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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday March 14, 2006
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FROM THE 80s TO FROST: 'Tis the season for rapid weather changes.
March is always one of the most interesting months of the year for weather
humans. So, we go from 80s Monday afternoon to scattered frost tonight.
Yesterday Brewton shared the honor of being the warmest spot in the USA with
a high of 88. By daybreak, we would not be surprised to hear of temperatures
as low as 28 to 30 in places like Hamilton and Valley Head. With clear skies
tonight and low dew points and the wind expected to die down, scattered
frost should form, mainly in the valleys, after midnight.

Temperatures will recover quickly to the mid and upper 60s
Wednesday. Our next rain will be a slight chance late Thursday into early
Friday. The amount should be rather light.

ALL THOSE STORMS: They created a tense time yesterday afternoon and
last evening. There were several tornadoes reported and even photographed.
We will await storm survey reports from the National Weather Service.

LUNAR ECLIPSE TONIGHT: It is called a penumbra lunar eclipse. It is
not as dramatic as a total eclipse, but we will easily be able to see it
here in Alabama as a pale shadow will already be darkening the moon's
southern hemisphere at moonrise. It will reach it's maximum between 5:18pm
and 6:18pm.

DID YOU KNOW: that approximately 1,800 thunderstorms are in
progress at any given moment on the earth and that lightning strikes about
100 times each second?

HOPPING AROUND THE COUNTRY: 88 was the hottest yesterday in Ft.
Myers, Stateboro, Georgia, Stafford and Culpepper, Virginia and Brewton,
Alabama...coldest this morning was 16 below in Yellowstone National Park in
the canyon area...it was 14 below at Hohnholz Ranch in Northern
Colorado...we get daily high and low reports and snow depths from 11
locations in Yellowstone Park. This morning there was 34 inches of snow on
the ground at Old Faithful and 66 inches at Snake River...there is 126
inches of snow on the ground at Alta, Utah, a ski area in the Wasatch
Mountains...40 below was the coldest in Alaska this morning at Chandalar
Lake...it was 2 above zero in Birmingham 13 years ago this morning-the
aftermath of the Blizzard of '93...we have posted an in-depth story about
that great storm on the 33/40 BLOG.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: My little pal embarrassed me last
night. She came racing into my weather office with a ball in her mouth and
barked loudly demanding some playtime. Only thing-I was in the middle of a
3-hour wall-to-wall radio broadcast on four Cox Radio stations in
Birmingham. So, Molly was heard all the way from West Georgia to East
Mississippi. My wife quickly scooped her up and evicted her. Great walk this
morning and we enjoyed the brisk atmosphere...partway up the walk, a
mockingbird strolled across with a nice twig in her mouth. She saw Molly,
dropped the twig and flew into the hedgerow. I looked back over my shoulder
and she came out of hiding and retrieved the twig. I'm glad she did-it
looked like an excellent piece of "lumber" for nest building...the Old Crow
Creek was flowing nicely after 1.45 inches of rain yesterday. Yesterday the
birds were singing like the Grand Old Opry.

This morning they sounded much softer and reminded me of Glenn
Miller's Moonlight Serenade. There is so much to see and hear in nature-you
just need to look for it. Life goes on and I am so thankful for every day.
And for Little Miss Molly!

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Clear and colder. Scattered frost, especially in the valleys.
Morning Low 33
WIND: N 4-6

WEDNESDAY
Early morning frost in low areas. Sunny with a milder afternoon.
Morning Low 33 Afternoon High 68
WIND: E 4-7

THURSDAY
Clouds increase. A slight chance of rain late.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 64
WIND: S 6-12

FRIDAY
Light rain ending early. Clearing, breezy and cooler.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 61
WIND: N 7-14

SATURDAY
Partly sunny and cool.
Morning Low 37 Afternoon High 57
WIND: NE 6-12

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