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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday October 27, 2006

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ANOTHER STATEWIDE DRENCHING: October is supposed to be the driest
month of the year in Alabama, but the weather does not always do what
it is supposed to do and this October is a prime example. We have had
another statewide soaking today and a number of communities got over 2
inches of rain. By mid morning, Fayette had reached over 9 inches of
rain so far this October and Helena over 5 inches. A few rainfall
amounts through 1:00 o'clock this afternoon included 1.96 inches in
Anniston, 1.74 in Mobile, 1.40 in Montgomery.

With a strong low pressure area passing eastward across Northern
Tennessee, there will be plenty of wraparound clouds and moisture.
Even though most of the widespread rain is gone, a few thunderstorms
may develop over north and West Alabama later this afternoon and a few
of those could be strong. Otherwise, tonight there will be some
lingering, mostly light, rain and drizzle. Clouds should hang tough
Saturday morning for a while, but we should get at least partial
sunshine during the afternoon.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: For high school games tonight, some lingering light
rain or drizzle for some stadiums and the grounds will be quite wet.
On Saturday, in college football, Auburn plays Old Miss in Oxford.
Look for partly sunny dry weather with a high of 65 during the game.
Florida International will play Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The high should
be about 64 with 50s toward the end of the game. In Birmingham, the
Magic City Classic is between Alabama State and Alabama A&M. About 63
at kickoff lowering into the 50s, dry weather with a decent amount of
sunshine.

OUR WORLD OF WEATHER: A most unusual October continues across the
USA. Sure no signs of global warming currently. This morning there was
still 22 inches of snow on the ground at Nederland and Rollinsville,
Colorado. There was a whopping 26 inches on the ground at Aspen
Springs. Many other parts of Colorado are still under a blanket of
snow. The temperature dropped to 4 below zero at Antero Reservoir this
morning. I believe that is the first sub-zero temperature so far this
season in the lower 48. It was 11 below at Bettles, Alaska…a possible
tornado reported this morning SW of Purvis in South Mississippi.
Numerous trees were down. Trees were also uprooted in several other
South Mississippi communities and an 18-wheeler was flipped over near
Kokomo.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I was sitting at my desk early this
morning and low and behold, the suspicious dog that has been seen in
our community strolled right by my window. I ran outside. By then he
was several houses away and walking up the middle of the street. I
whistled for him and clapped my hands. He paused, but kept going. This
is the same dog that injured little Jo-Jo about a week ago. This
simply means that we will have to retreat to a safe mode until the
Animal Control people can capture him. Little Miss Molly's bathroom
will get much, much smaller—mainly the backyard. Hope all this ends
soon. Molly still hasn't forgiven me for playing only one inning of
ball with her late last night. She fully understands when she is being
cheated in playtime. She looks at me with a cold stare and only wags
her tail slowly. I will do better. Life goes on....

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

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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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TONIGHT
Cloudy, breezy and cooler. Intermittent, mostly light, rain or drizzle.
Overnight Low 48
WIND: NW 10-16

SATURDAY
Morning clouds persist. Becoming partly sunny by afternoon, then
clearing. Breezy and cool.
Morning Low 48 Afternoon 63
WIND: NW 10-18

SUNDAY
Sunny. A cool morning.
Morning Low 40 Afternoon High 70
WIND: W 6-12

MONDAY
Mostly sunny. A mild afternoon.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 73
WIND: SW 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny with a slight chance of a shower late..
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 73
WIND: SW 6-12

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