ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday August 11, 2006

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Cloning. Same-Sex Marriage. Stem Cell Research.

We live in confusing times. Wrong is right. Right is intolerant.
Who is right?

Living Truth Conference will open the Bible for answers.

You are invited to attend Living Truth Conference 6:30 p.m.
nightly September 10-13 at Hunter Street Baptist Church.
It's for everyone who wants to know how to use the Bible to guide daily
decisions. Living Truth features outstanding biblical thinkers, interaction,
questions and most of all answers to issues that touch us deeply.

Visit http://www.TruthConference.org to register or find out more. Register
before August 30 for conference specials, including free childcare, and
early registration price.
For more, call 205-985-7295 or http://www.hunterstreet.org
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BIG CELEBRATON FOR THE RAIN: We should be out in the streets dancing
and waving our pompoms to celebrate all of the rain in the last 24
hours. Unfortunately, everybody did not get rain, but a lot of
communities got a lot. Just to mention some of the heavier amounts:
2.47 inches in Florence, 2.81 in Hodges, 2.04 in Red Bay, 1.62 in
Jasper, 1.06 at Logan Martin Lake, 1.50 in Greystone Cove, 1.31 in
Huntsville, 1.90 along the Pinson/Clay border and 2.56 at Harris Dam
(Randolph County).

This afternoon most of the thunderstorms had shifted down to the
south and SE where a Severe Thunderstorm Watch was in effect. However,
for the north-central part of the state, more scattered thunderstorms
will develop this afternoon or move in from the NW. For Saturday,
still a good chance of showers and thunderstorms, except very few over
the extreme north. After tomorrow we look for a marked decrease in
showers and the temperatures will heat up a bit by Monday and Tuesday.

We are still hanging on for a high of 89 for Saturday and 90 for
Sunday, then mid 90s early next week.

TROPICAL WEATHER: The Atlantic, Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico are
as quiet as a butterfly. Even in the far Eastern Atlantic, not much
coming off the African coast that holds much promise.

WORLD OF WEATHER AND OTHER STUFF: Remember Kevin Collins who worked
with James Spann at Channel 6 back during the Blizzard of '93? Kevin
became famous for wearing an Indiana Jones hat on the air during the
big storm. Kevin has been in Dallas for quite a while. Yesterday he
saw something that is a direct result of the blistering hot dry
weather in North Texas. He saw a 400-foot dust devil on the way to the
studio…it was 104 in Dallas-Ft. Worth yesterday, 106 in Ft. Smith,
Ark., 103 in Little Rock and 107 in Oklahoma City and Tulsa…contrast
that to a frost advisory for Saranac Lake in Upstate New York tonight
where temperatures will fall into the 30s…in Huntsville, the first 10
days of August represent the third hottest start for August on record.
Their average high for the last 10 days—an amazing 97.4 degrees.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly had a lot of quality
time under the bed yesterday afternoon and last night. That is her
favorite place to head at the first peal of thunder. The thunder
yesterday afternoon was not only window and house shaking, it sounded
like it shook the ground. She stayed under the bed for several hours.
I am beginning to believe she is just like a little kid who loves to
have a little playhouse or a little hideaway to retreat to…I stayed up
until 3:00 so I slept to an unheard of 9:00 a.m. The moment I stepped
out of my bedroom door, Molly assaulted me with a bunch of balls ready
to play. Sometimes, when I don't have time, she puts on a big all-star
game all by herself. Life goes on.

J.B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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If You're Searching for Answers, Here are the Questions!"

Pastor Kip Laxson at First United Methodist Church of Alabaster helps tackle
difficult life--questions that Christians struggle with in his series "If
You're Searching for Answers, Here are the Questions!"
during August and September. Here is the schedule for the series:

August 13- If God is Love, why is there so much evil in the world?
August 20- Do miracles really happen in today's world?
August 27- How can I overcome my problems?
September 3- Aren't all religions basically the same?
September 10- I've heard that the Bible is filled with contradictions. Is
that true?
September 17- Are we really living in the "Last Days?"
September 24- Why does God need my resources to build His kingdom?

Alabaster First United Methodist Church offers a contemporary service on
Sundays at 8:30 AM and a traditional service at 11:00 AM. Sunday school is
at 9:45. The church is located at 10903 Highway 119 in Alabaster. For more
info, contact the church at (205) 663-0509.

http://www.alabasterfumc.org/
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TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73
WIND: Light

SATURDAY
Cloudy at times. A good chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NW 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Only a small chance of a shower or a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 90
WIND: NE 4-8

MONDAY
More sun than clouds. A few afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SE 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 93
WIND: S 5-10

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