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Saturday, February 19, 2005

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday February 19, 2005 ==================================================================
THE FINEST BMW SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM!

Momentum Motorworks specializes in late model BMW Service.
We employ only factory-trained certified ASE Master Technicians.
Our team has over 45 years of combined BMW service experience.

We now service and repair Mercedes and Porsche as well.

Our attention to detail is unmatched. Try Momentum Motorworks one time and you won't go anywhere else for service. Rory Chrane, the owner-operator, will personally guarantee your satisfaction in writing.

Located in Riverchase one mile from I-65, one block west of Hwy. 31 and one block north of Valleydale. Call 205-403-4626, go to http://www.momentummotorworks.com or e-mail Rory personally at mmbmw@bellsouth.net.

BMW owners, why go anywhere else?
==================================================================

GOOD AFTERNOON: Greetings from Denver and the National Storm Chasers Convention. Wish you were here! I will have lots to share over the next couple of days.

VIRGA: Clouds overspread the northwestern half of the state this morning. Morning lows ranged from the upper 20s to the lower 30s across the area. Temperatures have been held back slightly by the clouds, with most areas remaining in the 50s. In areas which received more sunshine, readings have been slightly warmer, making it to near 60 degrees. Radar images early this morning showed some returns across North Alabama, but most of this precipitation was not reaching the ground. This phenomenon is called virga.
A few sprinkles may have reached the ground in some areas, but most places stayed dry.

RAIN TO RETURN: The precipitation that is evaporating before reaching the ground is slowly moistening the atmosphere. As those moisture levels continue to rise, light rain will eventually start reaching the ground over time. By tonight, low pressure will be developing over western Kansas.

This low will move northeast, putting Alabama in the warm sector tomorrow. A few showers will dot the area during the day on Sunday, with more widespread rain and a few storms moving into the area later in the day into the overnight.

THE WEEK AHEAD: A cold front will settle into North Alabama on Monday. It will become stationary as the upper level wind flow becomes more zonal, or west to east. As disturbances ripple along the boundary, showers and a few storms will occur each day through Thursday, when a stronger low will sweep across, pushing the front through the area.

ON THIS DATE IN 1884: The Enigma Tornado Outbreak struck the Southern U.S. from Mississippi to Virginia with a total of approximately sixty tornadoes. No one is sure of the death toll (hence the name of the outbreak), but estimates ranged from 182 to 1,200.

Forty four people died in at least five tornadoes across Alabama. The deadliest tornado of the day in Alabama killed thirty as it moved across Northeast Alabama into Northwest Georgia in the same area as the Palm Sunday tornado of 1994. The tornado reportedly struck the schoolhouse at Goshen, near Piedmont, blowing it “to atoms.” The schoolmaster was killed and 25 students injured.

This tornado probably was born from the same supercell thunderstorm that had produced an F4 tornado about an hour earlier across Jefferson and St. Clair Counties. This tornado touched down about eight miles south of Birmingham around 1:20 p.m. Several people were injured and nine homes destroyed in the Oxmoor community. The tornado moved northeast, hitting the young industrial community of Leeds very hard, where thirteen people perished and 27 homes were destroyed. The total path length was 35 miles.
Damage across the South totaled $4 million, which was remarkably high since the tornadoes mainly hit rural areas. The 1883 and 1884 tornado seasons resulted in the largest number of killer tornadoes in two consecutive years with 126.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://abc3340.com/weather/7day.hrb
ABC 33/40 Weathertalk: http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/weathertalk.hrb

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TONIGHT
Cloudy with a chance of showers.
Morning Low 45
WIND: SSE 4-8

SUNDAY
Rain becoming likely along with a few thunderstorms.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 61
WIND: S 8-16

MONDAY
Continued cloudy with a chance of showers.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 64
WIND: W 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly to mostly cloudy with a chance of showers.
Morning Low 51 Afternoon High 68
WIND: SW 4-8

WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 59
WIND: NE 6-12

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THINKING OF BUILDING A NEW HOME?
CONSIDER THE COST OF HEATING AND COOLING THAT HOME!

High winter heating bills surprised a lot of people last year and took a deep bite out of many paychecks. There is a solution that cuts these utility bills by up to 80% -- building your new home with ICF Technology, or let us Spray Foam seal your existing home.

Our exterior walls can withstand 250 mile per hour winds, include furring strips for sheetrock attachment, and create an almost soundproof environment, all at no extra charge!

Come see us at the Spring Home and Garden Show, March 10-13, 2005.
Advanced Construction Design can do it all: basements, first floor, second floor, and complete homes!

For more information please visit our website www.advancedconcretehomes.com or call us at 205/980-8585.
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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday February 19, 2005 ===================================================================
WILSON'S WEDDING CHAPEL
WE DO IT ALL FOR YOU

Wilson's Wedding Chapel in Gardendale can give you beautiful wedding memories for a lifetime. Forty two years experience making weddings unforgettable.
We provide it all: the place, flowers and food. Walk in and out, everything is to perfection. We can arrange for a minister and photographer if desired.

Romantic Chapel with sitting for 200 or a beautiful Victorian courtyard for outdoors with room for 200 or more with a good sound system.

Three hour rental fee from 9 to 4 weekdays is only $950; after 4 pm., the price increases. This includes the beautiful decorations in the Chapel, or Courtyard and Reception Room.

