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Afternoon Edition For Friday May 6, 2005 ==================================================================
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Ask for Deer Lair's.
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These log homes offers pool, basketball, horseshoes, a catch & release fishing pond, and lots of hiking trails
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ALABAMA WARMING UP: The first five days of May averaged 9 degrees cooler than normal across Central Alabama, but that pattern is about to change. We expect dry weather all the way through the weekend and possibly most of Monday. A few showers or thunderstorms will show up Monday night with a slightly better chance later Tuesday and Tuesday night. Starting tomorrow our high temperatures will top out between 80 and 82 into early next week. There are indications that we could easily see some mid 80s by the middle of next week. No measurable rain so far in May in Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. Were supposed to get close to 5 inches of rain during the month of May. I think we can also not worry any more about frost. It has never been below 37 this late in the season.
MOMS DAY: If you ordered Mothers Day weather out of the weather catalog, it couldnt be any better. About 82 for a high and almost all sunshine. I will never forget Mothers Day about 10 years ago. A group of us migrated to a restaurant after church and I was asked to say the blessing. I was caught by surprise and mumbled something like we are truly thankful for mothers because without mothers this world would be in a terrible shape. Everybody at my table and for several tables around burst out laughing before I said amen. Then I realized that without mothers we would not be here. They still havent let me forget.
WEEKEND AT THE BEACH: Excellent. Mostly sunshine with highs around 78. The water temperature is still a bit cool around 71.
AMBITIOUS COASTAL STORM: It was moving up the Atlantic Seaboard today. It is equal in strength to a tropical storm. A Coastal Flood Warning and High Surf Advisory was in effect. Winds will gust near 60 mph offshore and will push water over the Sound side of the Outer Banks south of Hatteras with water levels of around 4-feet deep. Along and offshore, Diamond Shoals, North Carolina was reporting 13-foot swells and 17-foot waves. Cape Lookout had gusts to 52 mph. The storm will continue northward near the coast giving New York City and Boston a miserable time over the weekend.
LIGHTNING IS FRIGHTENING: It happened near Salt Lake yesterday. Lightning struck an automobile during rush hour and knocked two huge holes in the windshield. The driver was not seriously injured. Automobiles are not totally immune to lightning despite the myth that the tires insulate them. The main safety if youre in an automobile is that most lightning bolts will pass harmlessly through the metal part of the body. Thats why its important not to touch metal objects like door handles.
USA NOTES: Coolest in Alabama this morning was DeSoto State Park with 41...coolest nationwide, 24, Berlin, New Hampshire...hottest Monday 96 at Gila Bend located on a sharp bend in the Gila River SW of Phoenix.
MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: My little Miss Molly already had a name when she strolled into our living area almost three years ago. Otherwise, I would have named her Lightning. She seems as fast as a bolt of lightning and zigzags just as much when were out walking. I feel sure every half-mile walk equals at least one mile...we used to have a neighbor (dog, that is) named Grady. He was a 90-pound black lab and he would only bark one time when we passed by. His bark would almost rattle the windows and I have seen Molly clear the ground numerous times. I nicknamed him Thunder. I surprised Molly this morning. I was standing in the living area with my arm full of toys ready to play ball as she crawled out of bed yawning. She sure seemed surprised but very pleased. Life goes on.
J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net
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TONIGHT
Clear and cool.
Morning Low 51
WIND: Calm
SATURDAY
Mostly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 51Afternoon High 80
WIND: SW 5-10
SUNDAY
Warm, dry, mostly sunny.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 82
WIND: SW 6-12
MONDAY
Partly sunny. A small chance of a shower or thunderstorm Monday night.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 80
WIND: SW 6-12
TUESDAY
Clouds increase. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. The better chance afternoon and evening.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 79
WIND: SW 7-14
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2005 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
MAY 25-29
HOOVER MET
FOR TICKETS CALL: (800)732-4849 (800-SEC-4TIX) or visit http://www.SECsports.com For Hospitality Packages, call (205)967-4745 x118
Here's your chance to see the best college baseball in the country, right here in Hoover, Alabama! See the top eight teams in the SEC compete for the tournament title over the course of this five day tournament.
Reserved seats are going fast so be sure to order yours today at
(800)732-4849 or by logging onto www.SECsports.com. Opportunities still exist to entertain employees, clients or friends in the VIP hospitality suite. Call (205)967-4745 x118 to inquire about the various hospitality packages.
Mark your calendars to go to the Hoover Met, May 25-29 to see some big time college baseball.
The 2005 SEC Baseball Tournament. It Doesn't Get Any Better!
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