabama Sunday night. While there is no
sign of organization, we always have to watch areas like this in early
September for potential development.

METEOROLOGICAL FALL: Those of us in the weather business consider
today as the first day of fall; autumn consists of September, October,
and November. Of course, in terms of astronomy, the season arrives a
bit later. The autumnal equinox this year will come at 4:18 p.m. CDT
on September 22, when the sun is directly over the equator on the
journey south. That is the day when we have approximately 12 hours of
daylight, and 12 hours of darkness. Our "shortest day" of the year
will come on the winter solstice, at 6:04 a.m. on December 21, right
before the jolly old man makes his rounds from the North Pole.

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TODAY
Mixed sun and clouds. A few isolated showers this afternoon.
Afternoon High 82
WIND: NE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Cloudy at times. Some scattered light rain possible.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 81
WIND: E 7-14

THURSDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 82
WIND: E 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 84
WIND: E 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 85
WIND: S 6-12

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...Last Day of Summer...

A SEASONAL TRANSITION: There are signs that the seasons are ready to
change in Alabama and across the entire USA fruited plain. Actually,
based on long-term records, the Birmingham temperature had its zenith
in mid-August when the average daily high dropped from 91 to 90. Today
it has dropped to 88 and will be at the 80-degree mark by the end of
September.

Tomorrow is the first day of autumn based on how the weather community
operates. Officially on the calendar, it does not arrive until
September 22, but we do not go by that.

THE NOW HAPPENING: We do not have a distinct handle on the current
weather forecast. We invite you to check our day-by-day on the 7-day
planner. Slightly cooler and drier air has pushed all the way to the
Gulf Coast. The trouble begins when a high-pressure system stalls over
the NE states and tries to send an easterly flow across Alabama. We
call this a wedge effect, although it is not very distinct at this
time. So our conclusion is that we will not get a great deal of rain
in Central Alabama. We could see a few Tuesday afternoon and on
Wednesday, but mostly dry for Thursday and Friday. The morning run of
the GFS model indicates some scattered light showers or rain over the
eastern part of the state tomorrow afternoon and over other parts of
the state Wednesday afternoon. We do not see any unusually high
temperatures all the way through the weekend with highs mostly in the
80s and on some nights it could drop to near 60.

ANNISTON: That East Alabama city (and a beautiful one in my opinion)
has been lucky in the rain department here in August. They received an
additional 1.35 inches yesterday bringing their total to 6.74 inches
for August with measurable rain on 12 days. Their 2009 total is just
under 41 inches—an excess of 3.65. Many locations in the state got
some rain on Sunday with close to 3 inches at Gardendale over 2 inches
at Clay/Pinson, Muscadine and over 1 inch at Mobile and Anniston.
Pinson received 1.67 inches.

DROUGHT AND WILDFIRES: The situation around Las Angeles is extremely
scary with no significant improvement in sight. A State of Emergency
for a number of counties. Down in South Texas, Corpus Christi had 101
again Sunday and their rain for the year still only 4.10 inches. Last
night a waterspout did move on shore into Galveston breaking the
windows out of a police car, unroofing a souvenir shop with
significant structural damage to at least two homes. Three persons
were injured by flying debris.

AROUND MY FAVORITE COUNTRY: Chicago had a real cool August. It was 41
in Aurora, Illinois this morning and 39 at Wanath in NW Indiana. The
USA cold champion was Leota, Michigan and Arctic Village, Alaska with
28. Death Valley had 119 Sunday.

IN THE TROPICS: Out in the Atlantic, there is a broad area of low
pressure 500 miles east of the Lesser Antilles showing good signs of
organization. There is no well-defined circulation at the surface, but
there is a good chance (greater than 50%) of a tropical cyclone within
the next two days. Meanwhile, over in the East Pacific, powerful
Hurricane Jimena is headed straight for Baja, California. The center
was 545 miles south of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Highest sustained winds
are now 150 mph and extremely dangerous Category 4.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: After going three or four days in a row
without playing ball with Molly, I have played with her for three days
in a row and sometimes more than one game. That little girl is smart
as a whip and she quickly became spoiled again to getting her game in.
So much so, that I would tippy-toe through the living area, desperate
for coffee. She would awaken from a sound sleep, grab a ball and throw
it at me. I am going to do a lot of studying to try to get my IQ up to
her level. Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
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TONIGHT
Mostly clear and cool.
Morning Low 61
WIND: NE 3-6

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny, but a few afternoon showers possible. A cool morning.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 83
WIND: NE 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of an afternoon shower or a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 82
WIND: E 7-14

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 84
WIND: NE 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 87
WIND: E 6-12

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...Goodbye August...

