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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday March 2, 2005
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RECOVERING TEMPERATURES: Some of the lowest temperatures since
January were recorded across Alabama this morning. Let's look at some of the
lows.

17 in Valley Head
19 in Ft. Payne, Gadsden and Black Creek
20 in Talladega and Pinson
21 in Cullman, Wedowee and Russellville
22 in Jasper, Hamilton, Leeds and Moulton
23 in Decatur, Huntsville, Anniston, Mentone
24 in Birmingham, Smoke Rise, Alexander City
25 in Montgomery, Tuscaloosa and Calera

Now we can look for some more reasonable temperatures. While it will
be cold again tonight, the lowest temperatures should be around 30 or 32 in
the NE Alabama valleys. Most of Central Alabama will be around 34.
Temperatures will recover to the low 50s Thursday and the low 60s Friday.

The most puzzling part of our forecast is what will happen late
tonight and early Thursday morning across Central Alabama. A disturbance to
our SW was spreading rain across SE Texas and Louisiana. There was even a
Tornado Warning for two SE Texas counties. We think almost all of this
precipitation will stay south of the Birmingham area late tonight and
tomorrow morning. It's not out of the question that you could hear a few
reports of sleet or a few snowflakes on the north edge of that precipitation

See our day-by-day forecast for all of the details. Friday through the
weekend should be mostly dry except for a slight chance of light rain or
sprinkles late Saturday or Saturday night.

DOWN THE ROAD: Things are shaping up for a possible stormy period
early next week-mainly Monday night and Tuesday morning. A vigorous low
pressure area is expected to track eastward across Tennessee, pulling a cold
front into Alabama.

STORM ALERT 2005: The final stop on this year's tour is tonight at
7:00 in Vestavia. It is at the Mountain Top Community Church-a great
facility to have the program.

QUICK THREE-DOT STUFF: A whopping 20 inches of snow on Mt.
Mitchell, North Carolina in the last 36 hours...16 inches on Mt. LeConte in
the Great Smokies with a low of 4 below zero...snowdrifts as much as 4.5
feet reported in the prime upslope locations in Johnson County of extreme NE
Tennessee...24 below this morning in Cook, Minnesota and 32 below at Barter
Island, Alaska.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Molly and I love to walk on a crisp
cold morning...the birds were singing as if it were summer. Even a couple of
old crows were singing tenor...I am concerned about more and more people
ignoring the leash law. This morning I scooped 5 times as much as I do for
Molly. I feel compelled to clean it up, because I don't want to accidentally
step in something and I want to keep the area poop-free. I believe I could
make a business out of scooping. I could redesign a golf cart and call it
the "Poopmobile." It would have a variety of scoops, garbage bags, a little
revolving light on top and a little sensor that would go off when poop is
located. The business, Poop, Inc., should flourish. I might even expand the
service to pick up litter. Annie Litter would like that...maybe you have
detected that I am short on sleep...life goes on but it is a lot more fun
when I don't have to scoop so much.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Clouds increase. Not as cold. A slight chance of a little light rain or
sprinkles late-mostly south of Birmingham.
Morning Low 34
WIND: Light NE

THURSDAY
Morning clouds with a few patches of slight rain or sprinkles south of
Birmingham. Some afternoon sunshine.
Morning Low 34 Afternoon High 52
WIND: NE 5-10

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny. A milder afternoon.
Morning Low 33 Afternoon High 62
WIND: SW 7-14

SATURDAY
Clouds increase. A slight chance of light rain or sprinkles late Saturday or
Saturday night.
Morning Low 43 Afternoon High 59
WIND: W 7-14

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 38 Afternoon High 60
WIND: N 5-10

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