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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday April 19, 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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NO CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL NEXT WEEK: Normally our current forecast
would be most welcome this time of year. Not so under our present
circumstances. Those circumstances are excessively dry weather. In
the last 14 days, only 0.07 of an inch of rain has fallen at
Birmingham Airport. Even if all of that had fallen at one time, it
would hardly have settled the dust. Normally in April, we average
0.15 per day. April is normally our fourth wettest month of the year.
Last year we received almost 8 inches of rain during April and in
April 2005 over 5 inches. Down in Bibb County, the Cahaba River was
only 1.3 feet deep this morning. Bank full stage is 23 feet. We see
little or no chance of rain until about the middle of next week,
possibly as early as Tuesday.

So, it is mostly sunshine all the way through the weekend with cool
nights and mild days. By Sunday and Monday, our high temperature
should top out near 80. Lows will be in the mid 40s for the next 3
nights. Low temperatures this morning were as cool as 37 in Ft.
Payne, 39 in Crossville and 40 in Anniston and Concord/Hueytown.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES: At this time last year, Central
Alabama was in a stormy period. Birmingham got a whopping 5.51 inches
of rain in only 3 days. A year ago today, the temperature topped out
at a hot 91, then big thunderstorms erupted. A lot of severe
thunderstorm warnings were issued. Oneonta got a tremendous hailstorm
with some of the hail the size of softballs. In places, the hail
drifted enough to where front doors could not be opened and the hail
had to be scooped away. Thanks to Karen Tipton for reminding us about
the big hail event.

AT THE BEACH: Mostly sunshine at least through next Monday. High
temperatures consistently between 75 and 78 along the immediate beach
area and a few degrees warmer a few miles inland.

THE ALWAYS INTERESTING WORLD OF WEATHER: In search of cold
temperatures, we found 18 in Leadville, 14 at Gould and 9 at the Vail
Ski Patrol Station all in Colorado. There was 73 inches of snow on
the ground at Vail and 27 inches at Gould, which is located at an
elevation of 9,200 feet. Alta, in North Utah, got 14 inches of new
snow yesterday for a total of 48 inches on the ground and Morgan,
Utah got 7 inches. Coldest in Alaska this morning was 2 below at
Shishmaref.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I have been letting Little Miss Molly
sleep until she wakes up. Often that is 7:00 o'clock or later. When
she was younger, she used to snatch me out of bed never later than
5:00 a.m. and be ready to go on a long walk immediately. I sort of
miss those days. Lately I have been out for short walks at the crack
dawn. I love just to stand outside and listen to the sounds of
nature. This morning not more than 30 yards from the house, a bird
was talking constantly. He sounded semi-upset as if he were trying to
get his wife out of bed to cook breakfast. Or, it may have been the
lady bird trying to get her hubby to go look for worms. Took Molly
for her morning walk a little later and it sounded like the usual CR
(Community Riot) unfolding as we walked along. We highly agitated at
least 7 dogs. They were all restrained by electrical collars. Molly
has learned that they are restrained and she totally ignores them.
One day one of the dogs broke through the barrier and Molly headed
home. Life goes on.....

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

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HEART GALLERY ALABAMA
GOLF CLASSIC

The Heart Gallery Alabama Golf Classic, being held on May 14, 2007,
at Pinetree Country Club, is a principal fundraiser to support the work
of Heart Gallery Alabama

The Heart Gallery Alabama Golf Classic raises money to support the work
of Heart Gallery Alabama, a non-profit organization that creates
photography
exhibits, shown around the state, to publicize the waiting children in
the foster care system of Alabama. We seek to help all of these
children find
their "forever families".

The mission of Heart Gallery Alabama is to raise awareness of
adoption and
foster parenting in the state of Alabama. There are currently hundreds
of children in our communities who are waiting for a family to call
their own.

Come out for a day of great golf, awards, prizes, lunch, and fun, all
for a cause you can be proud to support! For more information, call
(205) 244-1115 or
http://www.heartgallery.golfreg.com
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TONIGHT
Clear and cool.
Overnight Low 44
WIND: NE 4-7

FRIDAY
Sunny. A chilly early morning, but a quick warm up.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon 74
WIND: NE 6-12

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 47 Afternoon High 78
WIND: SE 5-10

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 51 Afternoon High 80
WIND: SE 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 80
WIND: S 6-12

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