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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday November 24, 2007
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CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT at AMERICAN VILLAGE
Fri., Nov. 30 and Sat., Dec. 1 from 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Give your family a memorable early American Christmas. The colonial
American Village in Montevallo is all decked out and aglow for
Christmas by Candlelight. Father Christmas leads the Grand Lighting
of the Village and a Family Christmas parade.

The Colonial Chapel resounds with Christmas music. Stroll down Village
lanes lit by hundreds of luminaries. Warm yourself by Washington's army's
crackling campfire, and warm your hearts by this unique Yuletide experience.

Admission: $10 adults; $5 ages 5-17; free, 4 and under. PLUS.enjoy the
Wynfrey's Christmas Feast in the Barn. Just add $35 for adults, 13 and up,
and $12.95 more for children's buffet. Reservations encouraged.

Call 205-665-3535 or toll-free 1-877-811-1776 and Select Option 2 (Special
Events). Website: www.americanvillage.org.

I-65 Exit 234.
E-mail: lhopson@americanvillage.org.
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An unusually deep upper level trough over the southwestern United
States is poised to bring some beneficial rains to Alabama over the
next sixty hours. Rainfall amounts over North and Central sections of
Alabama will range between one and two inches by Monday night.
Indications are that severe weather will be limited mainly to
southwestern sections of the state tomorrow night through Monday.

THE SCENARIO: Some light rain was over Northwest Alabama at early
afternoon. Showers will continue to increase across the state this
afternoon and tonight. A surface low has developed off the middle
Texas coast. This low will move northeastward as it deepens tonight
and move onto the Louisiana coast tomorrow. It will move north
northeastward along the Mississippi River Sunday night, spreading a
warm sector up into Alabama.

Indications are that the best chance for severe weather will be
limited mainly to southwestern sections of the state occurring Sunday
night into Monday morning. There will be thunderstorms spreading into
West Alabama Sunday night and crossing the state Monday. Instability
will be limited, but there will be a lot of shear, so the situation
will have to be monitored. The rain will end from west to east Monday
afternoon. Clouds should break up early on Tuesday with high pressure
and fairly mild air in store for us through Wednesday. Another
frontal system will approach on Thursday, but it now looks much weaker
than earlier thought.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Great weather for UAB/Marshall this afternoon.
Auburn and Alabama will square off for state bragging rights tonight
in Auburn. There could be a few light showers during the game, but
indications are that the heavy stuff will hold off until after
midnight. Temperatures will be cool hanging right around 50 during
the game. There will be a brisk east wind at 6-12 mph that will make
it feel cooler.

ON THIS DATE IN 2001: Thirty six tornadoes touched down on a
Saturday in Alabama, setting a record for the number of tornadoes in a
single day for the state. It surpassed the previous record for the
state which was set during the April 3, 1974 outbreak, when 27
twisters hit the state.

The first major tornado of the day cut a 39 mile path from near
Kennedy in Lamar County to just south of Carbon Hill in Walker County.
Two people died in a mobile home near Kennedy. An F2 tornado cut a
short path through the town of Haleyville in Winston County just
before 11:30 a.m., injuring 13 people. Just northeast of Birmingham,
an F2 tornado moved along I-59 near Argo as it cut a nearly 14 mile
path into St. Clair County.

The strongest tornado of the day touched down about 1:19 p.m. CST
southeast of Oneonta in Blount County. The tornado produced three
distinct areas of F4 damage. The other two fatalities of the day
occurred near Sand Rock in Cherokee County just after 3 p.m. as an F2
tornado cut an 8 mile path. Again, the fatalities were in a mobile
home. Perhaps the luckiest break of the day came as an F2 formed on
the western side of Pell City about 3:10 p.m. The tornado weakened
as it moved across the downtown area, resulting in mainly light
structural damage. Had the tornado been stronger, the damage and
potential for injury or death would have been far greater.

MEMORABLE IRON BOWL WEATHER: On the morning of December 2, 1967,
low pressure was forming over southeastern Texas. A strong warm front
was lifting northward. At Legion Field on Birmingham's west side, the
Iron Bowl was getting ready to kickoff. Rain began to fall just
before the kickoff on the back of a strong south wind that was gusting
to nearly 30 mph. The temperature was a coolish 52 degrees. The rain
fell harder and harder during the game.

Our own J.B. Elliott remembers manning the Weather Bureau forecast
office that day. He recalled the stormy conditions that afternoon,
with lots of wind and rain, pointing out that what was likely a
gravity wave pushed through after the main rain event, producing winds
gusting to nearly 50 mph. It must have been miserable conditions for
the players and fans that day. Alabama coach Bear Bryant punted
repeatedly on third down when the wind was at the Crimson Tide's back
and on 4th down when the wind was against them.

Alabama QB Kenny Stabler made the one big play of the day, a 47 yard
fourth quarter touchdown run through the mud that won the game 7-3 for
the Tide. More Iron Bowl weather memories in today's Weather Blog
where you can post your favorite Alabama vs. Auburn meteorological
recollection.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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

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TONIGHT
Becoming cloudy with an increasing chance of showers especially after midnight.
Overnight Low 44
WIND: E 6-12

SUNDAY
A chance of showers and storms, strong after midnight. Becoming windy.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 63
WIND: SE 6-18

MONDAY
Windy with showers and storms likely. Some could be strong.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 66
WIND: SW/W 8-18

TUESDAY
Clearing skies.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 59
WIND: N 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 70
WIND: SE 6-12

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