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...Another Hot One...

GOOD MORNING! I can't wait to see those power bills after our recent hot
spell. After an enjoyable first 19 days, when temperatures were below
normal on all but four of them, the air conditioners have been working
overtime.

SATURDAY HOTTEST DAY OF YEAR: Yesterday was the hottest day so far this
year with a high of 92F at the Birmingham Airport.

TODAY HOTTER? Today will likely be just as hot as yesterday. Most every
reporting station in the state hit at least 90 yesterday. Skies will be
mostly
sunny with a good number of cumulus clouds forming by late morning. Any
thunderstorms that form will be isolated in nature.

ANNISTON THERMOMETER ADJUSTED: If you remember last weekend, the
thermometer at Anniston was running about 3-5 degrees warmer than it should
have been. Looks like it has been adjusted now. It was 91 in the Model
City on Saturday.

MEMORIAL DAY: Fire up the grill. Crank up the boat. Looks like we are
going to have a great Memorial Day weatherwise. Both major forecasting
models hint at slightly elevated rain chances for tomorrow, but even at
that, they will be scattered at best. Temperatures will be in the upper
80s.

REST OF THE WEEK: daily doses of isolated PM thunderstorms will be the norm
through midweek, along with hot daytime temperatures. By Thursday, it looks

like a fairly decent frontal system will be moving our way, but I caution
that these things seem to have a way of disappointing us this time of year.
So don't be surprised if the timing changes and the front runs out of steam
before it gets here. In any case, for now, we will call for a good chance
of showers and storms on Thursday. Some of them could be strong to severe.
Less humid air arrives for Friday . This should spell a nice weekend for us
here in Alabama.

ON THIS DATE IN 1942: Iowa experiences its latest snowstorm of record.
Ten inches fell at LeMars. Afternoon highs did not move out of the lower
30s in the northwestern part of the state.

Bill Murray

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TODAY
A good supply of sunshine. Tiny chance of an afternoon storm.
Afternoon High 91
WIND: W 5-10

MONDAY
Partly cloudy, warm and humid with a slightly better chance of a storm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SE 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy with afternoon and evening variety storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy. Muggy. Popcorn storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 5-10

THURSDAY
A good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 7-14

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Afternoon Edition For Saturday May 27, 2006
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GOOD AFTERNOON: It's a good day for baseball. Great drama and excitement
at the Hoover Met with the SEC Championship. There will be games at 1:30
and 5 this afternoon, and possibly another at 8:30 p.m. depending on how the
brackets go. Don't ask me for an explanation, but best I can tell, if
Alabama wins the 1:30 game against Ole Miss, there will be an 8:30 game.
Don't hold me to that...check it out for yourself..

REST OF AFTERNOON/TONIGHT: The weather should be great if you are heading
out to the Hoover Met. Expect plenty of sun with puffy cumulus clouds
through sunset. Temperatures will be in the upper 80s to near 90 cooling
into the 70s this evening. There is a chance that an isolated storm could
develop over your house or stadium, but that chance looks remote.

TOMORROW: The GFS had been hinting that we would see better shower and
storm chances tomorrow, but it has changed its tune on the morning run.
Looks like more sun, cumulus clouds and hot temperatures again on Sunday
with just an outside chance of an isolated storm. Temperatures will once
again approach 90 degrees.

MEMORIAL DAY: The models differ significantly on their treatment of
Monday's forecast. The GFS keeps us in the same pattern we are experiencing
this weekend: partly cloudy skies, only isolated storms and very warm
temperatures. Meanwhile, the NAM says more showers and storms. In fact the
two solutions look similar, they are just displaced by about 150 miles, with
the GFS putting the precipitation further west. The enhanced precipitation
area is the result of a return southerly flow around high pressure to the
east of Alabama and a low to the west. So we will call for an enhanced
chance of showers and storms on Monday. But the day will not be a washout
by any stretch.

REST OF THE WEEK: It looks like more of the same through midweek, with warm
temperatures and isolated thunderstorms developing during the afternoon and
evening hours. It looks like a fairly decent cold front will approach
Alabama from the northwest on Thursday, leading to a significant increase in
showers and storms. Some of them could be on the strong side Thursday
afternoon and evening. Frontal passage will be followed by some drier, less
humid air for Friday, continuing into the weekend.

DID YOU KNOW? That the May 27, 1973 Brent Tornado ranks as one of the
longest tornado paths in U.S. history? According to Tom Grazulis and the
Tornado Project, the Brent Tornado ranks as the sixth longest in U.S.
history. Actually, the 135 mile path is a family of tornadoes produced by
one parent thunderstorm. According to Grazulis, the Brent tornado was on
the ground for 65 continuous miles after touching down just NNE of
Demopolis. It did not lift until it had struck Greensboro, Brent,
Centreville, and onto Montevallo. The path became intermittent to Mount
Cheaha, striking Wilsonville along the way. Of the twenty six tornado paths
listed on Grazulis' list, twenty three are families. Only three aren't.
The Tri-State Tornado, which is the longest, and two tornadoes that struck
Alabama on April 3, 1974: the Guin Tornado (102 miles) and the Jasper
Tornado (103 miles.)

