ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday January 24, 2005
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A 52-DEGREE PLUNGE IN TEMPERATURE: That's what happened when this latest
blast of arctic air moved in. It was 70 last Friday in Birmingham and this
morning it was 18. Let's look at some morning lows:
10 in Valley Head
11 in Black Creek (coldest in exactly two years)
13 in Wedowee, Hytop and Talladega
14 at Shoal Creek (Calhoun County) and Russell Cave
15 in Pinson, Collinsville, Crossville, Scottsboro
16 in Anniston, Mentone, Gadsden, Leeds,
Meridianville, Union Springs
17 in Addison, Alexander City, Huntsville, Madison
18 in Moulton (Lawrence County) and Birmingham
19 in Tuscaloosa, Jasper, Cullman, Section
20 in Guntersville, Russellville, Montgomery, Calera
22 in Selma
25 at Mobile Airport
NOW FOR THE FUTURE: It involves a quick and substantial warm up. We think
lows tonight will still dip into the upper 20s in some of the colder
valleys, but SW winds Tuesday will send the thermometer to the upper 50s and
then into the lower 60s on Wednesday. Another supply of cooler air will
arrive on Thursday, pulling high temperatures back to the lower 50s, but no
real cold nighttime temperatures. We could see a little scattered light rain
early Wednesday. After that the next rain should come later Friday and
Friday night and extend into Saturday morning.
THE BIG NORTHEAST BLIZZARD: New England caught it worse than anybody. A
wind gust of 84 mph was recorded on Nantucket Island along with blinding
snow. A data buoy SE of Cape Cod reported 27-foot waves. There were numerous
reports of snow over 30 inches deep in Eastern Massachusetts, including 38
inches at Salem and Plymouth. The Boston Common had 26 inches. The drifts
were much deeper.
PANNING AROUND: Amazing how so much bitter cold has left Alaska. Even good
old Deadhorse, near the arctic coast, had only 15 below this morning...the
coldest in the lower 48 this morning was minus 25 in Glens Fall, New
York...in extreme NE Tennessee, it was minus 3 at Mountain City where the
wind chill over the weekend was as low as minus 27...in the Great Smoky
Mountains, it was minus 12 atop 6,400-foot Mt. LeConte with 4 inches of
snow.
MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Why can't little Miss Molly be like other
dogs? All the time when I see people walking their dogs around our half-mile
walking track, the dog is either strolling along by their side or trailing
behind. Not little Miss Molly. As soon as I open the back door-shazam! She
is full speed ahead staying 20 feet in front of me at the end of the leash
and pulling mightily. Did you ever see Roy Rogers trying to slow down a
runaway stage? That's the way I look when I go up the walking track leaning
back at an angle. That was the story this morning. It was nice to be out in
the crisp air, but I have to watch Molly, because any moment she can slam on
brakes, go in circles and even reverse at full speed if she smells a scent.
I often onder how she moves so fast with her nose almost touching the ground
and she never misjudges with her nose getting caught in the grass and
turning a flip. I sure would laugh if she did. Nice note today from a lady
in Tuscaloosa who also has a Shih-tzu named Gizmo. I absolutely love that
name. Life goes on.
J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net
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TONIGHT
Mostly clear and not as cold.
Morning Low 29
WIND: Light W
TUESDAY
Partly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 58
WIND: SW 6-12
WEDNESDAY
Variable cloudiness. A mild afternoon. A little scattered light rain is
possible.
Morning Low 43 Afternoon High 63
WIND: W 6-12
THURSDAY
Partly sunny and cooler.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 54
WIND: NE 6-12
FRIDAY
Clouds increase. A slight chance of rain late in the day and Friday night.
Morning Low 38 Afternoon High 51
WIND: E 7-14
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