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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday April 25, 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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SHOWERS/STORMS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY: Everything still seems pretty
much on track for our long advertised rain for tonight and Thursday.
This includes the slight possibility of a few severe thunderstorms
late tonight and Thursday. The Storm Prediction Center advanced their
slight risk for much of Alabama to include late tonight, as well as
Thursday. This does not appear to be a major severe weather threat,
especially nothing like the Central and Southern Plains in the last
two days.

Weather models have also backed off on the estimate of total rain
from these storms. Here in Central Alabama, we are hanging on to a
storm total of about 0.80, which includes the rain tonight and
Thursday. The showers and thunderstorms should diminish Thursday
afternoon. After that, it is clear sailing for a nice weekend, in
fact Friday all the way through the weekend.

NASCAR AT TALLADEGA: For a time, we were mentioning a slight chance
of showers Saturday afternoon. We have omitted that and it looks like
dry weather with generally pleasant temperatures for both Saturday
and Sunday. For the Arons 499 race Sunday afternoon, the high should
be between 78 and 80 and mostly sunshine.

THE SOUTH TEXAS SEVERE WEATHER: Communities near Eagle Pass really
got hit hard by a significant tornado last evening. It also affected
a city across the Rio Grande, Piedras Negras, Mexico. There are 10
confirmed deaths for both communities, including 7 near Eagle Pass.
Five of those seven deaths were in a mobile home. Major destruction.
Over 100 injuries, including some critical. A Tornado Watch is out
for South Texas until late this afternoon.

THE WORLD OF WEATHER: Drought can cause more problems than we
imagine. For a long time, a raging wildfire has been underway in SE
Georgia. The latest total for burned acreage is 53,000. Officials now
estimate that the fire is now 50% contained. Smoke from these huge
fires spread northward even into parts of Tennessee.

SNOW IN BIRMINGHAM ON APRIL 25: It happened 97 years ago today on
April 25, 1910. The temperature dropped to 33 and there were snow
flurries. The latest ever on record for the Birmingham area.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: To show you how Little Miss Molly is
universally loved (well, almost), met two ladies on the walking track
this morning and they spent several minutes loving Miss Molly. Of
course, Molly loved that. One of the ladies told me if we ever
decided to get rid of Miss Molly, she would take her in a heartbeat.
She already owns a large dog that is just as affable and outgoing as
Molly. Whew! Do not think I could stand getting rid of Molly, even if
I was old and decrepit. Life goes on.....

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

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ABC 33/40 Weather Blog:

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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. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, increasing
after midnight. Some may be strong.
Overnight Low 64
WIND: S 10-15

THURSDAY
Breezy with showers and thunderstorms, especially through the morning
and until mid afternoon. Slight risk of a severe thunderstorm.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon 77
WIND: SW 12-22

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 74
WIND: NW 7-14

SATURDAY
More sun than clouds. Very pleasant temperatures.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 75
WIND: N 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 78
WIND: NE 5-10

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