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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday March 16, 2006
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LOT OF RAIN LATE IN WEEKEND: At best, we may see a few sprinkles
tonight, but by the time you happily jump out of bed Friday morning it
should be mostly clear. Mostly sunshine for Friday and a good part of
Saturday. Rain will start at some point Saturday night. However, the most
widespread and significant amounts of rain will come on Sunday and
especially on Monday. We think that some parts of Central Alabama could
receive 2 to 3 inches of rain during that timeframe.

Meanwhile, the old thermometer will have no choice but to hang out
in the 50s and low 60s for the next several days. Sunday will especially not
be very nice with highs only around 53 with brisk east winds and steady rain
at times. We will watch for the possibility of a severe weather risk Monday
and Monday night. A strong low pressure system will be moving NE from East
Texas and crossing Arkansas and West Tennessee by Tuesday morning. The
weather looks better later Tuesday. We still do not see any high
temperatures above the 60s for at least another week.

BALL LIGHTNING: Bill Murray's weather calendar has a story about a
weird event in 1963 on an Eastern Airlines flight from New York to
Washington. Passengers reported seeing an 8-inch glowing sphere that drifted
down the aisle lasting several seconds. It was most likely ball lightning,
which is a rare and still mysterious occurrence. It appears as a glowing
ball of light that can float in the air. Lots of good weather stories in
Bill's publication.

SOME ALABAMA TORNADOES: On this date in 1973, two tornadoes touched
down in my home county of Hale. At 10:30am, one struck two miles west of
Havana totally destroying a large farm complex. A section of lumber was
carried one-mile and driven deep into the ground. One-half hour later,
another one struck at Cedarville in the south part of the county destroying
5 buildings and damaging as many as 50 others. In the community of Prairie
Eden, 5 Y-shaped transmission towers came down. They were built to withstand
200 mph winds.

THREE DOT STUFF: 5 below at Craig, Colorado was the coldest
temperature in our lower 4 dozen states this morning...40 below was the
winner in Alaska at Northway...15 more inches of snow at Alta, Utah in the
last few days bringing their total on the ground to 134 inches...Matt
Marshall in Layton, Utah reports 18 inches at his place in about a week. It
took him 2 hours to commute to Salt Lake, which is a straight shot for 20
miles down I-15...3 above zero was the dew point at Amarillo this afternoon.
That only makes those roaring grass and brushfires in the Panhandle worse.
It is a critical situation.

DID YOU KNOW: that 71% of the earth's surface is covered by water?
Oceans play a huge part in our weather.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I have not spent even 30 seconds
playing with my Little Miss Molly so far today. You should see the looks she
gives
me. It is a steady glare. She truly knows when I am shortchanging her. Woe
is me. There is a ton of basketball I want to watch this afternoon and
tonight. Maybe I can coax her into sitting on the couch and watching it with
me...carpet cleaners were here yesterday. We stored all of her toys in a box
and you should have seen the puzzled look on her face. She never fails to
notice. I cannot even go 30 feet to the mailbox without her pressing that
little nose against the front window to keep a check on me. I still love
her. They are innocent little creatures. Someone once said that the reason a
dog has so many friends is that they wag their tail instead of their tongue.
Life goes on and every day is more precious than the day before. Please
enjoy every minute, Molly does.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
A few sprinkles early. Clearing overnight.
Morning Low 45
WIND: SW 5-10

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 63
WIND: NW 8-16

SATURDAY
Partly sunny and cool. Rain starts Saturday night.
Morning Low 37 Afternoon High 59
WIND: NE 6-12

SUNDAY
Cloudy, breezy and cool with rain, steady at times. A thunderstorm possible.

Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 53
WIND: E 10-16

MONDAY
Windy with rain and occasional thunderstorms. Rain heavy at times.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 60
WIND: SE 12-25

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