The food for the reception is $11 per person which includes the Bride and Groom's cakes, punch, nuts and mints. Additional choices of food are available at reasonable prices.

For more information, visit http://www.wilsonsweddingchapel.com
or call 205-631-8755.
===================================================================

...Unsettled Week Ahead...

GOOD MORNING! Greetings from Denver! Everyone says, “Are you there for the NBA All Star Game?” No, I am here for the really big show: the National Storm Chasers Convention. Three days of serious information about the avocation of storm chasing. Or as my son Will says, three hundred weather nerds oohing and ahhhing over dozens of tornado videos until 4 a.m. in the morning.

TODAY AND TONIGHT: Skies will become mostly cloudy across the area today, as an upper level disturbance moves our way. It will take awhile for the airmass over our area to moisten enough for showers to start reaching the ground, but that should start occurring tonight.

SUNDAY: Sunday looks to be a wet one, as a cold front edges our from out of the north. There could be a few storms mixed in Sunday and Sunday night.

WORK WEEK AHEAD: Monday will be a holiday, and our front plans to spend it, and much of the coming week here with us in Alabama. This spells a wet weather spell for the area. Showers will be triggered by little impulses riding along the stalled or nearly stalled frontal system. It is difficult to say when those little buggers will be in the area until you see the whites of their eyes, but suffice to say wet weather will be with us for much of the week

Temperatures will be near or slightly above normal through Tuesday, then fall back a few degrees for the remainder of the week. Rainfall amounts over the next 5 days will average one to inches. There is a chance that amounts could be higher, and the potential for flooding could become a problem if persistent heavy rains develop. The chance for severe weather appears to be minimal at this time. The front should finally push south of us on Thursday as another low moves across the state.

ON THIS DATE IN 1979: Famous “President’s Day” storm surprised forecasters all along the east coast. Computer models bombed out on forecasting this major snowstorm. 25 inches of snow fell at Dover DE. Baltimore MD picked up whopping 20 inches.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://abc3340.com/weather/7day.hrb
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: http://www.jamesspann.com/bmachine/wxtalk.php

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TODAY
Becoming cloudy. Showers begin to increase during the overnight.
Afternoon High 61
WIND: S 5-10

SUNDAY
Showers becoming likely. Perhaps a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 62
WIND: S 10-16

MONDAY
Breezy with a good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 68
WIND: SW 12-22

TUESDAY
A good chance of showers continues.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 66
WIND: W 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Rain and storms likely once again.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 62
WIND: SW 10-20

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6:30pm Wheel of Fortune
7:00pm The Green Mile
10:00pm News/Sports Final
10:35pm Maximum Exposure

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Friday, February 18, 2005

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday February 18, 2005
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THE FINEST BMW SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM!

Momentum Motorworks specializes in late model BMW Service.
We employ only factory-trained certified ASE Master Technicians.
Our team has over 45 years of combined BMW service experience.

We now service and repair Mercedes and Porsche as well.

Our attention to detail is unmatched. Try Momentum Motorworks one time and
you won't go anywhere else for service. Rory Chrane, the owner-operator,
will personally guarantee your satisfaction in writing.

Located in Riverchase one mile from I-65, one block west of Hwy. 31 and one
block north of Valleydale. Call 205-403-4626, go to
http://www.momentummotorworks.com or e-mail Rory personally at
mmbmw@bellsouth.net.

BMW owners, why go anywhere else?
==================================================================

DRY SATURDAY; RAIN STARTS SUNDAY: It was below freezing across North and
Central Alabama this morning. Here are some selected lows:

23 in Pinson and at Russell Cave National Monument
25 at Fort Payne Airport and Talladega
26 in Mentone and Jasper
27 at Cullman Airport
28 in Wedowee, Birmingham and Alexander City
29 in Anniston, Tuscaloosa and atop Mt. Cheaha

In East Tennessee, it was 23 in Gatlinburg, 13 on Newfound Gap and 2 above
zero atop Mt. Leconte where there was two inches of snow on the ground.
Saturday should be dry across Alabama. We believe the rain will hold off
until Sunday when chances will increase as the day wears on. There could
also be a thunderstorm late Sunday or Sunday night. Monday will also feature
showers and occasional thunderstorms. Even Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
will have periods of rain. This lengthy period of rain could bring one to
two inches.

All of this rain will come with some breaks. Timing is difficult. By the
middle of next week, a cold front may push south far enough into Central
Alabama to cool us down a few degrees. Still no real cold weather in sight
through all of next week.

CALIFORNIA HERE WE GO AGAIN: Another very wet time for California over the
next several days. Could be some more flash flooding and mudslides as parts
of the state could get up to 6 inches of rain. The NWS in Los Angeles warns
that 15 to 30 inches of snow may fall between from now through Sunday above
7,000 feet in the California Mountains.

