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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday April 24, 2007

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CONNECT 3 ON 3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
APRIL 28 IN HOOVER

Connect 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament is coming to Hoover on Saturday,
April 28. This is a competitive tournament for guys and girls ages
middle school through adults. Games will be played on the parking lot
of Hunter Street Baptist Church, 2600 John Hawkins Parkway in Hoover.
Five eligible players will have a chance at the $10,000 Hot Shot
competition!
Players, invite family and friends to the Family Fun Zone, for games,
face painting, food, music and more!
Register today at

http://www.connect3on3.com/HunterStreet

Connect 3 on 3 is sponsored by Hunter Street Baptist Church, WJOX
100.5 FM, Buffalo Rock, The Stewart Organization, ABC 33/40, Bruce
Business Products, The American Red Cross, Jason's Deli and Princeton
Hoover Medical.
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DRY AND WARM UNTIL THURSDAY: It was nice to see a cluster of
showers move across the Tennessee Valley this morning. The rain was
steady and slow, so it was beneficial for a few areas. Decatur
Airport received 0.64 of an inch and Huntsville 0.40. Do not look for
much additional rain until our main storm system gets here Thursday.
A major storm system will be moving across the Central Plains.
Already moist air is streaming northward into our area. Some showers
could reach us late Wednesday night, but everything is falling in
place for Thursday to be or stormy day. There should be some showers
and thunderstorms already underway up over NW Alabama early in the
day. Here in Central Alabama, including the greater Birmingham area,
the best chance of showers and thunderstorms will be from about
midday through the afternoon. All of Alabama is currently under a
slight risk for severe weather Thursday. Those outlooks could be
modified before then. Some of the latest model runs back off on the
rainfall a little, but we still think that parts of Central Alabama
will get close to an inch.

A BAD, BAD DAY IN 1908: On April 24, 1908, two destructive
tornadoes moved across Alabama. The worst of the two cut a path 125
miles long across five North Alabama counties. It first touched down
near Dora in Walker County at 2:10 p.m. It then tracked NE across
Warrior in North Jefferson County, through the Royal and Wynnville
communities in Blount County, then into Albertville in Marshall
County with major destruction. It lifted NE of the Sylvania community
in DeKalb County. The most intense damage was near Dora and at
Albertville. About one-half of Albertville was destroyed. A 9-ton oil
tank was picked up and moved ½ mile. A 9-car freight train was
overturned and the freight cars destroyed. About 150 buildings were
destroyed in Albertville with 15 fatalities and 150 injuries. About
12 dead near Dora. The total Alabama fatalities that day was 37. The
total across the south was 310 with 155 in Mississippi, including 153
in Hattiesburg.

THE WORLD OF WEATHER: A major severe weather outbreak underway in
the midsection of the nation. A moderate risk is posted for much of
Central and East Texas, most of Oklahoma and Kansas, and extreme
Western Arkansas. This includes San Antonio, Dallas-Ft. Worth,
Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Wichita and Topeka. A classic tornado was
photographed near Protection, Kansas yesterday by storm chaser George
Kourounis. Protection is located on US-160 in extreme South Kansas NW
of Buttermilk. I would love to have lunch in Buttermilk, Kansas. I am
addicted to small town USA. One of the most memorable lunches I ever
had was in a tiny, tiny café at Pine Knot in the mountains of Eastern
Kentucky. Coldest in Alaska this morning was 9 above. I believe that
is the first time this season nobody in Alaska had zero. A big
snowstorm for Southern Colorado. About 21 inches expected in the
Pikes Peak region and 9 to 14 inches at the Air Force Academy north
of Colorado Springs.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: There is something about Little Miss
Molly and cats and rabbits. She loves to chase things. She chases
birds, snowflakes, cats, rabbits and bugs. On our walk, the Community
Cat was strolling at the far end of the walking track. Molly caught a
glimpse from 50 yards away and away she went like a Cheetah on the
African plain. The cat backed into a row of shrubbery to hide and for
a full minute, Molly and the cat were face-to-face only inches away.
The cat finally hissed and Molly headed south—the little coward. But
life goes on....

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

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2007 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
MAY 23-27
REGIONS PARK (formerly the Hoover Met)
For Tickets, call (800)732-4849 (800-SEC-4TIX)
or visit http://www.SECsports.com
For Corporate Hospitality Packages, call (205) 262-2832.

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) 262-2832 to inquire
about the various corporate hospitality packages.

Mark your calendars to go to Regions Park (formerly the Hoover Met),
May 23-27 to see some big time college baseball.

The 2007 SEC Baseball Tournament. It Doesn't Get Any Better!
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TONIGHT
Clouds increase. Mild.
Overnight Low 63
WIND: S 4-8

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny, breezy and warm. A slight chance of a shower late.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon 82
WIND: SW 10-18

THURSDAY
Good chance of showers and thunderstorms. A few may be strong,
possibly even severe.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 77
WIND: SW 12-22

FRIDAY
Partly sunny, breezy and cooler.
Morning Low 57 Afternoon High 76
WIND: N 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of an afternoon shower.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 75
WIND: NE 5-10

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