When I think of August 2009, I will think cool, and that will be
fairly close to the truth. The average high for the month will turn
out to be around 87.5F, which is nearly three degrees below the
"normal" high for the month, which is 90.2F The average low in the
month was 69.6F, which is just a shade above the "normal" high of
68.9F. So, we will finish the month just about 2 degrees below
average. Not surprising, given the persistent troughiness and
significant cool snap last week. On average, it reaches 90F or hotter
15 times. We did it 11 times in August 2009.

RAINY SUNDAY: Just over one half inch of rain at the Birmingham
Airport yesterday brought our monthly total to 4.47 inches. This is
about an inch above the average 3.48 inches in the eighth month in the
Magic City. Most folks saw rain over the weekend, but some areas
didn't. We are good in the drought monitor department, with only
parts of Cleburne, Randolph and Chambers Counties in the abnormally
dry category. The weekend's rains won't wipe out that shortfall, but
did help.

THE WEEK AHEAD: Low clouds and some fog should burn off fairly
quickly, leaving partly cloudy skies for today. It will be noticeably
less humid, with dewpoints in the upper 50s. Highs will top out in
the lower to middle 80s. Tuesday should be dry again. We could see
an upper low develop right over the state by midweek. This could lead
to clouds and a slight chance of showers from Wednesday through
Friday. Widely scattered storms will be around for the Labor Day
weekend, but things should be pretty nice all in all for the Labor day
holiday.

ERIKA: The Hurricane Center says it is pronounced ERR-ree-ka. We may
be learning to say it later this week when the disturbance in the
Atlantic about 700 miles east of the Lesser Antilles becomes a
tropical storm. Conditions are favorable for development, but so far
the system has not been able to get its act together. It should go
north of the islands and stay away from the U.S.

WEATHERBRAINS EPISODE 188: Don't look for your weekly WeatherBrains
fix tonight, cause it won't be there until tomorrow. That is when Tom
Skilling of Channel 9 in Chicago will join us. Get the latest daily
news and notes about the podcast that's all about weather by going to www.Twitter.com/WeatherBrains
. Learn about future guests and get special show information.

ON THIS DATE IN 1893: Hurricane Elena stalled off the coast of West
Central Florida and held it a virtual hostage for the Labor Day
weekend. More than 300,000 residents fled their homes. Although
Elena never came closer than 80 miles to the Tampa Bay area, its 40 to
50 mph sustained winds caused tides six feet above normal on the
beaches and seven feet above normal in the bay. The storm killed four
people, destroyed more than 250 homes and damaged thousands of others
before reversing course on Sunday morning and coming ashore in
Mississippi early on Labor Day. Total damages to man-made property in
Florida were estimated at $213-million. Follow my weather history
tweets @wxhistorian.

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TODAY
Partly cloudy. Less humid.
Afternoon High 84
WIND: N 6-12

TUESDAY
Sunny with a cool morning.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 83
WIND: NE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of a storm.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 81
WIND: E 5-10

THURSDAY
Mix of clouds and sun. A small chance of a shower or storm.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 83
WIND: E 5-10

FRIDAY
Partial sunshine. A slight chance of a shower or storm.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 84
WIND: E 5-10

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...Cooler Air On The Way Again...

The sound of a gentle rain on this Sunday morning is symbolic of the
passing of the seasons. As we head from August to September over the
next couple of days, to the casual observer it appears we are just
flipping pages on the calendar. But to weather humans, it is the
passing of a meteorological season. By Tuesday, we will be entering
meteorological autumn, although until September 21st, astronomically
we will still be in summer.

GENERAL RAINS: An upper level disturbance passed across the area
this morning, triggering an area of rain and storms that moved into
Georgia. Some heavy rain fell over East Alabama at midmorning. A
second upper level disturbance is passing across Alabama early this
afternoon. It is producing a large area of rain over North Central
Alabama with storms over South Central and South Alabama. Areal
flood advisories were required for Marengo County, where over two
inches of rain had fallen.

REST OF THE WEEK: The disturbance will continue northeastward today
and open the door for a cool front to push through the area. Drier
air will begin to filter into the area overnight, giving us a partly
cloudy and less humid day on Monday. We have been calling for dry
conditions for much of the week ahead, but there is a potential fly in
the ointment. The GFS model has been hinting at the development of a
bit of an easterly wedge, which would put us in a cool, moist low
level flow. This would mean clouds, a few showers and an easterly
breeze. If the models continue in this trend, we might have to put
showers in the forecast.

