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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday January 12, 2006
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MORE RAPID CHANGES: The weather just won't stay the same very long and
we're in for some more quick changes. Low temperatures this morning were
colder than expected. A few of the lowest reporting was 26 in Hamilton, 27
in Black Creek, 28 in Ft. Payne and Gadsden and 29 in Jasper. It will not be
near that cold tonight as SW winds will set in and this brings us some
possible dangerous weather for Friday.

The Storm Prediction Center has placed the southern two-thirds of Alabama
under a moderate risk for severe weather Friday. Most of those storms will
be in the morning to early afternoon. A cold front will sweep through during
the day and it will start turning colder before you get out of school or the
work place Friday afternoon.

It will also be windy with westerly winds as high as 30 mph at times
shifting to the NW during the afternoon. Look for sharply colder weather
Friday night and we could even see a few snow flurries over about the
northern third of the state later Friday night and into the early morning
hours Saturday. Sunday looks like our only really good day for a while even
though it will be in the upper 20s to start the day. Some more showers and
thunderstorms will move in from the NW starting Monday afternoon and
becoming more numerous Monday night. So, what else is new.

IN OTHER PLACES: A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for the mountains of
East Tennessee, including the Gatlinburg area for Friday evening through
Saturday afternoon. As much as 3 to 5 inches of snow may accumulate with
even 6 to 8 inches in the higher elevations...cold temperatures this morning
included 8 below zero in Yellowstone National Park and 33 below at Arctic
Village, Alaska.

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED? Why Greenland is so much colder than Iceland? The
name Greenland implies greenery and pleasant temperatures and Iceland hints
at bitter cold. At midday, the coldest temperature I could find in Iceland
was 24 at Bolungavik while it was 66 below atop the ice cap in the center of
Greenland.

OUR MILD JANUARY: The average high temperature in Birmingham so far this
January has been 62.6-exactly 10 degrees warmer than normal. It is also 10
degrees warmer than the average for all of December.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Phyllis and Mike Ratliff, friends in Oneonta,
passed along some interesting news. It seems that due to the death of a
friend, they inherited a 10-year old Shih-tsu named Cissy. Mike was not that
much pro dog, but he bonded with Cissy almost immediately. They already had
a dog named Brandy and he had been with them 9 years. Cissy has already
brightened their lives. She adores Mike, even though he has never been a dog
person. Brandy loves to have Cissy to play with and to chase squirrels. Goes
to show you that those little creatures can really squeeze their way into
your heart, soul and mind. I, too, highly recommend a dog.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Clouds increase. Chance of some showers toward daybreak.
Morning Low 52
WIND: S 6-12

FRIDAY
Windy with showers and thunderstorms, some severe. Much colder Friday night
with snow flurries possible.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 62
WIND: W 15-20

SATURDAY
Some morning snow flurries are possible, then clearing, windy and colder.
Morning Low 31 Afternoon High 47
WIND: NW 12-25

SUNDAY
Sunny. A cold morning.
Morning Low 28 Afternoon High 59
WIND: W 5-10

MONDAY
Clouds increase. Showers and thunderstorms starting in the afternoon and
increasing at night.
Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 62
WIND: SW 7-14

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