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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday December 20, 2007

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MORE RAIN LATER SATURDAY: It has been a rather wild day across
Alabama. A Tornado Watch was posted for several counties in South/
Central and SW Alabama. A powerful line of thunderstorms moved east
out of Southern Mississippi and into SW Alabama. There were a number
of reports of severe weather across South Mississippi. A lot of trees
were uprooted, some homes lost their roof and a few mobile homes were
overturned. There were several injuries. This afternoon, a fairly rare
weather event began in West/Central and NW Alabama. It is called a
gravity wave. It occurs during outflow after a large solid rain and
thunderstorm area has moved out of the way. It developed around 1:00
this afternoon in Marion and Lamar Counties where there were a number
of reports of numerous trees down and power lines down. Later the NWS
extended that caution further eastward. By midafternoon, most of the
heavier rain had shifted east into Central Alabama with the strongest
thunderstorms still over the extreme south.

Showers and storms will continue moving east and diminishing this
evening ending in most areas later tonight.

We believe that most of Friday will be dry with temperatures
recovering to the mid and upper 60s. The weather will not stay one way
very long. Another storm system will be moving eastward and we look
for some more showers to arrive in Central Alabama late Saturday.
Showers and thunderstorms will become more numerous Saturday night and
extend into Sunday morning.

Meanwhile, a cold front will race eastward across Alabama Sunday
morning ending the showers and bringing breezy and colder weather. By
Monday morning, the thermometer will drop to a more sensible 35 with
near freezing in the North Alabama valleys.

HOW DID WE DO ON RAIN TODAY? Unfortunately, the big blob of intense
storms and heavy rain down over the south half of the state cut off
some of our moisture from our dear friend the Gulf of Mexico. By far,
the more beneficial rain was down over the south part. However, there
were also some heavier amounts over West/Central Alabama.

Our next system will give us another good chance of rain Saturday
night and early Sunday. Many communities should get ½ inch or more
with this system.

THE WORLD OF WEATHER: It is really, really cold in Alaska and it is
widespread. It is clearly the coldest weather we have seen so far this
season. This morning the temperature dropped to a bitter 53 below zero
at Chandalar Lake. That is over in Eastern Alaska near the Yukon
Territory of NW Canada. That is the area we watch more closely than
any for big arctic outbreaks that may head south. The wind chill was
68 below zero at good old Deadhorse today.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: My son came by very early this morning,
rang the doorbell and came in speaking loudly. I had put him up to it
because I wanted to get everybody up early. That has been difficult to
do with all the folks here. You should have seen Little Miss Molly.
That doorbell was like lighting a firecracker under her. She came
roaring out of her bed jumping on everyone. Life goes on.....

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

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TONIGHT
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm ending during the evening. Strong
winds possible.
Overnight Low 48
WIND: SE 10-18

FRIDAY
Partly sunny and mild.
Morning Low 48 Afternoon High 67
WIND: SE 5-10

SATURDAY
Mild and breezy as clouds increase. Slight chance of an afternoon
shower. Showers and storms increase at night.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 68
WIND: SE 8-16

SUNDAY
Showers and thunderstorms ending. Breezy and colder.
Morning Low 48 Afternoon High 56
WIND: NW 10-20

MONDAY
Partly sunny and cool.
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 55
WIND: NW 5-10

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