CLEANING OFF MY DESK: How's this for snow country? At this time in 1972,
Paradise Ranger Station in Mt. Rainier National Park east of Seattle had
received a 12-month snow total of 1,224.5 inches! That is a USA record for
that period of time...and in 1959 a five-day storm had dumped as much as 189
inches of snow in the mountains along the California-Nevada border...back to
today...the low this morning was 36 below zero at Embarrass, in North
Minnesota...that was a lot colder than anything in Alaska where the lowest
was 18 below at Arctic Village and Barrow.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Woe is me. I was so sound asleep and I felt
this little paw and wet nose pressing against my arm. It was Little Miss
Molly. I thought she just wanted to play but it was more urgent than that.
She wanted to go outside to the "bathroom." Only thing, it was 3:30
AM...don't know why because she has been sleeping all night...so I stayed up
and am a bit groggy this afternoon because we did not hit the sack until
after 11...Molly seems a little lonely today. She has asked to sit on my
desk three times and she takes naps right up against my computer keyboard.
In fact she swishes her tail occasionally and that has cleaned most of the
dust. She whapped the keyboard so hard once that she caused a typo! Life
goes on, a bit groggy at times, but we will take life in any form of
fashion...and we hope it will be long-lasting!

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://abc3340.com/weather/7day.hrb
ABC 33/40 Weathertalk: http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/weathertalk.hrb

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TONIGHT
Fair and cold.
Morning Low 33
WIND: Light

SATURDAY
Clouds increase. A little warmer.
Morning Low 33 Afternoon High 59
WIND: S 5-10

SUNDAY
Cloudy with occasional rain. A thunderstorm is also possible late.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 62
WIND: S 10-16

MONDAY
Breezy with a good chance of showers and possible thunderstorms.
Morning Low 57 Afternoon High 68
WIND: SW 12-22

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy. Still a chance of showers.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 66
WIND: W 10-15

============================================================
THINKING OF BUILDING A NEW HOME?
CONSIDER THE COST OF HEATING AND COOLING THAT HOME!

High winter heating bills surprised a lot of people last year and took a
deep bite out of many paychecks. There is a solution that cuts these
utility bills by up to 80% -- building your new home with ICF Technology, or
let us Spray Foam seal your existing home.

Our exterior walls can withstand 250 mile per hour winds, include furring
strips for sheetrock attachment, and create an almost soundproof
environment, all at no extra charge!

Come see us at the Spring Home and Garden Show, March 10-13, 2005.
Advanced Construction Design can do it all: basements, first floor, second
floor, and complete homes!

For more information please visit our website www.advancedconcretehomes.com
or call us at 205/980-8585.
============================================================
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6:00pm ABC 33/40 News
6:30pm Wheel Of Fortune
7:00pm 8 Simple Rules
7:30pm 8 Simple Rules
8:00pm Hope and Faith
8:30pm Less Than Perfect
9:00pm 20/20
10:00pm ABC 33/40 News
10:35pm ABC News Nightline

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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday February 18, 2005
===================================================================
WILSON'S WEDDING CHAPEL
WE DO IT ALL FOR YOU

Wilson's Wedding Chapel in Gardendale can give you beautiful wedding
memories for a lifetime. Forty two years experience making weddings
unforgettable.
We provide it all: the place, flowers and food. Walk in and out, everything
is to perfection. We can arrange for a minister and photographer if desired.

Romantic Chapel with sitting for 200 or a beautiful Victorian courtyard for
outdoors with room for 200 or more with a good sound system.

Three hour rental fee from 9 to 4 weekdays is only $950; after 4 pm., the
price increases. This includes the beautiful decorations in the Chapel, or
Courtyard and Reception Room.

The food for the reception is $11 per person which includes the Bride and
Groom's cakes, punch, nuts and mints. Additional choices of food are
available at reasonable prices.

For more information, visit http://www.wilsonsweddingchapel.com
or call 205-631-8755.
===================================================================

...Wet Weather Starts Sunday...

Today and Saturday should be dry across Alabama but a significant
period of wet weather is ahead after that.

We should see some showers showing up Saturday night. However, the
best chance of rain will be Sunday and Monday and probably Tuesday. A cold
front will make an effort to reach North Alabama by Tuesday morning. There
are indications that the front will then stall and hang around near the
Tennessee River.

This overall wet weather system will affect mainly the north half of
Alabama. The heaviest rainfall amounts will be over the north third of the
state. How much rain? Seems reasonable that some areas will receive between
one and two inches.

After the freeze early this morning, temperatures will be on the
rise with no more threats of a freeze through at least the middle of next
week.

SNOW FIELD DECREASING: At one time this winter there was a vast
snow field to our north that extended all the way down to Kentucky and
Tennessee. This helped hold daytime temperatures down in Alabama. Now, there
is a lack of snow on the ground until you get far to the north. In fact, you
would have to travel to Wisconsin, and Michigan. There is little or no snow
cover in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska and even South Dakota.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: With only one person in our household
all this week, Little Miss Molly has made sure that she captured more than
usual attention from me. I have tried to play with her much more than usual
and we have enjoyed many walks. If anything, she and I have bonded even
more. Life goes on and I love every minute of it. A little 9-pound puppy can
really be company.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://abc3340.com/weather/7day.hrb
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: http://www.jamesspann.com/bmachine/wxtalk.php

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TODAY
Partly sunny today but clouds will increase tonight.
Afternoon High 56
WIND: N 5-10

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers at night.
Morning Low 36 Afternoon High 57
WIND: SE 5-10

SUNDAY
Periods of rain and maybe a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 60
WIND: S 10-16

MONDAY
Breezy with a good chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 66
WIND: SW 12-22

TUESDAY
Still a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy.
Morning Low 53 Afternoon High 61
WIND: SW 10-15

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=========================================================

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Tonight on ABC 33/40:

7:00pm 8 Simple Rules
7:30pm * Simple Rules
8:00pm Hope and Faith
8:30pm Less Than Perfect
9:00pm 20/20
10:00pm ABC 33/40 News
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Thursday, February 17, 2005

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday February 17, 2005
==================================================================
THE FINEST BMW SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM!

