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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday December 6, 2007

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Exit 234. Come
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Village and House: open 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m, Tuesday thru Saturday
December 4 - 8 and December 11 - 15

House only: open 1:00-4:00 p.m. on Sundays Dec. 9 and 16.
Closed: Mon., Dec. 3 & 10.

House and Village combo tour only $15 adults / $5 youth (5-17).
House only tour: $10 adults / no charge youth.

For information call 665-3535 or 1-877-811-1776, Opt. 2.
Or check out the website at http://www.americanvillage.org.

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DO NOT LOOK FOR MUCH RAIN: Oh, how many times we have said that
lately. In fact, that has been on the tip of our tongue for almost the
entire year. Jason Elliott, forecaster for the NWS in Huntsville (No
kin, but I wish there was. We both grew up in West Alabama.), issued a
lengthy summary of the drought situation this morning. He mentioned
that Smith Lake in NW Alabama was at a 35-year low. All 67 Alabama
counties have been declared natural disaster areas by the federal
government due to the drought. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor places
almost half of Alabama in the Exceptional drought category. The worst
affected areas are over NE Alabama. This statistic will blow your
mind. Since January 1, 2005, the Huntsville rain deficiency stands at
58.05 inches. That means they have lost out on a full year of rain
plus about 4 inches.

DO NOT LOOK FOR MUCH IMPROVEMENT: Our latest forecast mentions a
small chance of a shower Sunday and Monday. Even if that happens, the
amounts will be sparse and of little or no use. A warming trend sets
in tomorrow and by this weekend our high temperatures will be well
above normal.

THE WORLD OF WEATHER: It is getting more and more interesting across
the USA, especially in areas to the north. Some significant winter
weather will affect a broad area of the northern half of the country
over the next several days. Even Southern California was expecting
some heavy rain and you know what that will do to the burned areas. It
means big mudslides. Out in the Hawaiian Islands, lots of landslides,
flooding and road closures have been reported on the summits of the
big island and Haleakala. Temperatures will stay below freezing and
blizzard conditions are expected. The wind will be howling at 50 mph
and whiteout conditions could occur. They may get one-half foot of snow.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: You have heard stories about people who
get lost in the snow in the Plains and their dog comes to the rescue
and keeps them warm overnight. On a much smaller scale, Little Miss
Molly realized I was very sick Wednesday night. I was running a fever
with bed-shaking chills and I (the warmest natured guy north of the
equator) could not get warm. Molly usually sleeps at the foot of the
bed. That night she cuddled close to my chest all night and laid her
head across my arm and even pressed against my cheek to try to keep me
warm. Life goes on.....

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

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TONIGHT
Partly cloudy.
Overnight Low 39
WIND: SE 4-6

FRIDAY
Variable cloudiness and warmer.
Morning Low 39 Afternoon High 60
WIND: SE 6-12

SATURDAY
Very mild with a mix of sun and clouds.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 73
WIND: S 7-14

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy and warm. Few, if any, showers.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 75
WIND: S 6-12

MONDAY
More clouds than sun. A slight chance of a shower.
Morning Low 57 Afternoon High 75
WIND: SW 8-16

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