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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday May 13, 2005
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THE BIG SWITCH: We had a 15-day run between April 23 and May 7 when our
average daily high temperature was only 69 and many of the early morning
lows were in the 40s and even some upper 30s. We got completely spoiled. In
the last four days, our average high has been 86 and some communities around
Central Alabama topped the 90-degree mark. So far in May there has been very
little rain-not a drop so far in Huntsville and their deficiency for the
year has reached 7.66 inches. A mere 0.01 at Birmingham Airport with a
deficiency at 5.40 inches.

We hope this does not mean we're in for a long, hot summer. No way to tell
this early. Droughts and heat waves are first cousins, but despite the
recent dry weather, we are definitely not in a drought yet.

WHAT'S AHEAD: A cold front will push into Central Alabama early Sunday
morning. A band of showers and possibly a few thunderstorms will be along
and ahead of the front. While we could see an isolated shower or storm
Saturday afternoon, our best chance will be late Saturday night and into the
wee morning hours Sunday. We don't expect a great deal of rain. Any one
community will be lucky to get one-half inch and probably less. It will be
clearing during the day Sunday. Monday will be a model day for comfort. (See
our day-by-day forecast.)

THREE DOT STUFF: We'll make these sentences as short as possible-a lot to
cover...10 tornadoes in the last 24 hours, mostly over NW Texas...6.33
inches of rain at Durham, Kansas, Topeka over 3 inches...his last storm
system dumped 29 inches of snow at Alta, Utah and 38 inches near Red Lodge,
Montana...a huge drop in temperature at Saranac Lake, New York where it was
82 Tuesday only to plunge 66 degrees to a low of 16 this morning...hottest
in the country Thursday 103 at Castolon in SW Texas.

WEEKEND AT THE BEACH: Generally good weather. Some showers and possibly a
storm mainly late Saturday night, becoming mostly sunny Sunday and Monday.
Highs 82-85.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: For the third night in a row, little Miss
Molly jumped a rabbit last night. It was sitting in the grassy area near the
Old Crow Motel. We think the rabbits live in the Hare Haven Apartments
inside the thick hedgerow. Lots of excitement on our morning walk. An old
crow was strolling across the walking track too close to a mockingbird's
hangout. The ensuing air battle lasted as far as we could see. The poor crow
took evasive action zigzagging as much as Molly. At one point the bird
overtook the crow, dived from above and pecked the crow on the back. I sure
thought that crow would have a midair cardiac arrest. At the far north end
of our walk, a huge house cat that I had not seen before, slowly crossed in
front of us. The cat is clearly a candidate for Weight Watchers. Molly got
very excited, but I would not let her get close. I didn't want her eyes
scratched out. Remember, in our tiny, quiet and peaceful corner of the
world, this is about as exciting as it gets. Life calmly goes on and on and
on. We love it that way!

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 64
WIND: S 4-6

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of an afternoon shower or storm. A. Better
chance late at night.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 83
WIND: SW 8-16

SUNDAY
Showers ending early. Clearing and cooler.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 76
WIND: NW 8-16

MONDAY
A cool early morning. Sunny and pleasant. Less humid.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 79
WIND: NE 5-10

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 80
WIND: E 5-10

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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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