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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday May 24, 2006
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MONOTONOUS TEMPERATURES: We have reached that stage in the game
where we can expect high temperatures every afternoon to be within a couple
of degrees of each other for the next 5 to 7 days. The variations we will
look for in the weather is a chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms
including where and how many.

Again, we did not mention any showers this evening and tonight.
Upper air soundings show a warm layer of air over Central Alabama above
about 6,000 feet. Yesterday a very small number of showers did develop late
in the day, but I doubt if they covered 1/2 of 1 percent of Central Alabama.
Tomorrow we expect a small chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the
afternoon and evening, but the best chance will be north of Birmingham.
There should be an increase in the number of showers or storms on Friday,
but still not an all-day rain by any measure. Most of those should be in the
afternoon and evening. Can't rule out a few also on Saturday and Sunday.

AT THE BEACH: Highs along the Alabama-NW Florida coast will be
consistently in the upper 80s. It may be 3 or 4 degrees cooler along the
immediate beach depending on sea breeze development. However, early this
afternoon, the temperature at Jack Edwards Airport at Gulf Shores was 88.
More sun than clouds all the way through the weekend with very few showers.
The water temperature just off Panama City Beach is 75.

SEVERE WEATHER: For the remainder of this afternoon and overnight,
a slight risk from North Arkansas northward to Wisconsin and Illinois. This
includes a smaller moderate risk area over NW Illinois and Southern
Wisconsin. For tomorrow, a slight risk from Indiana and Ohio southward
through Kentucky and Tennessee into the extreme north parts of Mississippi
and Alabama.

DATELINE CENTRAL KANSAS: It happened on May 24, 1990 when 88 cars
of a 125-car freight train were blown off the track by a tornado. Railroad
cars were piled on top of one another. A woman was literally sucked out of
her car. She said that she became airborne and saw a deer flying through the
air next to her. Can you imagine?

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Someone sent me a web site showing
that as of today I am 27,065 days old or 38,974,047 minutes old. It also
said that my equivalent age for a dog was 10.6 years. Sure am glad Little
Miss Molly is not almost 11. I want to keep her around for many more years
and I hope to live as long as Methuselah...our first walk of the day is
usually the most exciting. This morning, as soon as Little Molly and I
stepped out the back door, a small rabbit sitting in the grass dove under a
wooden fence by the side of our house. I didn't see it in time and almost
had my head jerked off when Molly dove headfirst under the fence and was
ready to jump down into a deep ditch to chase the little rabbit. I finally
got her under control and the rest of the walk was normal. For the third
morning in a row, 3 birds have been perched in the sassafras tree singing at
the top of their voices. We immediately named them the Sassafras Trio. When
Molly got home, she demanded a treat and a ballgame. The little girl is
definitely a creature of habit. Life goes on.

J.B. Elliott
jbelliott@centurytel.net

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TONIGHT
Mostly fair.
Morning Low 69
WIND: Light

THURSDAY
Partly sunny and hot. Small chance of a shower or thunderstorm afternoon or
evening.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

FRIDAY
A mostly sunny morning, but scattered afternoon and evening showers and
storms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 88
WIND: W 8-16

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 5-10

SUNDAY
Still a chance of mainly an afternoon or evening thunderstorm.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 89
WIND: S 5-10

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