Bill Murray

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TONIGHT
Isolated strong storms Northeast this evening. Otherwise partly cloudy and
mild.
Morning Low 70
WIND: Light W

SUNDAY
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 91
WIND: W 5-10

MONDAY
Partly cloudy. A little better chance of showers and storms, mainly during
the afternoon and evening.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SE 5-10

TUESDAY
Scattered showers and storms developing. .
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy. A chance of afternoon or evening showers or storms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SE 5-10

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Morning Edition For Saturday May 27, 2006
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...Warm and Humid...

GOOD MORNING: It was a very entertaining flight yesterday afternoon winging
back to Birmingham from Baltimore. The pilot was weaving his way between
very tall thunderstorms over southern Virginia and eastern Tennessee, like a
football runner dodging tacklers. The further south that we flew, the
thunderstorms became more widely spaced and eventually thinned out
completely.

CAP: Despite the fact that there was a warm, moist and potentially
unstable airmass over North Alabama, a warm layer aloft acted as a lid of
the
atmosphere, preventing convection.

OVERNIGHT STORMS: You can trace the storms that fired over Tennessee back
to a disturbance created by a Thursday night storm complex back over Kansas.
Storms fired in the very unstable, but barely capped environment over
Arkansas and western Tennessee during the evening. These storms weakened as
they moved into North Alabama during the late evening.

STORMS TODAY/SUNDAY: The storms left a legacy of boundaries across North
Alabama that will be a focus for storm development today. The airmass will
be conditionally unstable again today and tomorrow. I have a hunch storm
chances will be a bit higher on Sunday.

MEMORIAL DAY FORECAST: High pressure will set up over the Mid Atlantic
states by Monday, giving us a more easterly flow. This may tone our
temperatures down 2-4 degrees. Scattered thunderstorms will be a part of
the forecast for your barbecue activities.

THE WEEK AHEAD: Scattered PM storms will be a mainstay through much of the
week ahead. With the increased cloudiness and precipitation, highs will be
in the middle 80s. A front may slide through late on Thursday, giving us
less humidity for Friday.

ON THIS DATE IN 1973: Today is one of the most famous days in Alabama
weather history. A late season outbreak of tornadoes ripped across North
and
Central Alabama, devastating places like Brent and Center Point. Read more
about the historic day in today's Weather Talk.

Bill Murray

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TODAY
Partly cloudy, warm and humid. Chance of an isolated afternoon storm.
Afternoon High 89
WIND: W 5-10

SUNDAY
Continued warm and humid with a few scattered afternoon and early evening
thunderstorms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 88
WIND: W 5-10

MONDAY
A mix of clouds and sun. A tad cooler with a few afternoon and evening
storms about the area.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 6-12

TUESDAY
More of the same. A few scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Scattered showers and storms, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours.

Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 5-10

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WUUS54 KHUN 270406
SVRHUN
ALC089-270445-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0146.060527T0406Z-060527T0445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1106 PM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT

* AT 1103 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MERIDIANVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15
MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAZEL GREEN...
MERIDIANVILLE...
MOORES MILL...
GURLEY...

SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3497 8665 3481 8675 3460 8638 3484 8637

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WWUS20 KWNS 270405
SEL9
SPC WW 270403
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH - NUMBER 409
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1103 PM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS CANCELLED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 409 ISSUED AT 600 PM CDT FOR PORTIONS OF

ALABAMA
TENNESSEE

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WUUS54 KHUN 270025
SVRHUN
ALC071-270115-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0144.060527T0025Z-060527T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
725 PM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 725 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS OF UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES
NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
BRIDGEPORT...

SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3499 8561 3499 8587 3474 8570 3487 8559

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Afternoon Edition For Friday May 26, 2006
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HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN ALABAMA: It is going to be plenty warm and the
old relative humidity is on the increase. There will be occasional periods
of scattered showers and thunderstorms for the next 5 to 7 days. Probably
our better chance will be on Monday and Tuesday. With a little more
cloudiness, we expect high temperatures on Monday and Tuesday to back off a
few degrees to around 86 or 87. At some point between now and Sunday, some
communities will see the 90-degree mark. See our day-by-day forecast for
specifics. It was rather breezy across Alabama this afternoon as
temperatures approached the 90-degree mark. Some places were getting gusts
to around 25 mph.
AT THE BEACH: Most highs in the upper 80s through Tuesday. Very few
showers/storms over the weekend, slightly better chance Monday and Tuesday.
ANY RISK OF SEVERE? Strong thunderstorms moved down through
Tennessee during the night. They diminished greatly before reaching the
Tennessee River this morning. However, this means there is an outflow
boundary lurking somewhere across North Alabama. This was expected to fire
up some more thunderstorms this afternoon during the heat of the day. Some
of those may extend well into the night. The Storm Prediction Center has
about the north 1/3 of the state under slight risk for later this afternoon
and into the nighttime.
HISTORY OF MAY 27: It was on that date in 1973 when a powerful F4
tornado cut a path over 100 miles long from Hale County to near Mt. Cheaha
in East Alabama. 7 persons were killed and 199 injured. Brent, in Bibb
County, was devastated. (See special story on the BLOG.) Overshadowed was
another tornado that touched down 30 minutes later and ripped across the NE
part of Birmingham, especially Center Point. One person was killed and 76
injured, 32 homes and 48 mobile homes were destroyed and over 300 homes
damaged.
May 27 has also been very bad in earlier years especially 1917. 7
tornadoes touched down on that date and into the early hours of May 28-all 7
were killers. 50 persons were killed and 274 injured. The worst single
tornado was an F4 that tracked along the Jefferson-Walker County line
killing 27 and injuring 100. Nine persons were killed in Sayre and 17 in
Bradford.
EVENTS ELSEWHERE: Can you believe a Winter Storm Watch for the
weekend in the Western Montana mountains with as much as 10 to 15 inches of
snow? Yellowstone National Park will also get 10 to 15 inches, especially in
the higher elevations...almost all of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado
as well as most of the Texas Panhandle are dealing with a high fire
danger..32 in Yellowstone Park was the lowest in the lower 48 this morning
with 30 in Atqasak, Alaska.
MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: When I go from my weather office to the
kitchen to get coffee, which is many times a day, I have to pass within 1
foot of Molly's recliner. (It used to be mine until she seized it through
the eminent domain laws.) Often when she hears me coming, even if asleep,
she will stand up, yawn, stretch and moan, which is a signal for me to
pause, scratch her head and give her a belly rub. She is the most organized
little dog you ever saw. She knows exactly how to manipulate me. I don't
mind and life goes on.

