Unless thunderstorms reintensify, this should be our final update for today. At 8:00 p.m. there was still a few thunderstorms over West Alabama with the strongest one along the Hale-Greene County line near Sawyerville and Forkland. It was moving SW. Over on the other side of the state, some strong storms lingered in Russell and Barbour Counties in SE Alabama.
Here is a round up of what happened today:
HIGH TEMPERATURES 95 OR HIGHER
95 in Birmingham, Crossville, Cullman, Clay, Inverness, Shelby County Airport
96 in Troy, Jasper, Hueytown, Crumly Chapel
97 in Pinson, Albertville
98 in Huntsville, Tuscaloosa
99 in Anniston, DeSoto State Park, Ft. Payne, Meridianville
100 in Decatur
101 in Alabaster, Muscle Shoals
AFTERNOON RAINFALL AMOUNTS
2.17 inches in the Old Cahaba Subdivision in Helena
1.39 in Helena reported by Brian Peters
1.74 in Helena reported by Nathan Jones
0.88 in Alabaster from 33/40 skywatcher, Stephanie Honeycutt
1.28 at Ellisville (Cherokee County)
0.21 in Black Creek (only 0.55 since late June)
0.45 in Jasper
0.34 in Steele
0.33 at Martin Dam
DAMAGE REPORTS
* At 5:40 p.m., scattered small trees were uprooted along the Blount-St. Clair County line 5 miles SE of Oneonta.
* At 3:45 p.m. in South-Central Alabama, 3 miles north of Luverne in Crenshaw County, trees and power lines were torn down. Several wooden structures were damaged.
IN OTHER PLACES--SOME HOT HIGH TEMPERATURES
108 in Ponca City and Stillwater, Okla., and Lawrence, Kans.
106 in Guyman, Okla.
107 in McAlster, Okla.
103 in Tulsa
109 in Medicine Lodge, Kans.
107 in Oklahoma City (a record for July 20)
108 in Wichita Falls, Tex. (2006 rainfall only 1/2 of normal)
104 at the Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport
104 in Ft. Smith, Ark.
108 in Fresno, Calif.
108 in Las Vegas
103 in Springville, Mo.
123 in Death Valley (the nation's hottest today)
NEW ENGLAND COAST
On some of the offshore buoys, 10-foot waves have been reported tonight due to Tropical Storm Beryl.
Here is a round up of what happened today:
HIGH TEMPERATURES 95 OR HIGHER
95 in Birmingham, Crossville, Cullman, Clay, Inverness, Shelby County Airport
96 in Troy, Jasper, Hueytown, Crumly Chapel
97 in Pinson, Albertville
98 in Huntsville, Tuscaloosa
99 in Anniston, DeSoto State Park, Ft. Payne, Meridianville
100 in Decatur
101 in Alabaster, Muscle Shoals
AFTERNOON RAINFALL AMOUNTS
2.17 inches in the Old Cahaba Subdivision in Helena
1.39 in Helena reported by Brian Peters
1.74 in Helena reported by Nathan Jones
0.88 in Alabaster from 33/40 skywatcher, Stephanie Honeycutt
1.28 at Ellisville (Cherokee County)
0.21 in Black Creek (only 0.55 since late June)
0.45 in Jasper
0.34 in Steele
0.33 at Martin Dam
DAMAGE REPORTS
* At 5:40 p.m., scattered small trees were uprooted along the Blount-St. Clair County line 5 miles SE of Oneonta.
* At 3:45 p.m. in South-Central Alabama, 3 miles north of Luverne in Crenshaw County, trees and power lines were torn down. Several wooden structures were damaged.
IN OTHER PLACES--SOME HOT HIGH TEMPERATURES
108 in Ponca City and Stillwater, Okla., and Lawrence, Kans.
106 in Guyman, Okla.
107 in McAlster, Okla.
103 in Tulsa
109 in Medicine Lodge, Kans.
107 in Oklahoma City (a record for July 20)
108 in Wichita Falls, Tex. (2006 rainfall only 1/2 of normal)
104 at the Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport
104 in Ft. Smith, Ark.
108 in Fresno, Calif.
108 in Las Vegas
103 in Springville, Mo.
123 in Death Valley (the nation's hottest today)
NEW ENGLAND COAST
On some of the offshore buoys, 10-foot waves have been reported tonight due to Tropical Storm Beryl.
on July 20, 2006, 7:30 pm
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