Momentum Motorworks specializes in late model BMW Service.
We employ only factory-trained certified ASE Master Technicians.
Our team has over 45 years of combined BMW service experience.

We now service and repair Mercedes and Porsche as well.

Our attention to detail is unmatched. Try Momentum Motorworks one time and
you won't go anywhere else for service. Rory Chrane, the owner-operator,
will personally guarantee your satisfaction in writing.

Located in Riverchase one mile from I-65, one block west of Hwy. 31 and one
block north of Valleydale. Call 205-403-4626, go to
http://www.momentummotorworks.com or e-mail Rory personally at
mmbmw@bellsouth.net.

BMW owners, why go anywhere else?
==================================================================

THERMOMETER WHIPLASH: Up and down, up and down. It's the season for that as
we approach a transition time of the year between seasons. It was 70 two
days ago but the thermometer will get snatched back to below freezing
tonight.

Dew points as low as the teens reached North Alabama this afternoon. With
clear skies and light winds, look for some rather cold temperatures
especially in the North Alabama valleys. We are forecasting an average low
of 28 across North Central Alabama but it is possible to have some low 20s
in the normally colder spots.

We only expect a one-night freeze. Lows tomorrow night should be in the 30s.
Changes are ahead. While we will have mostly sunshine again Friday, clouds
will move in at night. It still looks like Saturday will stay dry although a
lot of cloudiness. There could be a shower Saturday night.

THEN COMES THE RAIN: Maybe a three-day stretch of wet weather Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday. A cold front is expected to stall across the Tennessee
Valley after reaching that area Tuesday. The heaviest rain during the event
will be over about the north half of the state. Some places closer to the
Tennessee River could get rainfall totals approaching two inches.
Meanwhile, high temperatures will be in the 50s Friday and Saturday but
warming to the 60s early in the week.

GOING VISITING: It was 87 yesterday in Harlingen and McAllen, Texas and 20
below this morning in Big Piney, Wyoming. It was 24 below in Arctic Village
Alaska-no real cold weather in that area at this time.

STORM ALERT 2005: The next program is tonight at 7 at Wallace State College
in Hanceville. Come early to get a good seat and the program should be over
at 8:15 or so. Severe Weather Awareness continues all across Alabama. Great
time to review your family or workplace safety plans. Every home, office and
plant should have a plan.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Molly and I were awakened by another midnight
phone call so Molly got up and wanted to play. We played for about five
minutes but she was so tired that we folded soon and slept like two little
babies. Molly has trained me so that I also get excited about our first
half-mile walk each morning. We know that nature is waiting to show us some
nice sounds and scenes. This morning, we paused to see the sunrise from the
wide grass-covered common area in front of the Old Crow Motel. The sun was
peeping through a broken layer of altocumulus clouds. Those are some of my
favorites. They look like oval dinner-plates assembled close together and
are usually 8 to 12 thousand feet above the ground. We could also hear the
gentle swish of water in the Old Crow Creek as it comes off a rock formation
and runs along the walking track. It is a wet-weather stream only. Molly
made her usual stops and cried for Jo-Jo. Looks like that is a one-way love
affair but life will go on.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://abc3340.com/weather/7day.hrb
ABC 33/40 Weathertalk: http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/weathertalk.hrb

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TONIGHT
Clear and cold.
Morning Low 28
WIND: N 4-6

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny but clouds will increase at night.
Morning Low 28 Afternoon High 56
WIND: N 5-10

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy. Chance of a shower Saturday night.
Morning Low 36 Afternoon High 57
WIND: SE 5-10

SUNDAY
Periods of rain. A thunderstorm also possible.
Morning Low 43 Afternoon High 60
WIND: S 10-16

MONDAY
Breezy with a good chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 66
WIND: S 12-20

============================================================
THINKING OF BUILDING A NEW HOME?
CONSIDER THE COST OF HEATING AND COOLING THAT HOME!

High winter heating bills surprised a lot of people last year and took a
deep bite out of many paychecks. There is a solution that cuts these
utility bills by up to 80% -- building your new home with ICF Technology, or
let us Spray Foam seal your existing home.

Our exterior walls can withstand 250 mile per hour winds, include furring
strips for sheetrock attachment, and create an almost soundproof
environment, all at no extra charge!

Come see us at the Spring Home and Garden Show, March 10-13, 2005.
Advanced Construction Design can do it all: basements, first floor, second
floor, and complete homes!

For more information please visit our website www.advancedconcretehomes.com
or call us at 205/980-8585.
============================================================
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6:00pm ABC 33/40 News
6:30pm Wheel Of Fortune
7:00pm Extreme Makeover
9:00pm PrimeTime Thursday
10:00pm ABC 33/40 News
10:35pm ABC News Nightline
11:05 Jimmy Kimmel Live

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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday February 17, 2005
===================================================================
WILSON'S WEDDING CHAPEL
WE DO IT ALL FOR YOU

Wilson's Wedding Chapel in Gardendale can give you beautiful wedding
memories for a lifetime. Forty two years experience making weddings
unforgettable.
We provide it all: the place, flowers and food. Walk in and out, everything
is to perfection. We can arrange for a minister and photographer if desired.