J.B. Elliott
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TONIGHT
Warm and humid. Scattered showers and thunderstorms-a few strong to severe
mainly north.
Morning Low 69
WIND: SW 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny with scattered showers and thunderstorms, mostly afternoon.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 88
WIND: W 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of a shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 5-10

MONDAY
Warm and humid. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mostly afternoon and
evening.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SW 6-12

TUESDAY
Variable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 86
WIND: S 6-12

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May 26th 7:30 am Hunter Street Baptist Church

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fellowship, a delicious breakfast and a chance to hear some great baseball
stories. The breakfast features Coach Keith Madison, head coach of Kentucky
from 1978 to 2003.

The FCA will present an award to the Christian coach of the year for the
Southeastern Conference as well as the Alabama High School coach of the
year.

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WWUS20 KWNS 262258
SEL9
SPC WW 262258
ALZ000-TNZ000-270400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 409
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
600 PM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

NORTHERN ALABAMA
MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY EVENING FROM 600 PM UNTIL 1100 PM CDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH
NORTHWEST OF MUSCLE SHOALS ALABAMA TO 80 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE
THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 402...WW 403...WW
404...WW 405...WW 406...WW 407...WW 408...

DISCUSSION...WITH A VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN PLACE AND 30-35KT OF
DEEP LAYER SHEAR...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
TO DEVELOP AND PROPAGATE E/SE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 28025.

...HALES

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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Outline Update

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WOUS64 KWNS 262255
WOU9

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 409
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
600 PM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 409 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

ALC033-049-059-071-077-079-083-089-095-103-270400-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0409.060526T2300Z-060527T0400Z/

AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

COLBERT DEKALB FRANKLIN
JACKSON LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE
LIMESTONE MADISON MARSHALL
MORGAN
$$

TNC003-005-015-021-031-037-041-043-051-055-061-081-083-085-099-
101-103-115-117-119-125-127-135-149-161-177-181-187-189-
270400-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0409.060526T2300Z-060527T0400Z/

TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BEDFORD BENTON CANNON
CHEATHAM COFFEE DAVIDSON
DEKALB DICKSON FRANKLIN
GILES GRUNDY HICKMAN
HOUSTON HUMPHREYS LAWRENCE
LEWIS LINCOLN MARION
MARSHALL MAURY MONTGOMERY
MOORE PERRY RUTHERFORD
STEWART WARREN WAYNE
WILLIAMSON WILSON
$$

ATTN...WFO...HUN...OHX...MRX...

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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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WUUS54 KBMX 262134
SVRBMX
ALC019-262200-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0235.060526T2133Z-060526T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
433 PM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 433 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
EAST CENTRAL DEKALB COUNTY...OR ABOUT NEAR FORT PAYNE...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
FLAT LANDING AT 445 PM CDT

LAT...LON 3450 8551 3433 8548 3439 8561 3444 8558
3447 8558 3451 8555 3450 8554 3451 8553
3451 8552

$$

JONES/90

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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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WUUS54 KHUN 262114
SVRHUN
ALC049-262145-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0143.060526T2114Z-060526T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
414 PM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EXTREME EASTERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 414 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
HAMMONDVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
VALLEY HEAD AND HAMMONDVILLE BY 420 PM CDT...
MENTONE BY 425 PM CDT...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY...SO
IT CAN BE RELAYED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
HUNTSVILLE.

LAT...LON 3468 8563 3452 8579 3444 8558 3452 8550
3469 8554

$$

JE

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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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WUUS54 KHUN 262044
SVRHUN
ALC049-071-262115-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0142.060526T2045Z-060526T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
345 PM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA
EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 343 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
HENAGAR...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BEATY CROSSROADS AND IDER BY 350 PM CDT...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3476 8583 3459 8589 3446 8557 3452 8550
3469 8554

$$

JE

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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday May 26, 2006
===================================================================
DISCOVER RICKWOOD CAVERNS STATE PARK--
ALL FACILITIES OPEN FOR SUMMER SEASON

Park is open for summer season after Memorial Day. Cave tours and swimming
pool available seven days a week. Snack Bar and Train Rides also available.
Call for schedule information.

