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Afternoon Edition For Wednesday May 11, 2005 ==================================================================
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THE ALABAMA STORY: Its getting warmer and warmer as we continue to scan the horizon with all of our eyes looking and lusting for rain. Not much chance soon. Last night some strong thunderstorms moved south right along the Alabama-Georgia border producing hail in several locations. The temperature aloft was about 7 degrees colder over that way than over the Birmingham area. The atmosphere is more stable today. We expect few, if any, showers or storms this afternoon and evening, although not totally out of the question over on the east side.
We are still calling for upper 80s for our Thursday high, which will be generally the warmest day this season. A few showers and storms may show up Friday. Latest guidance tends to downplay a chance of storms later Saturday. It now appears an approaching cold front will give us our best chance of some showers and thunderstorms Sunday morning followed by cooler temperatures. See our day-by-day forecast.
UNDER BOMBARDMENT: A double whammy of sorts for the small community of Trenton in NW Georgia last evening. Two separate thunderstorms 20 minutes apart dumped 1.75-inch hail. By far, the worst severe weather yesterday and last night was over the Northern Plains and Midwest. There were 19 tornado reports and 158 hail reports, most of those in SE Nebraska. A moderate risk of severe weather lingers for much of the Central USA.
A BIG, WET, SNOWY STORM: Matt Marshall, a Birmingham native but living in Layton, Utah for a number of years, sent us some beautiful snow pictures this morning. Layton, located south of Ogden, got 3 inches of snow. The pictures were so pretty because many of the trees already had their fresh coat of greenery. Heavy rain was also widespread over North Utah, Wyoming and into Montana in an area of the country that has been crying out for rain. At Pleasant Grove, Utah, 1.91 inches of rain. 16 inches of new snow fell at the 9,600-foot level at Alta, Utah.
A HOT UNIVERSITY: An official high of 95 yesterday on the campus of Kansas State University at Manhattan. Not too far up the road, the low this morning was 21 at Minot, North Dakota...a very impressive 1040 millibar high pressure area building down from Canada. Its setting off some heavy snow in parts of Montana and Wyoming. The main part of that cold air will slide off to the NE and cause some huge changes in weather. For example, at Saranac Lake in Upstate New York, they expect 75 this afternoon only to drop into the teens Thursday night.
MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Last Saturday on the spur of the moment, I moved all of the furniture around in our living area. You should have seen little Miss Molly. For one thing, she went to one of her severe weather safe areasthe king-sized bed. She stayed on top of that bed peeping out of the door until I got everything moved. She sure did give me some stern, funny looks. She is a creature of habit and likes to keep everything status quo. When she ventured back in, she tried out three different chairs right away to stake out her claim. I think she likes it better. I like it much better, because I now have a comfortable reading chair by our floor to ceiling bookcases where I can easily reach everything and get an education...when little Miss Molly awoke very early this morning, she rang the little bell on the back door so hard that it fell off. Anxious to see her reaction the next time with the bell missing. Life goes on.
J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net
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TONIGHT
Fair and mild. A few evening storms possible extreme east.
Morning Low 64
WIND: Light
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. May be our warmest day so far.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SE 5-10
FRIDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of an afternoon shower or storm.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 86
WIND: S 6-12
SATURDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of an afternoon or evening thunderstorm.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 83
WIND: SW 6-12
SUNDAY
Showers and thunderstorms early followed by decreasing clouds by afternoon.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 76
WIND: NW 7-14
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THE 2005 ALABAMA SPORTS HALL OF FAME
REUNION OF WINNERS WEEKEND!
Mark your calendar for the most exciting "Sports Spectacular " weekend of the year! On June 11th, the 2005 ASHOF Reunion of Winners Celebrity Dinner and Silent Auction will be kicked off by comedian James Gregory at the Sheraton Civic Center Ballroom. The ROW Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, June 13th at the Bent Brook Golf Course.
Meet sports heroes Bobby Bowden, Cornelius Bennett, Bobby Humphries, Leroy Jordan, Kevin Greene, Ray Perkins, Pat Sullivan, and many more at these impressive events!
The ROW events are the primary fundraisers for the ASHOF Outreach Program.
Through this program, more than 50,000 students statewide have been provided the opportunity to visit the ASHOF and be inspired by some of our state's and nation's most outstanding sports figures who are ASHOF Inductees.
Rub shoulders with Alabama's greatest sport heroes and help to inspire thousands of students statewide by participating in the ASHOF Reunion of Winners events. See you there!
For more information, call 205-323-6665 or visit http://www.ashof.org ============================================================
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