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ABC 33/40 Weather - 7 Day Planner
Sunday afternoon, July 6, 2008
Forecaster: Bill Murray
*Get immediate updates on the ABC 33/40 Weather Blog.
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Forecaster: Bill Murray
*Get immediate updates on the ABC 33/40 Weather Blog.
*Want to join our ABC 33/40 Skywatcher team? Get the scoop here.
We have had two days of active thunderstorms across Central Alabama thanks to an upper level trough to our west as a frontal boundary to our north. Showers and storms broke out again during the early morning hours ahead of a southeastward moving disturbance. This area of rain and storms expanded as it moved into Alabama this morning, dumping heavy rain. Drier mid level air moving into North Alabama as well as sinking air behind the disturbance may limit shower and storm development this afternoon somewhat. But any storms that do form will tap some very unstable air and will become quite strong with the potential for damaging winds, deadly lightning and even large hail. The dry mid level air will intensify the potential for strong microburst winds, especially in the I-59 corridor.
SOME DRIER AIR HEADED OUR WAY: Drier air will spread into Alabama as the trough of low pressure pushes east. As this happens, showers will become less plentiful by tomorrow and Tuesday. Only isolated storms are expected across much of the area, with the better chances shunted to the southeast. Temperatures will be near seasonal averages, with highs around 90, and lows around 70.
RAIN CHANCES GO BACK UP: By Wednesday, humidity levels will be back up and so will rain chances, as a frontal system makes another run at pushing through the Deep South. It may make it down into North Alabama on Thursday, but not much further. By Saturday, it will be retreating northward as a warm front and Alabama will find itself under an increasing dome of high pressure. Temperatures will be on the rise, with highs making it well into the middle 90s over the weekend.
DROUGHT UPDATE: This week's drought monitor gave some disheartening news. Nearly 66% of Alabama is considered to be in a drought. This is up from the 56.2% of a week ago. The eastern two thirds of the state is still in drought conditions, from Huntsville to Tuscaloosa to Linden and Geneva. Only Mobile and Baldwin Counties are out of the woods in the state right now. This points out the continued need for conservation in the water department.
BERTHA: Our tropical storm is a little more than 1,200 miles east of the Leeward Islands early this afternoon, looking stronger on satellite photos as it moves over warmer water. This intensification will continue and it will likely become a hurricane in the next 24 hours. It is moving west at a brisk pace of more than 20 mph. Bertha should slow down a bit over the next couple of days and take a bit of a more northwesterly turn. By early Wednesday morning, Bertha should be at its closest to the northern Leeward Islands, about 200 miles to the north. The islands should escape strong winds. Bertha will then meander into the region south of Bermuda. By Thursday, the GFS predicts that it will turn north and northeast, recurving out to sea, avoiding the East Coast.
ON THIS DATE IN 2001: A series of tornadoes and near-shore waterspouts plagued the area around Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 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. Thirty six 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.
ON THIS DATE IN 2005: Tropical Storm Cindy passed New Orleans and made landfall on the Mississippi Coast in an eerie foreshadowing of events that would happen just two months later with Hurricane Katrina, just millions of times worse.
TODAY'S WEATHER BLOG HIGHLIGHT: The Pomeroy Iowa Tornado.......
| Sunday - 07/06 | |
| Mix of sun and clouds. More showers and storms. Some heavy.
High: 88
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Wind: SW 5-10 mph Sun Percentage: 50% Hours Of Rain: 3/4
Rain Potential: 0.50" Severe Weather Threat: None | |
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| Monday - 07/07 | |
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| Partly cloudy. Afternoon showers and storms, but they will be more isolated.
Low: 71 High: 90
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Wind: SW 5-10 mph Sun Percentage: 65% Hours Of Rain: 1/4
Rain Potential: 0.15" Severe Weather Threat: None | |
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| Tuesday - 07/08 | |
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| Partly cloudy. Isolated afternoon and evening showers and storms.
Low: 71 High: 91
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Wind: SW 5-10 mph Sun Percentage: 70% Hours Of Rain: 1/4
Rain Potential: 0.15" Severe Weather Threat: None | |
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| Wednesday - 07/09 | |
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| Hazy, hot and humid. Scattered afternoon and evening storms.
Low: 71 High: 90
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Wind: SW 5-10 mph Sun Percentage: 65% Hours Of Rain: 1/2
Rain Potential: 0.30" Severe Weather Threat: None | |
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| Thursday - 07/10 | |
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| Continued hazy, hot and humid. Chance of afternoon and evening storms.
Low: 70 High: 90
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Wind: SW 5-10 mph Sun Percentage: 60% Hours Of Rain: 1/2
Rain Potential: 0.30" Severe Weather Threat: None | |
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| Friday - 07/11 | |
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| Partly cloudy and hot. Isolated afternoon storms.
Low: 71 High: 93
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Wind: S 5-10 mph Sun Percentage: 65% Hours Of Rain: 1/4
Rain Potential: 0.20" Severe Weather Threat: None | |
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| Saturday - 07/12 | |
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| Hot and humid. Slight chance of an afternoon storm.
Low: 72 High: 94
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Wind: S 5-10 mph Sun Percentage: 65% Hours Of Rain: 1/4
Rain Potential: 0.20" Severe Weather Threat: None | |
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