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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday April 26, 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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POT OF GOLD RAINFALL: I am not gifted at estimating how valuable
the rains were that fell across Alabama last night and today, but I
daresay it had to be a billion dollar rain. Just think about the
lower water bills due to not watering the lawn and all the crops that
were saved and the replenishment of some reservoirs. Unfortunately,
everybody did not get a drenching, but many sections of the state
received close to an inch of rain and a number of locations over 2
inches. An extensive list of those rain amounts are on the 33/40
Blog. Here is a list of some of the heavier amounts.

1.66 inches at Birmingham Airport
1.23 at Tuscaloosa
2.28 in Pinson
2.11 in NE Trussville
1.86 in downtown Birmingham
2.14 in Gardendale
1.81 in McCalla

There could still be a few showers and thunderstorms this evening as
a cool front comes through from the west. The cooler air will lower
our high temperatures a few degrees for tomorrow and bring a
substantial drop in humidity.

NASCAR AT THE TALLADEGA RACETRACK: The weather is looking good. We
may see a few showers show up Saturday afternoon, but we believe they
will be north of Talladega County. For the main Aarons 499 race
Sunday, look for dry weather with pleasant temperatures, highs 78 to
80, a cool early morning, with low 48 to 50.

OUR WORLD OF WEATHER: The storm system that brought our rain was a
major one for may parts of the country. In North Texas, major flash
flooding occurred after 6.25 inches of rain fell at Ft. Worth and
5.36 inches at Denton. A Tornado Watch this afternoon for parts of
Indiana and Illinois. National low this morning was 19 at Berlin, New
Hampshire.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Another one of those mixed up nights
for Little Miss Molly. I only managed 90 minutes of sleep and she was
up very, very late because of me. Normally when we say, "Time to go
night-night, Molly" she runs and hides. Last night when we said that
about 1:00 a.m., she immediately went in the bedroom and went to bed.
Amazing what the 2 inches of rain in my little corner did. Walking
Molly this morning, everything seemed so fresh. Even the weeds were
smiling and the Old Crow Creek was running again. Even the Old Crow
Motel, which had looked so drab and dry lately, seemed perked up.
Molly waded through every puddle of water she could find. She is just
like a little kid. Life goes on....

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

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://abc3340.com/weather/7day.hrb
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog:

http://www.alabamawx.com
Weather Party: http://www.weatherparty.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
A slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm early. Cooler overnight.
Overnight Low 54
WIND: SW 4-8

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Less humid with pleasant temperatures.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon 74
WIND: NW 7-14

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. A small chance of a shower or a thunderstorm, mostly
north of Birmingham.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 74
WIND: NW 5-10

SUNDAY
More sun than clouds.
Morning Low 50 Afternoon High 79
WIND: N 5-10

MONDAY
Mostly sunny. A warmer afternoon.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 84
WIND: E 5-10

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