Camping, playground and hiking trail available year-round. Large picnic
area available on first-come, first-serve basis. Two picnic shelters
available by reservation for family reunions, and school, company and church
picnics.

For reservations, pricing and other information call park office at
(205)647-9692 or look for our webpage at http://www.outdooralabama.com.

Cave tours will be offered daily for the summer after Memorial Day.
Bring this ad for a $2.00 discount per person on cave tours during the
Memorial Day weekend.
(Available 5/27/06 through 5/29/06.) Reg.Code #SB050652
===================================================================

...A Few Strong Storms Today?...

A storm system passing north of Alabama is the big feature on weather maps
this morning. A surface front will be drifting town into Tennessee today,
and will bring a fairly good chance of showers and storms to the Tennessee
Valley of extreme North Alabama.

An outflow boundary from those storms might fire up additional showers and
storms down this way this afternoon, but they will still be scattered. The
ones that do form will be strong, and the chance of any one spot getting wet
today along the I-20 corridor is about one in four. The best chance of a
passing storm will come from about 2:00 until 7:00 p.m. Otherwise, the
weather will stay hot and humid with highs around 90 degrees in most
communities.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: The surface front to the north will dissipate over the
weekend, and the weather will be very typical of summer. Lots of sunshine,
highs in the 88 to 92 degree range, and the risk of a shower or storm each
afternoon in a few spots.

AT THE BEACH: You can bet the Gulf coast will be packed this weekend. The
weather looks fine, with ample sunshine and daily highs in the mid to upper
80s. A few showers and storms, as usual, are possible, but they will be
widely spaced. The ocean water temperature along the Gulf coast continues to
run in the upper 70s.

NEXT WEEK: An upper air ridge will stay parked across the Deep South,
keeping temperatures above normal with little chance of any big rain event.
Of course, "widely scattered afternoon storms' will always be possible in
that kind of pattern here in Alabama.

WIREGRASS HEAT: The hot spot in Alabama yesterday was Dothan with 94
degrees.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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*******************************************************

TODAY
Lots of morning sunshine. Widely scattered afternoon storms.
Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 7-14

SATURDAY
A good supply of sunshine. Afternoon showers will be isolated.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Isolated afternoon showers or storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 4-8

MONDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. A few scattered afternoon storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 6-12

TUESDAY
Very warm and humid. Partly sunny; an afternoon shower or storm in spots.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 6-12

=========================================================
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MAY 24-28
HOOVER MET
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http://www.SECsports.com For Corporate Hospitality Packages, call
(205)967-4745

Here's your chance to see the best college baseball in the country, right
here in Hoover, Alabama! See the top eight teams in the SEC compete for the
tournament title over the course of this five day tournament.

Reserved seats are going fast so be sure to order yours today at
(800)732-4849 or by logging onto http://www.SECsports.com.
Opportunities still exist to entertain employees, clients or friends in the
Corporate Hospitality suite. Call (205)967-4745 to inquire about the various
corporate hospitality packages.

Mark your calendars to go to the Hoover Met, May 24-28 to see some big time
college baseball.

The 2006 SEC Baseball Tournament. It Doesn't Get Any Better!
=========================================================
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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Weather Watch Notice

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WWUS20 KWNS 261004
SEL1
SPC WW 261003
ALZ000-MOZ000-TNZ000-261000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH - NUMBER 401
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
503 AM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS CANCELLED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 401 ISSUED AT 1255 AM CDT FOR PORTIONS OF

ALABAMA
MISSOURI
TENNESSEE

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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Weather Watch Notice

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WWUS20 KWNS 260558
SEL1
SPC WW 260558
ALZ000-MOZ000-TNZ000-261000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 401
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1255 AM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

EXTREME NORTHERN ALABAMA
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL
WESTERN AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING FROM 1255 AM UNTIL 500 AM CDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES WEST
NORTHWEST OF JACKSON TENNESSEE TO 80 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE
THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REPLACES
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 397. WATCH NUMBER 397 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT
AFTER 1255 AM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 398...WW 399...WW 400...

DISCUSSION...BAND OF STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO
PROPAGATE ESEWD ALONG SRN EDGE OF STRONGER FLOW ALOFT...INTO MOIST
AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS. STORMS HAVE SHOWN INDICATIONS OF
BACKBUILDING INTO EXTREME SERN MO DURING THE LAST HOUR...AND THIS
WILL MAINTAIN THREAT OF SEVERE ACTIVITY SPREADING INTO WRN TN NEXT
1-2 HOURS. SEVERE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH WITH SWD
EXTENT WHERE WINDS/VERTICAL SHEAR WEAKEN INTO NRN PARTS OF MS AND
AL.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 28035.

