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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday January 26, 2005
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THE DREADED WEDGE: I usually run for the hills anytime we mention "the
wedge." They are really tough to handle in weather forecasts. Maybe I should
explain what they are. It happens when a high pressure system moves across
or parks along the Mid-Atlantic coast or even in the Northeast. Cold air
circulating out of that high pushes down east of the Appalachians and then
moves westward across South Carolina and Georgia into Alabama. It is sort of
a back door cold front and they just love to sneak up on us. So, jumping to
the final result, we will watch closely for the possibility of some light
freezing rain late Friday night and early Saturday morning, mainly east and
NE of Birmingham. It is by no means sealed in stone at this time, but there
is that possibility.

BACK TO THE PRESENT: A cold front will move through later today and
tonight, but no earthshaking cold weather news with that. It will drop our
lows into the 30s and let our high temperatures back off to what they should
be in late January. Thursday should be dry. However, some rain will move in
Friday afternoon and become more widespread Friday night. It will continue
off and on Saturday. Some more rain will move in on Sunday and become more
widespread Sunday night. By early next week, as a low pressure system forms
and moves across to the NW of us, we could see some showers and
thunderstorms Monday.

ICE SKATING ON THE WARRIOR RIVER: Yep, it happened on at least two
occasions. One was in 1899 and the other one was 65 years ago today in 1940.
On the morning of January 26, the temperature dropped to 10 below zero at
Birmingham Airport. The airport was not official at that time, but you don't
have to be official to be accurate. A Weather Bureau station was being
established at the airport even though the official instruments were
downtown where the low was 1 above. Birmingham had already been covered by
one of its biggest snows ever with 10 inches on the ground. The storm dumped
13 inches on Cullman and Huntsville had below zero temperatures for three
days in a row. People were actually able to ice skate on the Warrior River
at Birmingport where ice was 6 inches thick near the banks of the river!

MEANDERING: Winter is far from over. Birmingham's average date for the last
freeze is on March 23, but it has occurred as late as April 23 in 1986...USA
warm spot yesterday 84 in Laredo...lows this morning included 17 below in
Presque Isle, Maine and 34 below at Chandalar Lake, Alaska.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly sure was pooped when she got
home from the beauty shop yesterday. She was absolutely overjoyed to get
home and she sure did smell good. She smelled like a young lady on her first
date. When I went to bed at 10:30 p.m., she would not even consider going
with me. Instead, she was passed out on her favorite rumpled blanket on the
couch. She slept a long time after she got home and also last night. I feel
sure a little puppy like Molly, who has to know absolutely everything that's
going on, would not take a nap with all the excitement at the beauty shop.
She has also slept a lot today perched on the back of the couch. Every time
I walk by I get a whiff of the perfume and I stop and cuddle and love her.
It's a relaxing moment for both of us. Life goes on whether Molly smells
good or smells like a dog.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Clouds increase and turning colder overnight.
Morning Low 36
WIND: Bec. N 6-12

THURSDAY
Partly sunny and colder.
Morning Low 34 Afternoon High 52
WIND: NE 7-14

FRIDAY
Clouds increase. Chance of rain in the afternoon becoming more widespread
Friday night. Breezy.
Morning Low 32 Afternoon High 47
WIND: E 10-18

SATURDAY
A cold rain. We will watch for some possible light freezing rain, mainly
east and NE of Birmingham early in the day.
Morning Low 33 Afternoon High 45
WIND: SE 7-14

SUNDAY
Occasional rain increasing again Sunday night.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 56
WIND: SE 8-16

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