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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday December 23, 2004
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THE POLAR EXPRESS: As promised, cold Arctic air has arrived. At 1:00 p.m.,
Birmingham's temperature was only 28 degrees, with a north wind averaging 16
mph, making for a wind chill index of 16.

We have received a number of reports of snow flurries across the northern
half of Alabama this morning, but as the air becomes drier those will go
away this evening.

Temperatures will remain frigid through Christmas day, with the coldest
temperatures coming Saturday morning, when the mercury will drop into the 12
to 19 degree range over north and central Alabama.
A warming trend begins Saturday afternoon, which will last into next week.

In fact, the longer range computer models suggest we will be in the mid 60s
over the latter half of next week as we wrap up 2004.
Other than a few leftover snow flurries this afternoon, we do not expect any
precipitation around here until the latter half of next week.

GULF COAST SNOW? A wave of low pressure on the Arctic front in the Gulf of
Mexico could bring a few snow flakes to Mobile, Gulf Shores, and Pensacola
late tomorrow and tomorrow night, but the deepest moisture will be over the
Gulf waters, and accumulation is not expected at this time.

A SERIOUSLY WHITE CHRISTMAS: A snowstorm of historic proportions has
crippled parts of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky in the last 24 hours. To show
how serious the situation is, look at these reports.

.....In Southern Indiana, 24 inches of snow now on the ground at Washington,
but drifts are five feet deep. The town of Crawford also has five-foot
drifts.

....Parts of Kentucky now buried in a snowfall that is more than they
normally get in an entire winter.

.....In Northern Kentucky, Hancock has 17 to 19 inches of snow average depth
but drifts reach five feet.

.....Lots of motorists stranded in the heavy snow areas. In Cincinnati,
thousands of people are without power.

.....At Scottsburg, Indiana, 29 inches of snow fell from this storm. That
town is on Interstate 65 in Southern Indiana about 30 miles due north of
Louisville.

ON THIS DATE IN 1989: An epic cold wave was diving south to the Gulf Coast.
A total of 122 cities across the central and eastern U.S. reported record
low temperatures for the date, including Birmingham. Forty one of the cities
also record lows for the month of December, some which had only been set the
day before. The temperature fell to 11 degrees at New Orleans and Lake
Charles LA, 4 below zero at San Angelo TX and 26 below zero at Topeka KS,
all establishing all-time record lows for those locations. Birmingham
dropped to one degree. The pressure at the center of the anticyclone reached
an amazing 1061 millibars. Meanwhile, a strong storm moving across the
Florida peninsula produced heavy snows along the Carolina coast. Fifteen
inches of snow fell at Wilmington NC and 13.3 inches at Cape Hatteras NC. It
was the first white Christmas of record from Florida to North Carolina.

James Spann
jpspann@abc3340.com

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TONIGHT
Fair and very cold with a hard freeze.
Morning Low 20
WIND: N 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly sunny, breezy, and cold.
Morning Low 20 Afternoon High 39
WIND: N 10-15

SATURDAY
A very cold Christmas morning. Sunny and a little warmer by afternoon.
Morning Low 16 Afternoon High 43
WIND: NE 3-7

SUNDAY
Sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 23 Afternoon High 51
WIND: E 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny and pleasant.
Morning Low 33 Afternoon High 57
WIND: SE 5-10

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