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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday December 10, 2007

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RESERVOIRS STILL VERY THIRSTY: Who would have thought that today we
would have record warmth in parts of Alabama with a major ice storm
crippling much of the Central USA and a tropical system trying to
develop east of Puerto Rico? That is the story inI a nutshell and I
guess that is what makes weather work so interesting. By 2 o'clock
this afternoon, the temperature had reached a record 78 at Birmingham
Airport, breaking the old record of 73 in 1972. Actually, we are
closing in on a record for the entire month of December, which was 80.
That occurred on December 7, 1951. This very warm weather should
continue through midweek finally cooling off toward the end of the
week and over the weekend. By Saturday morning, our temperatures
should be more sensible in the middle 30s and a few degrees colder on
Sunday morning.

THE BIG QUESTION IS YES OR NO ON RAIN: The answer is somewhere
between. We do not see any major improvement in the drought in the
near future and possibly through much of the winter. As it turns
cooler Thursday, there is a chance of some showers, but all
indications point to only modest amounts toward the end of the week.
We will be lucky to get between ¼ and ½ inch. The ground will simply
swallow that like it is cotton candy.

TROPICAL WEATHER: There is still a chance that a low-pressure area
200 miles east of Puerto Rico could develop enough to become a
tropical or subtropical cyclone. However, winds upstairs are expected
to become more unfriendly. It could still produce heavy squalls and
gusty winds near gale force across the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
later today and tonight as it moves WSW about 20 mph.

THE HUGE ICE STORM: It is not only major in intensity, but it is
major because it covers such a wide area. Oklahoma and Missouri are
especially hard hit, but this storm has triggered Weather Watches or
Warnings all the way from Eastern Arizona, North and West New Mexico,
north-eastward to Northern Indiana. Every single county in Kansas is
affected. Also under the gun is the Texas Panhandle, most of Oklahoma,
the NW 2/3 of Missouri, Southern Iowa and the north half of Illinois.
There were a number of locations in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri
where the ice accumulation had reached 1 inch. That may not sound like
much, but that makes it a devastating storm tearing down trees, power
lines and making travel virtually impossible. We checked the snow
survey this morning and 54% of the lower 48 states is either covered
by snow or ice. It extends as far south as SE Oklahoma and most of
Missouri northward. 162 inches of snow was on the ground at Galina
Summit, Idaho, 70 inches at the crest of Wolf Creek Pass in Colorado.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I try to learn something about the
weather every single day from every available source including all of
the people in our weather group. I also learn something from Little
Miss Molly every day. She teaches me that the simple things in life
are the most enjoyable. I have always agreed with that, but she drives
home the point. Sunday she found two of my socks that had been
laundered, but not put away. She went racing through the house
slinging those socks like a Frisbee. She was as happy as a child who
had just gotten a new bicycle. She has favored the socks over her big
array of balls. She has also seized my recliner all day, because most
of our extra company is out of town and Molly is finally getting her
much beloved long daytime naps. Life goes on and I continue to
learn.....

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

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TONIGHT
Mild with areas of dense fog, mostly after midnight.
Overnight Low 57
WIND: S 3-6

TUESDAY
After early fog, partly sunny with record warmth.
Morning Low 57 Afternoon High 78
WIND: S 7-14

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. Very warm. A slight chance of a shower late.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 77
WIND: SW 8-16

THURSDAY
Cloudy at times. A chance of showers. Cooler.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 67
WIND: NW 7-14

FRIDAY
Cooler with a slight chance of showers.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 56
WIND: NE 6-12

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