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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday April 4, 2007

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LEBANESE FOOD AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL
Saint Elias Maronite Catholic Church
April 13-14, 2007 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
836 8th Street South--Near University Boulevard & 8th Street South

Get Homemade Lebanese Food Lunch and Dinner April 13 - 14
Easy Friday Lunch -- Fast Service in/out in minutes -- Take out or
dine in.
For really fast service come early or late. We serve food the whole
day.
You can also have food delivered to your place of business for Friday
lunch.
Click on our website below for details.

Baked Kibbee, spinach pies, rolled grape leaves, fresh grilled lemon
chicken, loobia (spiced green beans), and sweets galore.
Have you ever tried Lebanese ice cream or the traditional baklawa?
Visit the a-la-carte station - inside only - Meat Pies, Spinach Pies,
Grape Leaves, Tabouleh, and Homus. Stock up.

Take a tour of the church, visit our heritage room and learn more
about the language of Aramaic spoken at our liturgy. See scenes of
Lebanon in our main hall. Silent Auction and Live Band from New York,
back by popular demand, each evening. Shuttle service Friday and
Saturday night from 5-9 from Epic School parking lot. Follow the signs.

All this and there is No Admission Charge. 25% of all proceeds go to
charities other than St. Elias Church. For more info and a complete
menu,
visit our website at http://www.stelias.org/festival_2007.html
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LATE SEASON FREEZE THIS WEEKEND: Big changes in Alabama weather.
Some of the best news is that almost all of the state got rain
overnight and there was widespread rejoicing to get rid of the
pollen. Of course, we desperately needed the rain anyway for
agriculture and lawns and gardens.

Now the big story is the much lower temperatures headed for Alabama.
This afternoon the cold front had already pushed into South Alabama
ending the rain in all sections. Temperatures will fall into the mid
30s tonight and Thursday night. A reinforcing supply of cooler air
will move in Friday and we may be in for a morning freeze both
Saturday and Sunday morning and possibly Monday morning. High
temperatures all the way through the weekend will be in the mid and
upper 50s. That is going to feel a lot different from so many 70s and
80s we have had in the last several weeks. The coldest morning will
probably be Easter Sunday. We are using 26 for the morning low. There
are places in Central Alabama where it will not get that cold—mainly
on the ridges. There are also some NE Alabama valleys that could be a
degree or so colder, so it is advised to protect tender plants on
those two mornings.

There will be one or two minor disturbances in the upper air
rotating through and this could bring some clouds at times Friday and
Saturday, but we believe there will be more sun than clouds.

POLLEN ERADICATOR: Looks like virtually all of Alabama got rain
overnight and in most areas it was enough to wash pollen off of cars,
decks and rooftops. Wide variation in the rainfall amounts. Two of
the heavier amounts were 1.40 inches at Blue Pond in Cherokee County
and 1.58 at Jackson Shoals in Talladega County. Numerous locations
got between 1/3 and ½ inch.

THE WORLD OF WEATHER: Temperatures were expected to drop as low as
the teens in the Great Smoky Mountains over the weekend. There could
even be a few snow showers on Friday. Cold spot in the lower 48 this
morning was Garrison, North Dakota with 1 above. It was 8 below in
Wainwright, Alaska. Getting that time of year where we look southward
to find the coldest temperatures in the world. It was 91 below zero
at Amundsen-Scott, Antarctica. A microburst occurred about 2:30 this
morning, producing winds from 70 to 80 mph and maybe higher, damaged
a subdivision in Hall County, Georgia. One home blown 15 feet off its
foundation. 35 homes had roof or siding damage. Numerous trees down.
It was 30 years ago today that a powerful F5 tornado moved across NW
Birmingham known as the Smithfield Tornado. It was moving forward at
60 mph. Almost 50 homes were completely destroyed and 22 persons were
killed. That big high pressure system over Central Canada is a very
strong 1050 MB.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: A very mixed up night in our little
abode due to active weather. When that happens, Little Miss Molly
always gets the short end of the stick. Not a single ballgame with
her last night, because I was constantly working weather. She is a
resilient little girl. Late in the night she played her own ballgame.
It sounded like a World Series final. She would sling a ball across
the room and then chase it down before it hit the opposite wall. I
went to bed at 4:30 a.m., took a brief walk outside before I did. The
birds were happy as a lark. Life goes on....

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

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THE ALABAMA SPORTS HALL OF FAME
INDUCTION CEREMONY & REUNION OF WINNERS!
June 2 through June 4

Make plans now to be part of a great weekend with Alabama sports
legends.
Three days of incredible festivities.

Saturday, June 2--ASHOF Reunion of Winners Dinner and Silent Auction
Sunday, June 3--ASHOF Class of 2007 Induction Banquet
Monday, June 4--Reunion of Winners Celebrity Golf Tournament at Bent
Brook

The Class of 2007 inductees are Jerry Duncan, Wilbur Jackson, Buck
Johnson,
Barry Krauss, Al Lary, David Marsh, Sonny Smith, Gene Washington and
Distinguished Sportsmen David Housel and Mal Moore

Become part of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame family!
Call 205-323-6665 or visit us at http://www.ashof.org
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TONIGHT
Clear and colder.
Overnight Low 36
WIND: N 6-12

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny, breezy and cool.
Morning Low 36 Afternoon 60
WIND: N 10-15

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. A fresh supply of cooler air.
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 57
WIND:NW 10-20

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. A morning freeze, especially in the valleys.
Morning Low 30 Afternoon High 56
WIND: N 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Record morning cold.
Morning Low 26 Afternoon High 58
WIND: N 5-10

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