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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Sunday October 24, 2004
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GOOD AFTERNOON: Alabama will continue in the midst of a warmer than normal
weather pattern for the coming week as high pressure dominates our weather.
A strong ridge will establish itself over the Gulf extending up into the
Deep South. This will act as a large shield, keeping a frontal system over
the central U.S. at bay.

OUR FORECAST: A pretty simple one, actually. Monday will feature near
total sunshine. Partly cloudy skies will return on Tuesday as our winds
veer around to the east and then the southeast. We may see more clouds than
sun at times during the remainder of the week, but I think we can safely
promise some sun each day. The high pressure ridge will begin to weaken by
some by Friday, allowing a cold front to enter Alabama on Saturday. This
front will spread a band of showers and thunderstorms across the state. The
system will be weakening by the time it reaches us, and we don't expect
severe weather. Another system will follow on the heels of the first,
bringing better rain chances as an upper air trough sets up over Alabama the
first week of November.


IN THE RAIN GAUGE: Almost all of Alabama saw rain in the past twenty four
hours. Across Central Alabama, amounts averaged one half inch, but there was
a band of one to two inch amounts from parts of Lamar and Pickens Counties
into Tuscaloosa County. The Birmingham Airport had just over one half inch
and 1.29 fell at the Shelby Co. Airport. The state's big winner was western
Choctaw County where radar estimates indicated over four inches fell in a
small area west of Butler.

WEDNESDAY IS FALL SEVERE WEATHER PREPAREDNESS DAY: Alabama experiences a
secondary peak for severe weather in November and December. The state has
suffered some deadly tornadoes during these months, especially over the past
four years. On December 16, 2000, an F4 tornado killed eleven people in
Tuscaloosa County. On November 21, 2001, several strong tornadoes killed
four people across the state. On November 10, 2002, the terrible Veterans
Day Weekend Outbreak resulted in eleven fatalities in Alabama. All of these
events serve as a reminder of the threat that we face from tornadoes in the
fall. Now is the time to review your tornado safety plan with your families
and employees to make sure you and they know what to do if severe weather
develops. Make sure that you have a reliable way to receive weather watches
and warnings at all times, including when you are sleeping. Know where you
will go and what you will do if severe weather approaches. There will not
be a statewide tornado drill as in the spring, but the normal weekly NOAA
Weatheradio test will be conducted Wednesday.

ON THIS DATE IN 2002: It had been over 100 years since a tornado had hit in
the Corpus Christi, Texas area before a series of three tornadoes touched
down in the Texas coastal city. One of them caused a wall to collapse on
the West Campus of Del Mar College. A teacher was killed and six other
people were injured. Heavy rains associated with the thunderstorm caused
flooding. A tornado warning was issued ten minutes before the first twister
hit.

Bill Murray
billmurray@worldnet.att.net

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TONIGHT
Clearing skies.
Morning Low 58
WIND: N 4-8

MONDAY
Lots of sunshine.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 81
WIND: N 4-8

TUESDAY
Becoming partly cloudy.
Morning Low 57 Afternoon High 79
WIND: SE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Mix of sun and clouds.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 81
WIND: SE 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 79
WIND: SE 5-10

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