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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday April 15, 2005
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QUIET AND PEACEFUL TAX DAY: There are a lot of adjectives we could throw in
to describe the weather across Alabama. I suppose calm and collected are
about as good as any. The sky is brilliant blue and the temperatures could
not be more comfortable.

No need for us to go into a long discussion, because that will pretty much
be the weather all the way through Tuesday. Most days will be sunny, nights
pleasantly cool and daytime highs in the 70s. It looks like the middle of
next week at the earliest before we should get any more rain. Before we go
on, let's look at some low temperatures across the state this morning.

36 in Hamilton
37 at Ft. Payne Airport
38 in Wedowee
39 in Pinson
40 in Centreville and Union Springs
41 in Troy, Fayette, Cullman, Jasper
42 in Anniston, Addison and on Mt. Cheaha
43 in Tuscaloosa, Dothan, Alexander City
44 in Birmingham and Muscle Shoals
45 in Auburn, Mentone, Montgomery, Huntsville

WEATHER NOTEBOOK: Another Jefferson County tragedy on this date in 1956
when 25 people were killed and 200 injured. The F4 tornado devastated parts
of McDonald's Chapel and Pleasant Grove...Just for the fun of it, let's
check in on Vostok, Antarctica where it was 94 below zero and enough wind to
send the wind chill way below minus 100!...stateside it was 12 this morning
in Stanley, Idaho and 9 below at Barter Island and Wainwright, Alaska...hot
spot Thursday, 94 in Casa Grande, Arizona...on this date in 1998, an F3
tornado tore across downtown Nashville damaging 300 buildings including the
State Capitol...at this time in 1921, Silver Lake, Colorado (located west of
Boulder at 10,200 feet elevation) was completing a 95-inch snowstorm in 32
hours.

THE WORLD OF WEATHER: Can't find enough adjectives to describe the drought
in parts of the west. Lake Powell was formed when Glen Canyon Dam was built
in the late 50s. That huge lake is now down 140 feet and only has 50 percent
of its water. It is considered a 500-year drought in the area. The drought
is so severe that the water level has re-exposed "Cathedral in the Desert,"
which is a favorite scenic spot in the canyon. In Salt Lake City, only 27.9
inches of snow has fallen this winter and spring which is 31 inches below
normal. Indications are that the "water wars" in the west will grow more
intense.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: For some reason, little Miss Molly decided to
sleep on a blanket on the floor at the foot of our king-sized bed last
night. At 4:42 a.m., I heard her jump on the bed. She started walking up my
body, looked me right in the eyelashes and then cuddled up against my rib
cage. I loved it. At 5:20 she was standing over me again wagging her tail
slowly-translation: time to go. It was a beautiful walk before sunrise. The
Old Crow Motel was silhouetted by the pre-sunrise eastern sky. Another great
Kinkade painting. Halfway up the walking track, Molly suddenly turned and
put her paws on my knees and looked frightened. I didn't see anything, but
she had spotted that dog hidden in the underbrush who likes to play with
her. He suddenly jumped out and ran circles around us five times and then
plopped down in front of Molly wanting to play. She was mortified. I picked
her up and she was shaking like a leaf. I told the big dog to leave. Life
goes on.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Clear and cool.
Morning Low 47
WIND: Light E

SATURDAY
Sunny and pleasant.
Morning Low 47 Afternoon High 72
WIND: E 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 73
WIND: E 5-10

MONDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 48 Afternoon High 76
WIND: SE 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 50 Afternoon High 77
WIND: SE 6-12

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