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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday February 20, 2006
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AN UNSETTLED WEEK: January was a very warm month, but the month of February
seems to be trying to throw the book at us with a variety of active weather.

Last night we went through our second threat of freezing rain in just a few
days. Across Central Alabama, in the Tuscaloosa-Birmingham-Anniston zones,
icing was not really a problem. Over the north part of the state, there was
enough freezing rain to glaze over a lot of bridges which caused a number of
automobile accidents. Sure sorry to hear about one fatality in NW Walker
County near Carbon Hill due to an icy bridge.

By midday, the temperatures had moderated to the mid 30s which got rid of
most of the ice problems. It was a cold miserable day over much of the
state. A low overcast blocked out the sun and temperatures finally struggled
to reach the 40s by this afternoon.

REST OF THE WEEK: It is going to be unsettled because the winds aloft will
still be out of the WSW all week. Occasional ripples in that flow will cause
periods of rain. The timing of each rain event is difficult. We think now
that the two main times for rain will be on Wednesday and at some point on
Friday. The Friday forecast is low confidence. Probably the best news is
that we do not see another threat of freezing temperatures all the way
through Friday at least.

BAD WEATHER LOTS OF PLACES: They are still counting the power outages by
thousands of homes in the NE especially from Northern New York into Maine
due to extremely high winds during the last few days that gusted to 70 mph
in some areas. Well over 100 automobile accidents in and around Richmond
today due to ice. Widespread accidents also in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area and
a lot of major accidents around South Bend, Indiana. Moral of the story: it
is very difficult to drive on ice and snow ANYWHERE-not just in the
south...the temperature dropped to 23 below zero at Big Piney, Wyoming this
morning. At one point about 67% of the land area of the USA had temperatures
freezing or lower...86 in Ft. Myers was the warmest yesterday.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Enjoyed a visit from Chuck Biddinger Sunday
afternoon. He came out specifically to make new photographs of Little Miss
Molly. She had a blast playing with him. I had already played with her so
much that my tongue was hanging out, but that little girl's energy level
never seems to diminish until after 9:00 at night. About that time, she
likes to go outside for a final bathroom break, then she curls up on her
blanket on the couch until we get ready to go to bed...when we do, Little
Miss Molly gets to sleep on the "human" bed. 'Tis about time for another
haircut for the little girl...we had several good walks over the weekend,
including one at 11 o'clock Saturday night and that one was very cold.
Little Miss Molly had her red sweater on and even I, the warmest natured guy
anywhere, wore a coat. Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott

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TONIGHT
Cloudy with still a chance of rain or drizzle.
Morning Low 39
WIND: Light

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain, mostly in the morning. A milder afternoon.
Morning Low 39 Afternoon High 52
WIND: N 4-6

WEDNESDAY
Cloudy and mild with a good chance of rain.
Morning Low 50 Afternoon High 60
WIND: W 5-10

THURSDAY
A chance of rain, mostly during the morning. Some afternoon sunshine.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 56
WIND: NW 5-10

FRIDAY
Clouds increase with a chance of rain.
Morning Low 39 Afternoon High 53
WIND: E 5-10

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