Romantic Chapel with sitting for 200 or a beautiful Victorian courtyard for
outdoors with room for 200 or more with a good sound system.

Three hour rental fee from 9 to 4 weekdays is only $950; after 4 pm., the
price increases. This includes the beautiful decorations in the Chapel, or
Courtyard and Reception Room.

The food for the reception is $11 per person which includes the Bride and
Groom's cakes, punch, nuts and mints. Additional choices of food are
available at reasonable prices.

For more information, visit http://www.wilsonsweddingchapel.com
or call 205-631-8755.
===================================================================

...A Change To Cooler Weather...

Temperatures will be slightly below normal for the next 48 hours as
Canadian air returns to Alabama. We expect highs in the mid 50s today, and
tomorrow morning should feature a light freeze with most places dropping
into the 25 to 30 degree range by daybreak. The dry and cool weather
continues tomorrow, although the southern branch of the jet stream will push
high cirrus clouds overhead at times.

THE WEEKEND: Clouds will continue to increase on Saturday, but it
now looks like the day will be dry. Wet weather will return on Sunday, and
periods of rain and thunderstorms will continue into at least Monday of next
week. That rain might even extend into Tuesday, and we will have to watch
for any flood potential here early next week as the ground gets saturated.

THE LONG RANGE: The primary American global computer model, the GFS,
continues to hint at the possibility of a change to sharply colder weather
toward the end of the month and the first of March. Still lots of time left
this winter, so don't put away the jackets yet.

TORNADO DRILL: The statewide simulated tornado warning was issued at
exactly 9:15 a.m. yesterday; that was a great opportunity to think about
what you would do in the event of an actual tornado warning. Our spring
tornado season is just around the corner.

STORM ALERT 2005: Our annual severe weather awareness tour continues
tonight; we will be in Hanceville at Wallace State Community College at
7:00, but be sure and get there early for a seat. We will feature stories on
Hurricane Ivan, Bill Murray's tornado chase in the Great Plains in the
spring of 2004, and much more. There is no admission; bring the whole
family!

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Mostly sunny with a cool breeze.
Afternoon High 54
WIND: N 7-14

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. A light freeze early in the day.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 56
WIND: N 6-12

SATURDAY
Increasing clouds. Just a slight risk of a shower.
Morning Low 34 Afternoon High 57
WIND: E 6-12

SUNDAY
Periods of rain and a few thunderstorms.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 60
WIND: SE 7-14

MONDAY
A good chance of rain and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 67
WIND: S 10-18

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Wednesday, February 16, 2005

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Afternoon Edition For Wednesday February 16, 2005
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THE FINEST BMW SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM!

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Our team has over 45 years of combined BMW service experience.

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Our attention to detail is unmatched. Try Momentum Motorworks one time and
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block north of Valleydale. Call 205-403-4626, go to
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BMW owners, why go anywhere else?
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OUR NON-WINTER: Have we had enough cold weather this winter to keep
us from having too many spiders and bugs-varmints as my friend, Snuffy
Smith, calls them? I don't think so. December was close to normal but
January averaged a very impressive 5.6 degrees above normal and the coldest
all month was 18. February is running 3 degrees above normal and 11 of the
first 15 days were above normal. We don't see any severely cold weather in
the near future-at least not in the next 7 or 8 days.

A cold front was moving across Alabama this afternoon and it will
send our temperature into the 30s tonight. There has been almost no rain
with this front and skies will be clearing overnight. Sunshine returns
Thursday but it won't be around too long. Clouds will return later Friday
but the freshest information we have indicates that Saturday will be dry.

Sunday and Monday will be our main window for rain and some areas
may see one inch or more during that time frame. See our day by day forecast
for all the details.

SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK: Today was a key part of that as a
statewide practice Tornado Watch and Tornado Warning was issued. We hope you
observed the drill and fine-tuned your family and office safety plans.
Flash-flooding will be the emphasis tomorrow. Also, don't forget the 3340
Storm Alert with Thursday night's program at 7 o'clock at Hanceville.

ROAMING AIMLESSLY: Did you realize the 91 high in Laredo, Tex.,
yesterday is as high as the normal hottest part of the summer in
Birmingham?...not too anxious to see that kind of heat for awhile...USA low
this morning was 20 below in Stanley, Idaho. Stanley was the cold spot a lot
of times last winter but this year the coldest weather has hung around the
east and Saranac Lake, in upstate New York has been the coldest a lot.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Bedtime is supposed to be quiet and
peaceful. Not always that way with my little 9-pound energizer puppy around.
Little Miss Molly can upset the apple cart. These times are approximate:
10:18 PM: I went to bed. 10:20 PM: Little Miss Molly rang the little bell
hanging on the back door knob meaning she needed to go. Got dressed and took
Molly for a walk. 10:40 PM: Molly's last treat for the day. Then she
demanded that I play with her. We had a very active play session, chase
ball, pull rope, you name it. 11:02 PM: Undressed again and went to bed with
Molly for the second time. 11:12 PM: Phone call from my wife in Coos Bay,
Oregon. She wanted to let me know how her seriously ill sister was doing.
She also said, "Put Molly on the phone." I put the phone to Molly's ear and
the two of them chatted in puppy language. Molly looked up at me so
surprised and she was wagging her tail continuously. As soon as I hung up,
Molly jumped off the bed and ran through the entire house looking for
"Mommy." Then she went on one of her energy explosions. I got up to watch
her because they are so funny. I kept score. She raced through the house for
15 round trips, went airborne and bounced off the back of the couch 6
times...then she wanted me to chase her. 11:32 PM: Back to the bed for the
third time and both our tongues were hanging out. Life goes on. We love all
the excitement!

