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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday May 25, 2007
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FARMER'S MARKET TIME IN CALHOUN COUNTY!

The Calhoun County Farmers Market and Buckner Saturday Market
will be open this week to provide local goods for your holiday enjoyment.
Locally grown produce and plants as well as home made goods and crafts
will be available.

The Calhoun County Farmers Market is on Wednesdays and Saturdays at
1702 Noble Street in Anniston. Arrive by 8 am for best selection.

The Buckner Saturday Market begins promptly at 8 am on May 26 and will
continue each Saturday, 8 am to noon, until our FallFest on October 13.

Information on each Market and the FallFest is available at
http://www.aces.edu/Calhoun or by calling 256-237-1621.
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...No Rain Through the Weekend...

In terms of astronomy, summer will begin at exactly 1:06 p.m. CDT on
June 21, when the sun will be directly over the Tropic of Cancer, and
we have our "longest day of the year" in terms of the amount of
daylight. In the world of meteorology, we consider the beginning of
summer on June 1. But, for most of you, the Memorial Day weekend marks
the time to celebrate the arrival of our warmest season. This year's
summer kickoff will feature more warm, dry weather for Alabama and the
Deep South.

HERE AT HOME: Mostly sunny warm days, and fair nights through Monday
with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. You will see a few fair
weather cumulus clouds around every afternoon, but we do not expect
any shower formation. The weather will remain excellent for the SEC
Baseball Tournament going on this weekend at Regions Park in Hoover.

AT THE BEACH: Same story. Lots of sunshine on a daily basis with no
significant chance of rain through Monday. Along the immediate coast,
the high will be between 79 and 82, and the sea water temperature from
Panama City westward to Gulf Shores remains generally in the upper
70s.

WE NEED RAIN: The National Forest Service issued an order this week
prohibiting the use of fire in Alabama's four national forests. The
order is effective immediately and extends through July 31. Almost all
of Alabama's water systems are asking customers to restrict the use of
water on a voluntary basis, and mandatory restrictions are likely
within a few weeks unless some significant rain returns to Alabama.
Today, Birmingham's rain deficit for the year will go over 14 inches
today. And, up in Huntsville, this is the driest start to a calendar
year on record; their total is only 10.52".

The rain deficiency for Huntsville since January 2005 is a whopping
47.53". Yep, we really need some rain on a widespread basis statewide.

We continue to see a trend toward a wetter pattern for Alabama during
the latter half of next week; we will bring in a chance of isolated
afternoon showers Tuesday, with scattered afternoon showers and storms
are little more likely by Wednesday. At this time it looks like the
best coverage of showers and storms will come on Thursday as an upper
air trough approaches the state from the west.

ACROSS THE FRUITED PLAIN: Big storms moved through Texas yesterday
producing strong winds and heavy rain; the total at the Dallas/Fort
International Airport was 1.10". Hail stones the size of quarters fell
in Dallas. The same system produced over one inch of rain in Tulsa, OK
and Omaha, NE. Coldest spot in the U.S. yesterday was Cora, Wyoming
with 15 degrees. That was one degree colder than Alaska's coldest
place, Wainwright, where the low was 16.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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2007 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT--THIS WEEK!!
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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TODAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Afternoon High 84
WIND: SE 7-14

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 5-10

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 87
WIND: S 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon showers.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 6-12

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