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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday April 22, 2006
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GOOD AFTERNOON: Alabama is enjoying an afternoon of peaceful weather after
three straight days of severe thunderstorms. It seemed that every storm
Wednesday and Thursday was producing prodigious amounts of hail, some of it
quite large. It is a rare happenstance to see "drifts" of hail in Alabama.
We saw it this week.

FRIDAY'S SEVERE WEATHER: The secret to Wednesday and Thursday's extreme
weather was high instability. That just did not materialize on Friday as
clouds kept down the heating of the day. The result was a less potent storm
situation. This resulted in far fewer reports of severe weather. There was
a report of 1.75 inch hail at Collinsville. A couple of trees were reported
down. But all in all, a non-event. Good.

NICE SPATE OF WEATHER: Sunshine is breaking out over much of the area and a
good bit of sunshine is expected through the afternoon hours. The rain is
gone for the next few days. High pressure will dominate our weather through
at least Monday. Today, with calm conditions, lows will drop back into the
middle and upper 50s. Quite comfortable, but interestingly, still several
degrees above normal for late April. Tomorrow, readings will rise back into
the middle 80s with a good deal of sunshine in place all day. Expect a
repeat performance on Monday, with highs again in the middle 80s, running
some ten degrees above normal for this time of year.

TUESDAY AND BEYOND: A cold front will begin pressing southward towards
Alabama Tuesday. Skies will begin to become cloudy, and we could see a
shower or storm late in the day into the overnight. Those showers and
storms should become more pronounced on Wednesday. The front should drop to
the south of us on Thursday, allowing sunshine to return along with less
humid conditions.

ON THIS DATE IN 2004: Plagued by major storms along the route of its maiden
voyage from Southampton, England to New York City, the huge liner Queen Mary
2 was in danger of not arriving in New York on time. But improved weather
on the final night of the voyage allowed the ship to make up lost time and
the 1,132 foot vessel to sail into New York Harbor on time. The longest
passenger ship in the world, the Queen Mary 2 was carrying 2,600 passengers
and 1,20 crew members.

ON THIS DATE IN 1997: :A mid-afternoon F2 tornado struck the small
northeast Alabama town of Rainsville without warning, injuring twelve
people. Over thirty homes were damaged by the twister. Fifty buildings in
the small town received damage, including the city and police and fire
stations. No tornado warning was in effect at the time of the storm since
NWS Doppler radar did not show significant signs of storm rotation.
Ironically, a new Doppler radar was being prepared for installation at Hytop
in Madison County. This radar might have been able to see the tornadic
circulation since it was closer to the storm. The further the radar is from
the storm, the harder it is to discern the circulation since the radar beam
is looking higher in the thunderstorm. This is because radar beams are
straight, while the surface of the Earth is curved.

Bill Murray

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TONIGHT
Clear and comfortable.
Morning Low 54
WIND: NW 4-8

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Nice humidity.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 83
WIND: W 8-16

MONDAY
Plenty of sunshine.
Morning Low 50 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 5-10

TUESDAY
Clouds move in. A chance of showers and storms by afternoon.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 82
WIND: SW 5-10

WEDNESDAY
A good chance of thunderstorms.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 74
WIND: SE 6-12

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