...WEISS

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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Outline Update

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WOUS64 KWNS 260550
WOU1

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 401
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1255 AM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 401 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

ALC071-077-083-089-261000-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0401.060526T0555Z-060526T1000Z/

AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

JACKSON LAUDERDALE LIMESTONE
MADISON
$$

MOC069-155-261000-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0401.060526T0555Z-060526T1000Z/

MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

DUNKLIN PEMISCOT
$$

TNC003-005-015-017-023-031-033-039-041-043-045-051-053-055-061-
069-071-075-077-079-081-085-097-099-101-103-109-113-117-119-127-
131-135-149-175-177-181-183-185-187-261000-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0401.060526T0555Z-060526T1000Z/

TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BEDFORD BENTON CANNON
CARROLL CHESTER COFFEE
CROCKETT DECATUR DEKALB
DICKSON DYER FRANKLIN
GIBSON GILES GRUNDY
HARDEMAN HARDIN HAYWOOD
HENDERSON HENRY HICKMAN
HUMPHREYS LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE
LEWIS LINCOLN MADISON
MARSHALL MAURY MCNAIRY
MOORE OBION PERRY
RUTHERFORD VAN BUREN WARREN
WAYNE WEAKLEY WHITE
WILLIAMSON
$$

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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday May 25, 2006
==================================================================
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THE TWO FACES OF MAY: This month so far could be divided into two
noticeably separate parts across Central Alabama. For 13 days in a row,
between the 5th and 17th, the average high temperature was a cool 73 and the
average low 55. Since May 18, daily highs have averaged 87 and it was 90
yesterday. We have only received 0.20 rainfall since May 11-a period of 13
days. Let's be thankful that this month has not been like 1962 when there
were 24 days in a row with temperatures in the 90s and no measurable rain
until the last three days of the month.
BACK TO THE PRESENT: Humid weather will continue for at least the
next 5 to 7 days with highs in the upper 80s to around 90 and lows close to
70. Cannot rule out a shower or a thunderstorm any day, although a slightly
better chance early next week. There is also a better chance of some showers
and thunderstorms tomorrow over extreme North Alabama, but only widely
scattered ones in the Tuscaloosa-Birmingham-Anniston corridor.
AT THE BEACH: All the way through early next week, highs should be
around 88 to 90 a few miles inland, but a few degrees cooler along the
immediate beach area thanks to the sea breeze effect. More sun than clouds.
Only a slight chance of a shower or storm each day, except maybe a little
better chance Sunday and Monday.
DATELINE ST. PAUL ISLAND: It is just off the west coast of Alaska
and they have a long weather record. A few years ago in the middle of the
night, residents were startled to hear thunder and to see lightning. Why
would they be startled? Because St. Paul Island had gone 30 years without
recording a thunderstorm.
SEVERE WEATHER: The Storm Prediction Center posted a moderate risk
today for Kentucky, SE Indiana and the west 2/3 of Ohio. A slight risk
extended eastward to include Virginia and North Carolina and south to the
Tennessee River. Tomorrow there is a slight risk for most of Tennessee,
South Kentucky, East Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and the
extreme north parts of Georgia and Alabama.
ROAMING THE CONTINENT: More wildfires breaking out in the Texas
Panhandle and near Colorado Springs...110 at Wink, Texas was Wednesday's
hottest in the USA...30 was the low this morning at Stanley, Idaho and
Whitefield, New Hampshire. It was only 2 degrees colder than that in Alaska
with 28 at Chalkyitsik...in far Northern Canada, it was 13 at Alert, the
northernmost weather station in North America.
MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Sure glad you can't hear me and Little
Miss Molly talk to each other. Yubie- dubie-doo is what I say to her when I
am ready to play ball. She clearly understands that and even if she is
asleep she will race to gather up her balls and get the game under way. I
believe she would play ball most of her waking hours...this morning the
Sassafras Trio was singing again in the top of the sassafras tree along the
walking track. Sure wish our friend, one of the old crows, could have chimed
in to sing bass. Then we could call it the Sassafras Quartet. Not much
excitement this morning except Molly triggered four other dogs into a chorus
of their own...the ant population is larger this year...Molly paused over an
ant bed to do her business. She did not linger. Life goes on. -J B Elliott

J.B. Elliott
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TONIGHT
Partly cloudy. Only a slight chance of a shower or a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 68
WIND: SW 4-8

FRIDAY
Partly sunny with widely, mostly afternoon, showers or storms-better chance
north.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 89
WIND: W 7-14

SATURDAY
A slight chance of a shower or a thunderstorm. Hot and humid.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. A small chance of a shower or a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 4-8

MONDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mostly during the afternoon.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 5-10

============================================================
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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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WUUS54 KMOB 252113
SVRMOB
ALC013-252200-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0131.060525T2113Z-060525T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
413 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 411 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GREENVILLE...OR
ABOUT 22 MILES WEST OF LUVERNE...AND MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
GREENVILLE BY 420 PM CDT
I65 AND AL 185 BY 425 PM CDT

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE FOR
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
TAKE COVER IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3174 8674 3171 8653 3197 8646 3201 8672

$$

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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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WUUS54 KMOB 252022
SVRMOB
ALC041-252100-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0130.060525T2022Z-060525T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
322 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

CRENSHAW COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 321 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
HONORAVILLE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUVERNE...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE FOR
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
TAKE COVER IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

LAT...LON 3182 8645 3176 8636 3190 8618 3199 8632

$$

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Morning Edition For Thursday May 25, 2006
===================================================================
DISCOVER RICKWOOD CAVERNS STATE PARK--
ALL FACILITIES OPEN FOR SUMMER SEASON

Park is open for summer season after Memorial Day. Cave tours and swimming
pool available seven days a week. Snack Bar and Train Rides also available.
Call for schedule information.

Camping, playground and hiking trail available year-round. Large picnic
area available on first-come, first-serve basis. Two picnic shelters
available by reservation for family reunions, and school, company and church
picnics.

