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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday February 21, 2006
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LIGHTNING IS FRIGHTENING: Strange that I would mention that today. I just
checked the lightning detection equipment and there was not a single bolt of
lightning anywhere in the USA. However, this is Severe Weather Awareness
week in Alabama and the NWS, Birmingham will be emphasizing a different
element of severe weather each day. Today the emphasis was lightning. Most
people that know me know that I am more afraid of lightning than a coiled
rattlesnake, a charging rhino or a hurricane. Over a five-year period, there
were 30,190 houses struck by lightning in the USA with more than $875
million in damage. It is estimated that 30% of all church fires are caused
by lightning. Could that be because of the steeple?
BACK TO THE PRESENT: I have been studying so many weather maps and
models today that my eyeballs resemble a Los Angeles street map. Not a great
deal of confidence in the forecast over the next several days, mainly
because of timing issues with the rain. We won't see any long periods of dry
weather and not a great deal of sunshine. Check our day-by-day forecast for
all of the details. In a nutshell, it looks like the main rain periods will
come Wednesday and Friday.
CRUISING THE WORLD: When is the last time you heard that the
coldest temperature in Alaska was only 8 below zero? It was this morning and
that was at Arctic Village and Point Hope. One of our favorite places to
check is Chandalar Lake and they had a warm 5 above...always like to look at
Alert and Eureka in extreme Northern Canada. Temperatures there this morning
were 40 to 45 below zero. Way over the North Pole in Siberia it was 56
below at Ojmjakon. That place is considered the coldest continuously
inhabited town on earth. I still plan to run a story about that town one
day...today is the 126th day in a row with no rain in Phoenix, by far, the
longest stretch ever...in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park there was
still 16 inches of snow on the ground this morning atop Mt. LeConte and 5
inches on Newfound Gap with little or none in Cades Cove or Gatlinburg...to
show you how the nation is moderating, yesterday around 10:00 a.m. more than
70% of the lower 48 land area had temperatures freezing or lower. Today it
was only 30% and only 10% of the USA population was experiencing 32 or
lower.
MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I have walked from my weather office
to the kitchen at least 10 times today to get coffee and every single time I
stopped and had a ballgame with Little Miss Molly...the latest variation
that she enjoys so well, is for me to toss all 5 of her balls up near the
ceiling and let them fall around her. It drives her crazy. She actually
stands on her hind legs and tries to catch one of them like a Birmingham
Barons outfielder. Then she chases them all over the room, brings them back
to me and throws them at my feet. Translation: "Big guy, let's go with
inning number two." She does not believe in a 7th inning stretch. Life goes
on. J. B. Elliott

J. B. Elliott

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TONIGHT
Clouds increase. Chance of rain, mainly late tonight.
Morning Low 44
WIND: Light S

WEDNESDAY
Cloudy with periods of rain.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 56
WIND: W 5-10

THURSDAY
Mostly cloudy. Showers mainly during the morning.
Morning Low 43 Afternoon High 56
WIND: NW 6-12

FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 54
WIND: NE 6-12

SATURDAY
Some afternoon sunshine, but mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain.
Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 51
WIND: E 5-10

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