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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday January 24, 2006
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DRY WEATHER UNTIL WEEKEND: Another one of those complete turn-arounds in
Alabama weather in the last 24 hours. The difference between yesterday and
today is almost like opposite parts of the country.

There was some dense fog over parts of North Alabama early this morning but
dry air took control and the rest of the day was as good as you can ask for
in January.

Tonight, we will see temperature drop to near freezing especially in the
valleys. By tomorrow, a fresh surge of cool air will arrive from the
northwest and highs will only be in the mid 50s. It will also be breezy
tomorrow. Our coldest temperature will be Thursday morning when we expect an
average low of 27 across Central Alabama.

OUR NEXT RAIN: Looks like another good round of wet weather over the
weekend. We believe that most of Saturday will be dry but showers will
arrive by late in the day. There will be a general increase in showers and
storms Saturday night continuing on Sunday. Some areas may get more than an
inch of rain from this next storm system.

We are doing OK on rain so far in January. Mostly sections of the state show
a surplus with more than an inch above normal in parts of Central Alabama.

WAY TOO WARM: Unlike December, the month of January so far is running well
above normal in Alabama. Daytime highs have averaged nearly 10 degrees
warmer than normal and nighttime lows 7 to 9 degrees too warm. This is
significant. At Birmingham, the temperature has not dropped below 28 all
month.

DID YOU KNOW? That Wadi Halfa, Sudan (Africa) only gets an average of 1/10th
of an inch of rainfall per year. That would wet the streets but practically
no runoff. Birmingham gets about 540 times that much!

ROAMING: 36 below zero was one of the coldest temperatures in Canada this
morning...in Alaska, it was 47 below at Bettles where there was 19 inches of
snow...in the Lower 48, the coldest was 29 below southwest of Gunnison,
Colorado...85 in Fort Meyers was yesterday's warmest...33 inches of snow on
the ground at Steamboat Springs in Northwest Colorado...9 years ago today, a
tornado struck the eastern part of Tuscaloosa, killing one person and
injuring 8. A strip shopping center was hit crushing the roof of a crowded
supermarket. An automobile was picked up from the parking lot and blown atop
the store.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Ever feel like you are being shadowed most of
your waking hours. That happens to me all the time. Molly Keeps such close
check on me. At our front door, there are narrow windows that go from the
top of the door to the floor. I can go out to grab the paper and almost
instantly her little nose is pressing against the window to check on me.
When we go out through the garage to leave, she immediately parks herself by
those windows to make sure we are leaving...we have to clean the little
smudges from those windows often...but nice to know that Molly cares. Life
goes on.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Pleasant.
Morning Low 32
WIND: N 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny and a little cooler.
Morning Low 32 Afternoon High 55
WIND: N 8-16

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. A light early morning freeze.
Morning Low 28 Afternoon High 57
WIND: N 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Clouds thicken Friday night.
Morning Low 34 Afternoon High 61
WIND: SE 5-10

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers by afternoon.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 63
WIND: S 7-14

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