Sorry, I do not have the equipment to post a video discussion such as James does twice a day. However, here is a general discussion that may be helpful.
ALABAMA
No showers in progress at post time (10:30 am). The best chance of showers and thunderstorms today will be over on the east side opf the state. After today, a decrease for everyone in the state. Drier air will lead to some cooler nights with lows by Wednesday morning in the low to mid 60s. Probably the best news is a backoff in the extreme daytime heat. Upper 80s and lower 90s instead of high 90s and even the dreaded 100-degree mark. Some folks got good amounts of rain yesterday, others still high and dry. Examples:
1.04 inches in Crossville
1.69 in Sterrett
0.54 in Inverness
1.08 in Demopolis (until 2 days ago only 0.14 had fallen in June)
1.03 at Black Creek (NE Etowah County)
0.88 in Columbiana
0.94 at Greystone Farms (North Shelby County)
2.01 in Pell City
1.89 at Attalla (including 1.65 in only 30 minutes
1.70 in Alexander City
1.28 in Wedowee
0.63 in Clanton
0.50 in Livingston
1.75 at Rock Mills
ATLANTIC SEABOARD
Big time flooding problems. It is a real serious situation in some places, especially around Washington, Baltimore and in parts of Pennsylvania. We get a daily estimate of potential rainfall for the next five days in map form. Just look at this map:
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/p120i12.gif
Notice that as much as 3 additional inches of rain is possible in Update New York and even greater amounts in Pennsulvania--especially around Harrisburg where there is a 6.40 inch bullseye. That is in addition to these amounts just in the last 24 hours:
11.50 inches at Federalsburg, Maryland
7.09 at Wahhington National Airport
5.86 at Dulles Airport
3.14 at Baltimore-Washington Airport
4.44 at Harrisburg
2.77 at Charlotte
2.71 at Atlanta (36 hour amount)
2.68 at Tampa
Boston has already received 9.91 inches this month and 32 inches so far this year...an excess of 12 inches!
HISTORIC FOREST FIRE SEASON?
Sure seems to be heading that way. As of yesterday, there were 28 active large fires in the West including 5 in Arizona and 7 in New Mexico. So far this year, 3,267,604 acres affected almost three times the amount at this same time last year.
TROPICAL WEATHER
This late morning discussion from the National Hurricane Center is interesting:
A BROAD AND DIFFUSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING OVER THE ENTIRE
FLORIDA PENINSULA... AND ADJACENT GULF OF MEXICO AND ATLANTIC
WATERS... IS MOVING NORTHWARD AT 5 TO 10 MPH. SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BECOME MORE CONCENTRATED OVER THE
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...THE FLORIDA STRAITS...AND OFF THE FLORIDA
EAST COAST... AND A SUSTAINED WIND OF 33 MPH WITH A GUST TO 42 MPH
WAS REPORTED ON GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND EARLIER TODAY. THERE ARE SOME
INDICATIONS THAT A SMALL LOW PRESSURE AREA COULD FORM OFF THE
FLORIDA EAST COAST TONIGHT OR TUESDAY MORNING... AND MOVE NORTHWARD
ALONG THE GULFSTREAM TOWARD THE CAROLINAS. HOWEVER... WHETHER OR NOT
ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM OCCURS... THE THREAT FOR
HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY AND GRADUALLY SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO
GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA... PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL NWS FORECAST OFFICE.
ALABAMA
No showers in progress at post time (10:30 am). The best chance of showers and thunderstorms today will be over on the east side opf the state. After today, a decrease for everyone in the state. Drier air will lead to some cooler nights with lows by Wednesday morning in the low to mid 60s. Probably the best news is a backoff in the extreme daytime heat. Upper 80s and lower 90s instead of high 90s and even the dreaded 100-degree mark. Some folks got good amounts of rain yesterday, others still high and dry. Examples:
1.04 inches in Crossville
1.69 in Sterrett
0.54 in Inverness
1.08 in Demopolis (until 2 days ago only 0.14 had fallen in June)
1.03 at Black Creek (NE Etowah County)
0.88 in Columbiana
0.94 at Greystone Farms (North Shelby County)
2.01 in Pell City
1.89 at Attalla (including 1.65 in only 30 minutes
1.70 in Alexander City
1.28 in Wedowee
0.63 in Clanton
0.50 in Livingston
1.75 at Rock Mills
ATLANTIC SEABOARD
Big time flooding problems. It is a real serious situation in some places, especially around Washington, Baltimore and in parts of Pennsylvania. We get a daily estimate of potential rainfall for the next five days in map form. Just look at this map:
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/p120i12.gif
Notice that as much as 3 additional inches of rain is possible in Update New York and even greater amounts in Pennsulvania--especially around Harrisburg where there is a 6.40 inch bullseye. That is in addition to these amounts just in the last 24 hours:
11.50 inches at Federalsburg, Maryland
7.09 at Wahhington National Airport
5.86 at Dulles Airport
3.14 at Baltimore-Washington Airport
4.44 at Harrisburg
2.77 at Charlotte
2.71 at Atlanta (36 hour amount)
2.68 at Tampa
Boston has already received 9.91 inches this month and 32 inches so far this year...an excess of 12 inches!
HISTORIC FOREST FIRE SEASON?
Sure seems to be heading that way. As of yesterday, there were 28 active large fires in the West including 5 in Arizona and 7 in New Mexico. So far this year, 3,267,604 acres affected almost three times the amount at this same time last year.
TROPICAL WEATHER
This late morning discussion from the National Hurricane Center is interesting:
A BROAD AND DIFFUSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING OVER THE ENTIRE
FLORIDA PENINSULA... AND ADJACENT GULF OF MEXICO AND ATLANTIC
WATERS... IS MOVING NORTHWARD AT 5 TO 10 MPH. SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BECOME MORE CONCENTRATED OVER THE
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...THE FLORIDA STRAITS...AND OFF THE FLORIDA
EAST COAST... AND A SUSTAINED WIND OF 33 MPH WITH A GUST TO 42 MPH
WAS REPORTED ON GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND EARLIER TODAY. THERE ARE SOME
INDICATIONS THAT A SMALL LOW PRESSURE AREA COULD FORM OFF THE
FLORIDA EAST COAST TONIGHT OR TUESDAY MORNING... AND MOVE NORTHWARD
ALONG THE GULFSTREAM TOWARD THE CAROLINAS. HOWEVER... WHETHER OR NOT
ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM OCCURS... THE THREAT FOR
HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY AND GRADUALLY SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO
GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA... PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL NWS FORECAST OFFICE.
on June 26, 2006, 11:21 am
Be sure to read Mother Goose & Grimm in today's comics. Miss Molly may not have a fireplug, but she has her special tree!
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on June 26, 2006, 12:19 pm
Checked it out. That is funny. Molly definately has a favorite tree. It is the same one that Jo Jo the pretty little dog that lives on the other side of the hedge row uses. Molly still has a crush on him.
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