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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday May 3, 2006
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TREACHEROUS FORECASTING: We may be going out on a limb, but we are
making some changes in our forecast for this weekend. It depends almost
entirely on a cold front pushing down into Alabama and how far south of
Birmingham it can push before running out of gas. Latest projections show
that it may push to south of Montgomery. Based on that, and a lot of other
data that we crunched, we are pretty much eliminating rain for the I-20
corridor including Birmingham for Saturday. We think what occurs will mainly
be south of Birmingham. In fact, it could be well south of the city.

Earlier we thought Sunday would be mostly dry with a good bit of
sunshine. We are also changing that to mention an increase in clouds with
some more rain spreading into the area by afternoon. This forecast may not
be sealed in gold yet, but that is our present thinking.

BACK TO THE PRESENT: Scattered thunderstorms were developing this
afternoon over Extreme North Alabama. A few of those could be strong this
afternoon and into the evening. The SPC issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch
for Central and East Arkansas, Extreme North Mississippi and part of West
Tennessee until 9 o'clock tonight. Back in Alabama, there is also a
chance of some thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and night. Our best chance
of rain should come on Friday when there could be some locally heavy amounts
along with some thunderstorms.

NEW ORLEANS: City officials say that the next time a major hurricane
threatens New Orleans, the city will be evacuated and secured. There will be
city transportation to help in the evacuation, including buses and trains.
Airlines may help also.

FORT WORTH: Some planes were flipped over at a Fort Worth Airport
yesterday. There were numerous reports of large hail, high winds over
Central and North Texas. At Windcrest, Texas, in Bexar County, hail as large
as 2.5 inches in diameter fell for as long as 30 minutes.

HORRORS: A recent poll shows that nearly one third of young
Americans between 18 and 24 could not locate Louisiana on the map despite
Hurricane Katrina. National Geographic conducted the poll. An amazing 48%
were unable to identify Mississippi. I remember a study in the NWS back in
the 60s or 70s that found that most people cannot name the counties that
surround their own county even if they have been living there a long time.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Saw Mr. And Mrs. Robin slowly walking
up our front walk as I was sitting in my office before sunrise today. Sure
glad Miss Molly did not see them. Minutes later, at sunrise, she had me out
for a half-mile walk. There were so many birds singing and dogs barking that
I considered it a sunrise sernade-thinking of Glenn Miller's famous
song...Flo Ingram is a good friend and subscriber to our E-Forecast. She
lives in Hueytown. Over the weekend, she returned home and ran over her
little cat named, Boots. The cat was lying in the driveway. She cried for
much of the weekend. A horrible accident but it again shows that we should
treasure the time we have with our beloved pets.

J.B. Elliott
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TONIGHT
Widely scattered thunderstorms into the evening. A few may be strong.
Morning Low 64
WIND: Light SW

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly afternoon
and night.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 82
WIND: W 7-14

FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy with a better chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 78
WIND: SW 10-18

SATURDAY
A slight chance of rain, mainly early in the day and mostly south of
Birmingham.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 74
WIND: N 7-14

SUNDAY
Clouds increase with a chance of rain by afternoon.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 73
WIND: E 6-12

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