For reservations, pricing and other information call park office at
(205)647-9692 or look for our webpage at http://www.outdooralabama.com.

Cave tours will be offered daily for the summer after Memorial Day.
Bring this ad for a $2.00 discount per person on cave tours during the
Memorial Day weekend.
(Available 5/27/06 through 5/29/06.) Reg.Code #SB050652
===================================================================

...Another Hot Afternoon...

Get ready for another hot day in late May. Most communities will reach the
90 degree mark this afternoon, and like the past couple of days a few small,
isolated showers or storms will probably fire up during the peak of the
daytime heat. The best coverage of showers and storms should be to the north
of here, near the Tennessee border.

A surface front will drift southward tomorrow through Tennessee, and should
mean a slight increase in the coverage of afternoon showers and storms
tomorrow, but they will remain scattered, and the weather will stay hot and
humid.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: No big change through the holiday weekend. An upper
air ridge over the southeast U.S. should mean that the surface front
dissipates, leaving us in a hot and muggy weather pattern. Afternoon storms
will be possible Saturday through Monday, but they will be widely scattered.
And, afternoon temperatures will peak somewhere around 90 degrees for most
Alabama communities.

AT THE BEACH: Nice weather for folks that are beach-bound; about 7 to 9
hours of sunshine day with just a few widely scattered showers or storms.
Highs will remain in the 83 to 87 degree range, and the sea water
temperatures are in the upper 70s just off the Alabama and Northwest Florida
coast.

WATCHING FOR ALBERTO: The 2006 hurricane season begins in about one week;
the first named storms of the season will be Alberto, Beryl, Chris, and
Debby.
Most of the major hurricanes hold off until August and September.

HEATING UP: Alabama's hottest spot yesterday (among the official reporting
stations) was Dothan with 95 degrees. The nation's hot spot was Wink, Texas
with an amazing 110 degrees.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Partly sunny and hot. Widely scattered showers or storms late in the day.
Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

FRIDAY
Lots of morning sunshine. Widely scattered afternoon storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 6-12

SATURDAY
A good supply of sunshine. Afternoon showers will be isolated.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Isolated afternoon showers or storms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 4-8

MONDAY
Partly to mostly sunny. Widely scattered late afternoon showers or storms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 5-10

=========================================================
2006 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
MAY 24-28
HOOVER MET
For Tickets, call (800)732-4849 (800-SEC-4TIX) or visit
http://www.SECsports.com For Corporate Hospitality Packages, call
(205)967-4745

Here's your chance to see the best college baseball in the country, right
here in Hoover, Alabama! See the top eight teams in the SEC compete for the
tournament title over the course of this five day tournament.

Reserved seats are going fast so be sure to order yours today at
(800)732-4849 or by logging onto http://www.SECsports.com.
Opportunities still exist to entertain employees, clients or friends in the
Corporate Hospitality suite. Call (205)967-4745 to inquire about the various
corporate hospitality packages.

Mark your calendars to go to the Hoover Met, May 24-28 to see some big time
college baseball.

The 2006 SEC Baseball Tournament. It Doesn't Get Any Better!
=========================================================
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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

============================================================
SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT BREAKFAST
Sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
May 26th 7:30 am Hunter Street Baptist Church

Make plans now to attend this very special event. It's a wonderful time of
fellowship, a delicious breakfast and a chance to hear some great baseball
stories. The breakfast features Coach Keith Madison, head coach of Kentucky
from 1978 to 2003.

The FCA will present an award to the Christian coach of the year for the
Southeastern Conference as well as the Alabama High School coach of the
year.

Seating is limited. Order your tickets now by calling 205-298-9400, via
e-mail at gcramer@fca.org or on the website at http://www.fcaalabama.org
============================================================
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WUUS54 KMOB 242035
SVRMOB
ALC003-242130-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0129.060524T2034Z-060524T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
334 PM CDT WED MAY 24 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 323 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
NORTH OF SEMINOLE...OR ABOUT 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF PENSACOLA...AND
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
GATESWOOD BY 430 PM CDT

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE FOR
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
TAKE COVER IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3049 8744 3064 8739 3085 8764 3064 8780

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Morning Edition For Wednesday May 24, 2006
===================================================================
DISCOVER RICKWOOD CAVERNS STATE PARK--
ALL FACILITIES OPEN FOR SUMMER SEASON

Park is open for summer season after Memorial Day. Cave tours and swimming
pool available seven days a week. Snack Bar and Train Rides also available.
Call for schedule information.

Camping, playground and hiking trail available year-round. Large picnic
area available on first-come, first-serve basis. Two picnic shelters
available by reservation for family reunions, and school, company and church
picnics.

For reservations, pricing and other information call park office at
(205)647-9692 or look for our webpage at http://www.outdooralabama.com.

Cave tours will be offered daily for the summer after Memorial Day.
Bring this ad for a $2.00 discount per person on cave tours during the
Memorial Day weekend.
(Available 5/27/06 through 5/29/06.) Reg.Code #SB050652
===================================================================

...A Very Warm May Day...

Very warm to hot weather will continue to be our big weather headline here
in Alabama for the next five to seven days. Each afternoon, the mercury will
rise into the 86 to 90 degree range, with low 90s possible in isolated
spots.