J. B. Elliott
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TONIGHT
Clearing and colder.
Morning Low 37
WIND: N 6-12

THURSDAY
Cooler and mostly sunny.
Morning Low 37 Afternoon High 54
WIND: N 7-14

FRIDAY
Morning sunshine but clouds increase late.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 56
WIND: W 5-10

SATURDAY
Variable cloudiness.
Morning Low 36 Afternoon High 56
WIND: W 6-12

SUNDAY
Cloudy with occasional rain and possibly a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 60
WIND: SW 7-14

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Tuesday, February 15, 2005

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday February 15, 2005
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THE FINEST BMW SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM!

Momentum Motorworks specializes in late model BMW Service.
We employ only factory-trained certified ASE Master Technicians.
Our team has over 45 years of combined BMW service experience.

We now service and repair Mercedes and Porsche as well.

Our attention to detail is unmatched. Try Momentum Motorworks one time and
you won't go anywhere else for service. Rory Chrane, the owner-operator,
will personally guarantee your satisfaction in writing.

Located in Riverchase one mile from I-65, one block west of Hwy. 31 and one
block north of Valleydale. Call 205-403-4626, go to
http://www.momentummotorworks.com or e-mail Rory personally at
mmbmw@bellsouth.net.

BMW owners, why go anywhere else?
==================================================================

THE ALABAMA STORY: Out and about early this morning and I always enjoy
driving across the ridges and valleys on Deerfoot Parkway. I saw some
shrubs already beginning to blossom! Still about five weeks till spring
officially arrives.

It was 75 down in Brewton and Robertsdale yesterday and 72 in Tuscaloosa.
Much of the state was expected to warm into the 70s this afternoon.

Clouds will gradually increase tonight and we may have a bit of rain before
daybreak. This is due to another cold front expected to reach Central
Alabama Wednesday morning. The rain with this front should be light. It will
be colder Thursday night and Friday with our lowest temperatures coming
early Friday morning. Lows should be near 30 but it could be as low as 28 in
some of the colder valleys.

The next chance of rain will come later Saturday and extending through
Saturday night and Sunday.

Still no indication of real cold weather at least for the next 5 to 7 days
and we may have some 60s again early next week.

SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK: It is underway this week in Alabama and
today's emphasis is on lightning. Personally, lightning is my most feared
thing in weather. Lightning fatalities do not grab the headlines like
tornado and hurricane deaths because usually lightning picks of one or two
persons at a time. You need to take cover if you hear thunder within 30
seconds of seeing lightning. You should also wait 30 minutes after the last
clap of thunder before outdoor activities resume. It is known as the "30/30
Rule."

The next program in the 3340 Storm Alert Tour will be Thursday night at
Wallace State College, Hanceville. It starts at 7 and it is usually over by
8:15 pm.

TUESDAY TIDBITS: 90 in Harlingen, Tex., was the warmest in the USA
yesterday...19 below at Banter Island was the coldest this morning in
Alaska...in the "Lower 48" the coldest was 18 below at Stanley, on the
Salmon River in Idaho's Sawtooth Mountains-so named because those mountains
have sharp peaks like saw teeth.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I expected the afternoon walk with Little Miss
Molly to be calm, collected and relaxed. It was not to be. The minute we
stepped outside, she saw Jo-Jo above the walking track and away she went. I
felt like I was in the Mercedes Marathon. Jo-Jo ran away and Molly cried.
Minutes later, we met the transient Alaskan Husky that meanders through
every month or so...he also ran...30 yards later we saw a neighbor lady
walking her dog and pushing her baby in a stroller...I held Molly away
because I was afraid she would scare the baby...coming back down the track,
Molly got a glimpse of the CC (Community Cat) in a small patch of woods near
our house going to the bathroom. That was a no, no, no with Molly. Not only
was it a cat but it was invading her territory and going to the bathroom on
her "property." Molly charged within 10 feet of the cat and she was barking
so loudly that her front feet were lifting off the ground. Life goes on,
noisy at times.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Clouds increase. Chance of some light rain before morning.
Morning Low 54
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Morning showers. Some afternoon clearing. Colder Wednesday night.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 61
WIND: NW 10-18

THURSDAY
Becoming mostly sunny. Cooler.
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 52
WIND: N 6-12

FRIDAY
Morning sunshine. Clouds increase late.
Morning Low 31 Afternoon High 53
WIND: E 5-10

SATURDAY
Cloudy with a chance of rain.
Morning Low 38 Afternoon High 55
WIND: SE 5-10

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CONSIDER THE COST OF HEATING AND COOLING THAT HOME!

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deep bite out of many paychecks. There is a solution that cuts these
utility bills by up to 80% -- building your new home with ICF Technology, or
let us Spray Foam seal your existing home.

Our exterior walls can withstand 250 mile per hour winds, include furring
strips for sheetrock attachment, and create an almost soundproof
environment, all at no extra charge!

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floor, and complete homes!