TROPICS: A tropical wave about 750 miles east of the Windward Islands
showed a burst of convection this morning, but that has since cycled
down a bit. Conditions still are favorable for this system to become
a tropical depression in the next day or so. The models predict it
will go north of the islands, but its low latitude could confound that
a bit. We will see.

QUICK WEATHERBRAINS NOTE: WB 188 will feature one of the most
anticipated guests in the show's history: Tom Skilling of WGN, Channel
9 in Chicago. Download and listen by noon Tuesday at www.weatherbrains.com
or on iTunes. Follow us on Twitter @weatherbrains.

ON THIS DATE IN 1963: Mighty Hurricane David grew into one of the
most intense storms ever to cross the Caribbean Sea. After wiping out
the tiny island of Dominica with 150 mph winds, David crashed ashore
in the Dominican Republic at peak intensity on August 30th, with wind
gusts over 200 mph. The central pressure in the storm was at its
lowest at 924 mb. More than 1,200 people on the two-nation island
were killed and over 80,000 were left homeless. Damage totaled more
than $1 billion in the Caribbean alone. Skipping through the Bahamas,
David struck a glancing blow on Florida, just north of the Gold Coast,
tore across Cape Canaveral and then chewed its way up the East Coast
on September 6th, downing trees and power lines well into New England.

Bill Murray
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=========================================================

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TONIGHT
Showers and storms diminishing.
Morning Low 66
WIND: W/NW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly cloudy. Less humid.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 80
WIND: N 6-12

TUESDAY
Sunny with a cool morning.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 83
WIND: NE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SE 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 5-10

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...Sad to See August Go...

August has been getting shortchanged in the past few years. When I
was growing up, August was an important transition month. There was
no going back to school until after Labor Day, which was wonderful.
There was the swimming pool every day. No pressure to be inside to
watch a television show…they were all reruns. There was sleeping late
and playing outside until dark. Football was still a few weeks off,
which left more room for the perfect summer sport: baseball. August
was a great, last transition month. Now school starts back early in
the month and the beaches are empty. August has been ruined.

SHOWERS/STORMS FOR SUNDAY: A weak frontal boundary settled down into
Central Alabama on Saturday. Don't bother looking for it. It's hard
to find. It will remain just to our south today, perhaps moving a bit
to the north as a couple of surface lows ripple along the boundary.
This should give pretty good rain chances to areas along and south of
I-20. There will be a very sharp north to south rainfall gradient
today, with little if any rain over northern sections, to over an inch
over South Central Alabama. The rainfall should begin to diminish
this evening

MONDAY AND BEYOND: The rainfall should be all gone by Monday
morning. Skies should clear toward morning, giving way to partly
cloudy skies during the day. Highs will be in the lower to middle 80s
after an early morning start in the middle 60s. Looks for some
comfortable morning readings Tuesday and Wednesday, with lower 60s
common. A few spots could reach the 50s. Temperature
and humidity levels will be increasing as we head through the week.

TROPICS: A dissturbance over the Central Atlantic seems to be ready
to develop. It is over warm water, in a low shear environment and has
and upper level high over it. It could become a tropical depression
soon. Should stay north of the Caribbean.

UPCOMING WEATHERBRAINS GUESTS: Tom Skilling will be on the show this
week. We will tape Tuesday morning to accommodate his schedule. We
talk National Weather Service on Labor Day night. Catch up on past
shows at www.WeatherBrains.com, or subscribe on iTunes. Get
information about the show on Twitter @WeatherBrains.

ON THIS DATE IN 2003: The Jacob Creek Fatal Flood on the Kansas
Turnpike. Four children and their mother were killed when their
minivan was washed from the Kansas Turnpike near Emporia as torrential
rains flooded a section of the highway that had never flooded in its
history. A man in another car that was also washed from the highway
by the floodwaters was also found dead. About 9 p.m. on t his
Saturday night, heavy rain swept several motorists off I-35 south of
Emporia, Kansas at Jacob Creek. The heavy rain caused the creek to
overwhelm the culvert that normally carried water under the highway.
Several concrete barricades weighing 10,000-12,000 pounds and seven
vehicles were swept away. The culvert was under designed to handle
the water. The barricades held the water in place, forming a huge
lake, until the carriers gave way and the cars were swept downstream.

Bill Murray
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TODAY
Mostly cloudy with a good chance of showers and storms.
Afternoon High 81
WIND: W/NW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly cloudy. Less humid.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 80
WIND: N 6-12

TUESDAY
Sunny with a cool morning.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 83
WIND: NE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SE 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 5-10

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