Few Showers

Showers continue to slowly build across Central Alabama this afternoon.

They are fairly numerous over Pickens, Fayette and Tuscaloosa Counties and over eastern Jefferson, Blount, St. Clair and eastern Shelby Counties.

New showers are popping up over Etowah and Calhoun Counties.

The heaviest activity, which includes a couple of thunderstorms, was just east of Fayette and over southern St. Clair County along highway 231 south of Pell City.

Nice showers are just east of I-459 from Leeds back toward Liberty Park.

A developing storm was between Pinson and Fultondale in northern Jefferson County.

Activity is moving generally to the south and southwest.

James reported 0.12 from a good shower a short time ago in Greystone Farms in North Shelby County.

You can expect additional showers and storms to develop during the next few hours over Central Alabama in association with a mid level trough in the atmosphere.
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on July 16, 2006, 12:33 pm
Just to tell you how scattered, or "spotty" in this case, the showers are. James lives in Greystone Farms, he got a good shower. I probably live no more than a mile from him, and I did not get one drop of rain...:) Love those summertime showers...:)

I can't complain, though! I got a good passing rainstorm yesterday!

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Posted by  
on July 16, 2006, 1:36 pm
I am writing from Chicago today. We were in Cincy on Thursday and the weather was warm, but not too extreme. Friday and Saturday in Detroit were nice. The Friday night Tigers-Royals game at Comerica Park in Detroit was great. The temp was 77 with a cool mist throughout the game.

All that has changed today now that the heat caught up with us in Chicago. The hight today is expected to be between 96 and 100. The lady who checked out my groceries said that she visited a relative in Sylacauga one August and decided she'd never visit Alabama again in August.

Stay cool!

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