Today, warm air aloft will make for a rather stable atmosphere, and we
believe any afternoon showers or storms will be very isolated.

TOMORROW/FRIDAY: Scattered afternoon and evening showers and storms should
be a little more numerous tomorrow and Friday in response to an upper air
wave passing north of Alabama. Still, the chance of any one spot getting wet
is only about one in four both afternoons.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: No big change in our weather for the coming holiday
weekend. The weather will be hot and humid with a good deal of sunshine on a
daily basis.. And, as usual in late May, a passing afternoon shower or
thunderstorm will be possible. At this point it looks like afternoon storms
over the weekend will be widely scattered. Highs will be close to 90 degrees
for most Alabama communities.

AT THE BEACH: About 7 to 9 hours of sunshine along the Alabama and Northwest
Florida Gulf coast through the weekend. Showers and storms will be widely
scattered, and the sea water temperature at the coast is running in the mid
70s., Tropical storm formation is not expected in the Gulf of Mexico for at
least the next five to seven days.

HODGEPODGE: Hottest spot in the nation yesterday was Wink, Texas with 108
degrees. The cold spots early yesterday were both in Arizona; Bellemont and
Fort Valley dropped to 23 degrees. Birmingham's rain total for the year is
24.10", a surplus of 5.62".

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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*******************************************************

TODAY
Mostly sunny and hot.
Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 4-8

THURSDAY
Partly to mostly sunny. Widely scattered showers or storms late in the day.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 7-14

FRIDAY
Sunny during the morning; a few widely scattered afternoon storms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon showers or storms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 89
WIND: W 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly to mostly sunny. A brief afternoon storm in a few spots.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 4-8

=========================================================
2006 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
MAY 24-28
HOOVER MET
For Tickets, call (800)732-4849 (800-SEC-4TIX) or visit
http://www.SECsports.com For Corporate Hospitality Packages, call
(205)967-4745

Here's your chance to see the best college baseball in the country, right
here in Hoover, Alabama! See the top eight teams in the SEC compete for the
tournament title over the course of this five day tournament.

Reserved seats are going fast so be sure to order yours today at
(800)732-4849 or by logging onto http://www.SECsports.com.
Opportunities still exist to entertain employees, clients or friends in the
Corporate Hospitality suite. Call (205)967-4745 to inquire about the various
corporate hospitality packages.

Mark your calendars to go to the Hoover Met, May 24-28 to see some big time
college baseball.

The 2006 SEC Baseball Tournament. It Doesn't Get Any Better!
=========================================================
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Afternoon Edition For Tuesday May 23, 2006
==================================================================
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==================================================================

THE ALABAMA STORY: It is a story of no huge changes in the weather
over the next 5 to 7 days and your chance of getting wet on any one day is
quite small. The possible exception could be Friday afternoon and Friday
night when there will be some scattered showers and thunderstorms.

We expect mostly sunshine tomorrow. The chance of rain is so small
that we left it out of the forecast. A few showers and storms may show up
late Thursday, but again our better chance will be on Friday.

I agree with James Spann that 90 degrees is my switchover from warm
to hot. I have used that value for years. It is true that upper 80s, with a
lot of humidity, is going to feel hot also. For the next 5 to 7 days, we see
high temperatures mostly in the upper 80s, but as high as 90 Saturday.

AT THE BEACH: Probably a string of cars headed toward the beach all
this week. The weather looks good for tomorrow all the way through Sunday.
Highs should be between 85 and 89 inland, but several degrees cooler along
the immediate beach area due to the nice daytime effect of a sea breeze. The
chance of a shower or thunderstorm is quite small each day. Most areas will
remain dry.

DATELINE ALASKA: There is no place in the world that offers such a
great contrast of weather, geography and topography. Did you know that if
you could drive from the western tip of the Aleutians all the way down to
the south coast of Alaska, it would be equal to driving from Miami to Los
Angeles? At Barrow, there is still 6 inches of snow on the ground, but many
sections of Alaska have none. At Valdez, 244 inches of snow fell this past
winter and spring, but their total on the ground now is zero. At Barrow,
there will not be another sunrise or sunset until August 2-24 hours of
daylight. The low in Alaska this morning was 23 at Anaktuvuk. That is
counting only populated areas. On Mt. McKinley, which has an elevation of
20,320 feet, temperatures at the 17,000-foot level will drop to 25 below
zero tonight with winds of 40 to 60 mph.

ROAMING THE GLOBE: If the temperature drops to 99 below zero at
Vostok, Antarctica with projected winds averaging 22 mph, the wind chill
will be an incredible 184 below zero...coldest temperature in the lower 48
this morning was 26 at Vanderbilt, Michigan...in Northern Arizona, Flagstaff
went through much of the winter with virtually no snow. They finally got a
total of 45 inches, which is an amazing 65 inches below normal.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I answered the phone and the lady was
a telemarketer. She wanted to send us for x-number of days and nights free
to the resort of our choice. "Great," I said, "please send us to either
Cheaha State Park or DeSoto State Park." There was a long silence. She
finally said, "Sir, we were thinking more like Orlando or Vegas." "Not
interested," I said. Little did she know that she had reached a guy who is
very happy with the simple things and simple places of life. I credit that
to my upbringing in Havana Junction. We learned very early to enjoy the most
simple things. Even if

I had changed, when Little Miss Molly strolled into our house 3
years ago to live with us, she would have quickly corrected me. Molly flew
down from Salt Lake and when she walked in our door, there were about 10
people in our living area. She walked past several to reach me, stood on her
hind legs with her front paws on my knee with that little tail swishing and
looking me right in the eye. I instantly became her slave. All Miss Molly
asks is to take her on a walk and play 500 ballgames each day. I enjoy every
moment of both. Life goes on and it is a delight with Miss Molly.