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or call us at 205/980-8585.
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Morning Edition For Tuesday February 15, 2005
===================================================================
WILSON'S WEDDING CHAPEL
WE DO IT ALL FOR YOU

Wilson's Wedding Chapel in Gardendale can give you beautiful wedding
memories for a lifetime. Forty two years experience making weddings
unforgettable.
We provide it all: the place, flowers and food. Walk in and out, everything
is to perfection. We can arrange for a minister and photographer if desired.

Romantic Chapel with sitting for 200 or a beautiful Victorian courtyard for
outdoors with room for 200 or more with a good sound system.

Three hour rental fee from 9 to 4 weekdays is only $950; after 4 pm., the
price increases. This includes the beautiful decorations in the Chapel, or
Courtyard and Reception Room.

The food for the reception is $11 per person which includes the Bride and
Groom's cakes, punch, nuts and mints. Additional choices of food are
available at reasonable prices.

For more information, visit http://www.wilsonsweddingchapel.com
or call 205-631-8755.
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...A Spring-Like Day For Alabama...

If we reach our forecast high of 75 degrees today, this will be the
warmest day so far in 2005. We reached 74 degrees on three days; January 2,
3, and 11. And, if we reach 75 today that will be exactly 17 degrees above
normal for the 15th day of February. The day should feature a good supply of
sunshine after some morning fog.

BACK TO REALITY: A cold front will pass through Alabama tomorrow
with clouds and the chance of a few passing showers. Then, much cooler air
returns to the state over the latter half of the week. We will struggle to
reach 50 degrees on Thursday, and most communities will be below freezing by
early Friday morning, in the 26 to 30 degree range.

WEEKEND PREVIEW: Looks like the weather word for the weekend will be
wet. The front that will bring cooler air to the state tomorrow will drift
northward on Saturday as a warm front, and rain should become widespread
along and north of the front. As warmer air returns on Sunday, we will have
to mention showers and thunderstorms as the air becomes more unstable. We
don't expect a continuous rain this weekend, but a shower will be possible
at almost any time. At the moment it looks like the heaviest rain will come
Sunday, and possibly into Monday.

RAIN UPDATE: Birmingham has now received 2.19" for the month of
February, and 4.13" for the year. We are still deficient by 3.51" since
January 1.

RIO GRANDE HEAT: Hot weather continues across the Rio Grande Valley
of Texas, where Harlingen yesterday soared to 90 degrees.

STORM ALERT 2005: Don't forget we will be in Hanceville this week at
Wallace State. The show begins at 7:00; get there early for a seat!

James Spann
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TODAY
Early morning fog; otherwise partly sunny with a warm afternoon.
Afternoon High 75
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, especially during the morning.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 61
WIND: NW 7-14

THURSDAY
Partly to mostly sunny and much cooler.
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 50
WIND: N 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly sunny with a cold morning. Clouds thicken Friday night.
Morning Low 28 Afternoon High 53
WIND: E 5-10

SATURDAY
Cloudy with a few periods of rain.
Morning Low 40 Afternoon High 55
WIND: SE 5-10

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Monday, February 14, 2005

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Afternoon Edition For Monday February 14, 2005
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THE FINEST BMW SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM!

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We employ only factory-trained certified ASE Master Technicians.
Our team has over 45 years of combined BMW service experience.

We now service and repair Mercedes and Porsche as well.

Our attention to detail is unmatched. Try Momentum Motorworks one time and
you won't go anywhere else for service. Rory Chrane, the owner-operator,
will personally guarantee your satisfaction in writing.

Located in Riverchase one mile from I-65, one block west of Hwy. 31 and one
block north of Valleydale. Call 205-403-4626, go to
http://www.momentummotorworks.com or e-mail Rory personally at
mmbmw@bellsouth.net.

BMW owners, why go anywhere else?
==================================================================

A HINT OF A NEW SEASON: The temperature reached 90 Sunday afternoon
in McAllen Texas and I think that is the first 90 so far in the USA. It is
just a hint of things to come. We are now entering the transition time of
year where warm air to the south gets more impatient with colder air to the
north. Eventually family fights break out and we get into the severe weather
season.

Here in Alabama, we consider our prime severe weather season to be
March, April and much of May. However, we can have some strong storms in the
last half of February. The National Weather Service has designated this
week, February 13-18 as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Alabama. A key item
will be the tornado drill-a practice tornado watch and warning on Wednesday.
Also check out the next 3340 Storm Alert Thursday night in Cullman County-at
Hanceville. It starts at 7.

BACK TO THE PRESENT: Quite a bit of rain across Alabama over the
weekend although not as much, overall, as we expected. About one inch fell
at Cordova, Centre, Fort Payne, Mt. Cheaha, Ohatchee, Hamilton and
Talladega. At Steele, in North St. Clair County, 1.26 inches. One of the
heavier amounts was 2.00 at Livingston.

The clouds are now slowly breaking up and moving away. This will
allow some patchy fog to develop tonight. Look for mostly sunshine Tuesday
and the old thermometer is going to be beside itself rising to the low and
mid-70s. This will be about 15 degrees too warm for mid-February. See our
day-by-day forecast and you will see some showers back in the picture for
Wednesday and dry weather Thursday and Friday. No headline-making cold
weather anytime soon.

