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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday October 26, 2006
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FALL FEST IN ANNISTON!
Saturday, October 28, 11 am to 5 pm
Fun for the whole family!

Come enjoy our Fall Farmers Market, our Plant Sale, a Quilt Show, a Pumpkin
Patch, and a Bantam Chicken Show. We'll also have hayrides, a cake walk and
live music

And contests for people of all ages--contests for Canned Goods, Arts &
Crafts, a Horseshoe Toss and a good ol' fashion Chicken-Que contest.

Admission is just ONE DOLLAR and it's free if you wear a Halloween Costume!

It all takes place at the Buckner Arts and Exhibit Center at
412 Buckner Drive in Anniston

Contact the County Extension Office for more information and to register for
contests. 256-237-1621
http://www.aces.edu/counties/Calhoun/MG/Temp/CountyEvents1.htm
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...Another Big Soaking For Alabama...

Wet weather headlines our forecast this morning for the next 36 hours across
Alabama. Today will be cloudy and cool with rain falling much of the day.
Temperatures will have a hard time getting out of the 50s, so the stable air
means little in the way of thunder and lightning. Tonight, however, a warm
front will move northward through this part of the state, meaning the rain
will continue along with the possibility of thunderstorms. The rain could
become heavy at times tonight as dynamic support increases, and moisture in
the low levels continues to rise.

STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE TOMORROW: We will be in the warm sector of the storm
system tomorrow, so we will deal with more showers and thunderstorms. If the
can sufficiently destabilize, then strong to severe thunderstorms will be
possible tomorrow. At this point, it looks like the best chance of severe
weather will be over the southern half of the state, or south of U.S. 80
(Demopolis to Montgomery to Opelika). However, a few could develop as far
north as I-20, so we will be on our toes. The wind profiles even suggest a
few isolated tornadoes could form where the air is most unstable.

HEAVY RAIN A THREAT AS WELL: This storm system has a connection with
Tropical Storm Paul, which moved into Mexico yesterday from the Eastern
Pacific. We expect rainfall amounts to average one to two inches between now
and tomorrow evening, but some folks could very well see over three inches
of rain, and some flooding problems are not out of the question by tomorrow
as the ground gets saturated. The rain will end from west to east during the
afternoon hours tomorrow as our storm system moves to the east.

A DRIER WEEKEND: On Saturday, morning clouds over Alabama should give way to
afternoon sunshine with a high in the low to mid 60s. Sunday promises to be
a beautiful autumn day with ample sunshine and a high in the low to mid 70s.
The dry weather should last into Monday of next week.

RAIN UPDATE: Birmingham has received a total of 50.10 inches of rain since
January 1, and the surplus of rain for the year is now at just under six
inches, 5.90". However, down at Mobile, this year has been very dry. The
total for the year is only 34.45", and the rainfall deficit for 2006 is a
whopping 12.06".

BLIZZARD WARNING: A major early winter storm will bring blizzard conditions
to parts of Colorado today; the mountains and the foothills are expecting 8
to 16 inches of snow. In Denver, the western and southern sections of the
city are expecting 4 to 8 inches from this major system.

James Spann jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Cloudy with rain becoming widespread. Rain and a few thunderstorms tonight.
Afternoon High 61
WIND: SE 7-14

FRIDAY
Rain and thunderstorms, diminishing by afternoon. Rain could be heavy during
the morning.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 67
WIND: S 10-20

SATURDAY
Morning clouds giving way to afternoon sunshine.
Morning Low 50 Afternoon High 63
WIND: NW 7-14

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny with a mild afternoon.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 73
WIND: SW 5-10

MONDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 50 Afternoon High 75
WIND: SW 6-12

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