J.B. Elliott
jbelliott@centurytel.net

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*******************************************************

TONIGHT
Mostly clear.
Morning Low 64
WIND: Light

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny and quite warm.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm late.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 5-10

FRIDAY
Scattered, mainly afternoon, showers or thunderstorms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 6-12

SATURDAY
More sun than clouds. Any showers or storms should be widely spaced.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 5-10

============================================================
SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT BREAKFAST
Sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
May 26th 7:30 am Hunter Street Baptist Church

Make plans now to attend this very special event. It's a wonderful time of
fellowship, a delicious breakfast and a chance to hear some great baseball
stories. The breakfast features Coach Keith Madison, head coach of Kentucky
from 1978 to 2003.

The FCA will present an award to the Christian coach of the year for the
Southeastern Conference as well as the Alabama High School coach of the
year.

Seating is limited. Order your tickets now by calling 205-298-9400, via
e-mail at gcramer@fca.org or on the website at http://www.fcaalabama.org
============================================================
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WUUS54 KMOB 232140
SVRMOB
ALC003-232215-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0128.060523T2139Z-060523T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
439 PM CDT TUE MAY 23 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 433 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL
AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
DOUGLASVILLE...OR ABOUT OVER BAY MINETTE...MOVING WEST AT
10 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
DOUGLASVILLE BY 445 PM CDT
WHITEHOUSE FORKS BY 455 PM CDT
CROSSROADS AND CARPENTER BY 505 PM CDT
HURRICANE BY 510 PM CDT

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE FOR
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
TAKE COVER IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3076 8764 3094 8768 3091 8795 3067 8793

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Morning Edition For Tuesday May 23, 2006
===================================================================
DISCOVER RICKWOOD CAVERNS STATE PARK--
ALL FACILITIES OPEN FOR SUMMER SEASON

Park is open for summer season after Memorial Day. Cave tours and swimming
pool available seven days a week. Snack Bar and Train Rides also available.
Call for schedule information.

Camping, playground and hiking trail available year-round. Large picnic
area available on first-come, first-serve basis. Two picnic shelters
available by reservation for family reunions, and school, company and church
picnics.

For reservations, pricing and other information call park office at
(205)647-9692 or look for our webpage at http://www.outdooralabama.com.

Cave tours will be offered daily for the summer after Memorial Day.
Bring this ad for a $2.00 discount per person on cave tours during the
Memorial Day weekend.
(Available 5/27/06 through 5/29/06.) Reg.Code #SB050652
===================================================================

...Afternoons Stay Very Warm...

I have learned over the years that different people have different ideas on
when temperatures are "hot" here in Alabama. I pretty much define a hot day
when afternoon temperatures exceed 90 degrees, and accordingly we will
continue to use "very warm" in our forecast. But, if you are working outside
in the sun, you will be "hot this week. Highs will be mostly in the 85 to 89
degree range, and the chance of a cooling shower will remain very small for
any one given spot.

THURSDAY/FRIDAY: We should see a few scattered afternoon showers or storms
by Thursday and Friday as moisture continues to deepen, but the key word is
"scattered". Many communities will stay dry, and if a shower or storm
develops the rain should last for only 30 minutes to one hour. Another
words, very typical late May weather for Alabama.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: No big change in our weather Saturday, Sunday, and
Monday. Very warm (and HOT perhaps), lots of sun, and any afternoon showers
or storms very isolated with warm air aloft covering Alabama. Daily highs
will be in the 87 to 90 degree range.

AT THE BEACH: A bunch of folks will be beach bound as the school year ends.
For the Alabama/Northwest Florida coast this week and into the weekend,
about 8 to 10 hours of sunshine each day with only isolated showers and
storms. Daytime temperatures along the coast will be cooler; highs in the 79
to 82 degree range are likely. The ocean water temperature is running in the
upper 70s, helping to keep temperatures down a bit.

WATCHING THE GULF: Clouds over the Gulf of Mexico are associated with an
upper air low, and any early season tropical storm formation is not expected
this week.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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*******************************************************

TODAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Afternoon High 87
WIND: N 4-8

WEDNESDAY
Warm again with a good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NW 4-8

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered storms possible late in the day.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SW 5-10

FRIDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. Scattered, mainly afternoon showers or thunderstorms.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 5-10

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny and hot. Just a small risk of a shower.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 4-8

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2006 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
MAY 24-28
HOOVER MET
For Tickets, call (800)732-4849 (800-SEC-4TIX) or visit
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(205)967-4745

Here's your chance to see the best college baseball in the country, right
here in Hoover, Alabama! See the top eight teams in the SEC compete for the
tournament title over the course of this five day tournament.

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Mark your calendars to go to the Hoover Met, May 24-28 to see some big time
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The 2006 SEC Baseball Tournament. It Doesn't Get Any Better!
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