ROAMING FAR AND WIDE: 18 below at Presque Isle, Maine this morning
and -40 at Chandalar Lake, Alaska...Southern California and Arizona an
unusual amount of rain last several weeks...lots of flash-flooding over the
weekend in Arizona, especially in places like Cottonwood (where we
honeymooned many moons ago)...as much as 7.09 inches of rain at Horsethief
Basin (gotta love that name) and 6.06 at Crown King...15 to 25 inches of new
snow forecast for the higher elevations of the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains
of North and NE Utah.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Because of the serious illness of my
wife's sister in Coos Bay, Oregon, Little Miss Molly and I will be alone all
week...don't know if I can handle that...she has been going from
room-to-room frequently searching for the missing person...she did not get
much sleep last night...already had two half-mile walks today and will have
two more...she will keep me healthy...three play sessions also...on our
first walk, she did not want to come back home. I made the mistake of
saying, "Molly, let's go see Mommy." She ran down off the walking track at
breakneck speed, pushed the back door open by herself and raced through the
house looking for "Mommy." She seized my recliner and slept there most of
the night. I got up briefly at 2 o'clock and found Molly slowly walking
through the house. I will bend a little to keep her happy this week. Life
goes on regardless of the amount of sleep. We love life!

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Mostly clear but patchy fog will form.
Morning Low 45
WIND: Light

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny and unseasonable warm-about 15 degrees above normal.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 74
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy, breezy and cooler, with a chance of showers.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 62
WIND: Bec. NW 10-16

THURSDAY
Clearing and cooler
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 50
WIND: N 6-12

FRIDAY
A chilly morning. Clouds increase late.
Morning Low 28 Afternoon High 56
WIND: SW 5-10

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utility bills by up to 80% -- building your new home with ICF Technology, or
let us Spray Foam seal your existing home.

Our exterior walls can withstand 250 mile per hour winds, include furring
strips for sheetrock attachment, and create an almost soundproof
environment, all at no extra charge!

Come see us at the Spring Home and Garden Show, March 10-13, 2005.
Advanced Construction Design can do it all: basements, first floor, second
floor, and complete homes!

For more information please visit our website www.advancedconcretehomes.com
or call us at 205/980-8585.
============================================================
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Morning Edition For Monday February 14, 2005
===================================================================
WILSON'S WEDDING CHAPEL
WE DO IT ALL FOR YOU

Wilson's Wedding Chapel in Gardendale can give you beautiful wedding
memories for a lifetime. Forty two years experience making weddings
unforgettable.
We provide it all: the place, flowers and food. Walk in and out, everything
is to perfection. We can arrange for a minister and photographer if desired.

Romantic Chapel with sitting for 200 or a beautiful Victorian courtyard for
outdoors with room for 200 or more with a good sound system.

Three hour rental fee from 9 to 4 weekdays is only $950; after 4 pm., the
price increases. This includes the beautiful decorations in the Chapel, or
Courtyard and Reception Room.

The food for the reception is $11 per person which includes the Bride and
Groom's cakes, punch, nuts and mints. Additional choices of food are
available at reasonable prices.

For more information, visit http://www.wilsonsweddingchapel.com
or call 205-631-8755.
===================================================================

...Happy Valentine's Day...

GREETINGS FROM VEGAS! The Weather Channel has published the results
of its first annual Weather and Romance Survey. Topping the list of the
most romantic weather are snowstorms. (I think this survey has a northern
bias.) More than half said rain and lightning were a negative. (Has to have
a northern bias. Rain is about all we get here in the South.) Seventy
percent said they made the best of power failures by lighting candles and
snuggling. (But the air conditioning or heat goes out.)
Respondents said that Spring is the most romantic season (agreed), followed
by Fall. Winter and Summer tied for last place. Email me your thoughts and
I will publish the results next week.

THE WEEK AHEAD: Showers will be ending from west to east this
morning across the area. Clearing will commence in western sections this
morning and progress eastward during the day with most areas seeing sunshine
by early afternoon. Temperatures will reach the middle 60s today, and fall
into the lower 40s tonight. Look for some fog tonight. Tuesday should be a
nice day with high pressure giving us sunshine and warm readings again. By
Wednesday, a fast moving low pressure well to our north will drag another
cold front through the area. It will be accompanied by showers and perhaps
a storm or two. It's back to fair weather on Thursday, but it will be back
to being seasonably cool in the wake of Wednesday front. Moisture starts
returning Friday with some clouds and maybe a shower. Shower chances will
continue into the weekend.

TODAY IN WEATHER HISTORY: On this date in 1940: "St.Valentine's Day
Storm" in southern New England. 10-18 inches of snow fell along with gale
winds. 14 inches of snow fell at Boston. On this date in 1895: 24 inches
of snow fell in Rayne, LA, the state's all time single storm record. On
this date in 1947: The Weather Bureau commissioned its first weather radar
at Washington D.C. The radar network would grow slowly over the next few
years.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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TODAY
Morning showers ending. Clearing begins by afternoon. Fog forms
overnight.
Afternoon High 66
WIND: W/NW 7-14

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny and warm.
Morning Low 43 Afternoon High 69
WIND: SW 4-8

WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, perhaps a storm.
Morning Low 47 Afternoon High 59
WIND: SW 7-14

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny and seasonably cool.
Morning Low 31 Afternoon High 55
WIND: N 6-12

FRIDAY
Increasing clouds by late in the day. Slight chance of a shower.
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 59
WIND: SW 5-10

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