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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday March 15, 2007

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FOSTER CHILDREN SHOE DRIVE

The Alabama Foster Parents Association is collecting new or used shoes
for foster children across the state.

We need 6,000 shoes, new or used in good condition by April, 20th.

We will be celebrating National Foster Care Month in Montgomery on
May 1st. We want each child represented. Please help us make a
difference.

There are plenty of drop-off points throughout the area. Please find one
near you: http://www.kidstolove.org/

Please be a Voice for Alabama's foster children.
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MUCH COOLER OVER THE WEEKEND: The Gulf of Mexico is not having a
drought and they do not need any rain. However, with this storm
system, the heaviest rain has fallen off shore over the Northern
Gulf. There were some good amounts on land including 1.60 inches in
New Orleans and 1.12 at Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

Welcome showers have been occurring across Alabama today. Rainfall
amounts have not been worth bragging rights and we needed the rain
very badly. We still have a while to go to possibly get some decent
amounts. Showers will continue through most of tonight, but tapering
off and ending Friday morning. Across North and Central Alabama, the
average rainfall amount should be over ½ inch. A few spots may get a
little more than that. The better amounts will be over the south part
of the state, especially near the coast.

Temperatures were only in the 60s across North Alabama this
afternoon due to a thick cloud cover and the showers and not due to a
cold front. However, we do have a cold front in our near future. It
will start moving across the state late tonight and by daybreak you
will feel lower temperatures over a good part of the state.

THE WEEKEND CHILL: There could be some scattered frost in the
colder Alabama valleys both Saturday morning and Sunday morning as
cooler air spreads over the entire state. In fact, the cold front by
late Friday should be all the way into Central Florida. Here in
Alabama we look for mostly sunshine Saturday. There could be some
clouds showing up on Sunday, but more sun than clouds. We are calling
for a low of 34 both Saturday morning and Sunday morning. If the wind
is completely calm, which it should be at the time, there could be
some scattered frost. A marked warm up will start Monday with
temperatures reaching 70 and the daytime mildness will last well into
next week.

WHAT CAUSES A TORNADO: Weather people have been studying that for
eons. We got a note today from a school teacher in Vancouver,
Washington offering this answer from a 12-yaer old on how tornadoes
form. "When an angel gets mad, he takes a long deep breath and counts
to 10. When he lets out his breath, somewhere a tornado will form."

THE WORLD OF WEATHER: 99 was the hottest in the USA yesterday in
Death Valley. Zero was the low this morning at Grand Marias, Minnesota.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: A very welcome e-mail this morning
from Stephanie Gossett in Jacksonville. We ran a story recently about
how they had lost both of their dogs, Abby and Baxter, after they got
into some spilled anti-freeze somewhere in their community. Their
kidneys failed and they had to be euthanized. It was extremely
painful for the Gossett family. Good news. Stephanie logged on to the
local animal shelter web site and found a new beautiful dog named
Sophie. They are elated and I am as happy as I can be for them. In my
opinion, pets are wonderful.....

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

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TONIGHT
Showers and a few thunderstorms. Cooler before daybreak.
Overnight Low 48
WIND: W 7-14

FRIDAY
Rain ending early. Afternoon clearing. Windy and cooler.
Morning Low 48 Afternoon 59
WIND: N 12-25

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny. A cold early morning. Scattered light frost possible.
Morning Low 34 Afternoon High 60
WIND: N 8-16

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Cold early.
Morning Low 34 Afternoon High 60
WIND: NE 5-10

MONDAY
Breezy and warmer.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 70
WIND: S 10-16

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