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Saturday, May 05, 2007

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KHUN 060502
SVRHUN
ALC089-060530-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0038.070506T0501Z-070506T0530Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1201 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT

* AT 1158 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOORES MILL...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOORES MILL...
NORMAL...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3490 8647 3484 8663 3471 8658 3474 8643

$$

AK

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ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday May 5, 2007
===================================================================
Alabama One Call .... where safe digging starts.

Before beginning any type of excavation work, no matter how large or how
small, be sure to DIG SAFELY and have the underground utilities marked prior
to beginning your work.

Simply call Alabama One Call at 252-4444, 48 hours prior to the start of
your excavation and the member utility companies will send out someone to
mark their facilities free of charge.

Remember - Dig Safely
* Call Before You Dig
* Wait the Required Amount of Time
* Respect the Marks
* Dig with Care

Visit http://www.al1call.com for more information.
===================================================================

...Rain Rain Don't Go Away...

I just got back from a quick trip to Washington, D.C. last night. It
was a beautiful day on Friday, with clear, blue skies and temperatures
in the 60s. Those were thanks to the same back door cold front that is
in our neighborhood now. I always enjoy catching a quick train ride,
even if was just from Union Station to BWI to fly out. Union Station
truly is a national treasure. The weather was a bonus.

EXTREME DROUGHT: The big news around these parts is the continuing
lack of rainfall. Despite some nice showers and storms Thursday night
over northwestern sections, we continue under an extreme drought
across much of North and North Central Alabama with severe drought
conditions covering basically the northern half of the state. Our
rainfall deficit is climbing quickly toward one foot again.

OUR FORECAST: We will be in a very high amplitude pattern the next
few days, which just means that the jet stream will look like a roller
coaster with a big trough in the East, big trough in the West and a
ridge in the middle. As a weakening shortwave trough bypasses us to
the north today, we will see decreasing shower chances. As the ridge
builds in, shower chances will be limited on Sunday, and likely
disappear for much of the coming week.

STORM CHASERS UNITE: And unite they will with a Saturday moderate
risk on the Plains. Chasers will be converging on every supercell
thunderstorm that develops today from around Oklahoma City up through
Central Kansas and into Central Nebraska. A powerful upper level
trough over the western United States is responsible for the activity
yesterday, today and even tomorrow. The situation should begin to
improve by Monday. It is the time of year for tornadoes on the
Plains. Highs will be in the 80s today and tomorrow, but fall back
into the 70s on Monday as a wedge of cooler air comes in from the
east. Our next rain chance does not come in until the weekend, and it
even looks puny.

TROPICS: Could we have a May tropical storm in the next few days?
The GFS has been bullish on the idea, although the devil is in the
details. It has been promoting the idea of a warm core, or tropical
low near the Bahamas and a cold core low off the coast of the
Carolinas. For now, the cold core solution is the leader in the
clubhouse. Either way, a strong northeasterly onshore flow will
buffet the Mid Atlantic coast down the Florida coast into early next
week. May tropical storms are unusual, but not unheard of. Since we
started naming storms in 1950 with the phonetic alphabet, I found the
following May tropical storms: Able 1951; Arlene 1959; Alma 1970;
Subtropical Storm Alpha 1972 and Arlene in 1981. That's five in 58
years. Not good that we are already talking about the tropics in
early May.

Bill Murray

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

=========================================================
2007 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
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!
=========================================================

*******************************************************

TODAY
Partly sunny. Scattered showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mostly
during the morning.
Afternoon High 83
WIND: S 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Few, if any, showers.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 84
WIND: NE 6-12

MONDAY
Mostly sunny. Not as warm.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 77
WIND: E 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. A cool early morning.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 79
WIND: SE 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny and warm.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 81
WIND: SW 6-12

********************************************************

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Friday, May 04, 2007

ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday May 4, 2007
===================================================================
Alabama One Call .... where safe digging starts.

Before beginning any type of excavation work, no matter how large or how
small, be sure to DIG SAFELY and have the underground utilities marked prior
to beginning your work.

Simply call Alabama One Call at 252-4444, 48 hours prior to the start of
your excavation and the member utility companies will send out someone to
mark their facilities free of charge.

Remember - Dig Safely
* Call Before You Dig
* Wait the Required Amount of Time
* Respect the Marks
* Dig with Care

Visit http://www.al1call.com for more information.
===================================================================

...A Few Scattered Showers or Storms...

Warm and muggy weather will continue across Alabama today, and we will
bring in the chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms as a
weakening upper low approaches from the west. While we can't rule out
a morning shower in a few spots, the best chance of a passing shower
or storm will come during the afternoon and evening hours, during the
peak of the daytime heating process. If you like the numbers game, the
chance of any one lawn getting wet today across North Alabama is about
one in four. A few thunderstorms could be involved, but organized
severe weather isn't likely due to the weak dynamics and wind fields.

OUR WEEKEND: Not much change tomorrow; the sky will be occasionally
cloudy with a chance of scattered, mainly afternoon showers and
thunderstorms. This is not a widespread, soaking rain like we really
need, but once again a few spots could see up to one-half inch of
rain. The afternoon high tomorrow will be in the low 80s, generally
between 80 and 83 degrees. Then, on Sunday, as an upper air ridge
begins to build across Alabama and the Deep South showers will become
even fewer in number thanks to warm air aloft that will tend to
stabilize the atmosphere. Any showers Sunday afternoon will be
isolated.

NEXT WEEK: Our rainfall deficit will continue to grow next week as the
upper air ridge is the major player, which keep us generally dry and
warm. I guess we can't rule out the chance of a few isolated showers
by the latter half of the week, but the primary storm track over North
America will remain well to the north of here. Maximum temperatures
will rise well into the 80s on a daily basis.

AT THE BEACH: Expect a mixture of sun and clouds along the Central
Gulf coast tomorrow and
Sunday, with about 4 to 7 hours of sunshine each day along with the
chance of a few scattered showers and thunderstorms. Most of next week
will be dry along the coast, and afternoon highs along the immediate
coast will be in the 78 to 81 degree range. The sea water temperature
continues to warm; the water temperature at Panama City Beach was 76
degrees early last night.

RAIN UPDATE: At the Birmingham International Airport, where weather
records are kept, not a drop of rain has fallen during the month of
May, and the total for 2007 is only 9.20", which is 11.71" below
normal. Most of North Alabama is considered in an extreme drought by
the National Drought Mitigation Center.

ACROSS THE FRUITED PLAIN: Hottest place in the nation yesterday was
Bullhead City, Arizona with a toasty 98 degrees. Severe thunderstorms
late yesterday produced large hail and damaging winds over parts of
Northeast Louisiana and West Mississippi; the roof was blown off a
house in Inverness, MS. Golf ball sized hail fell at Kilbourne,
Louisiana, damaging some businesses. A possible tornado touched down
in Bastrop, Louisiana; the NWS reported a few people were trapped in a
home for a while.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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

=========================================================
2007 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
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!
=========================================================

*******************************************************

TODAY
Warm and humid. Scattered showers and storms, mainly during the
afternoon and evening hours.
Afternoon High 82
WIND: S 6-12

SATURDAY
Occasionally cloudy with scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 82
WIND: S 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Just a small risk of a shower.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 82
WIND: SE 6-12

MONDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 80
WIND: SE 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SW 6-12

********************************************************

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Thursday, May 03, 2007

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KHUN 031932
SVRHUN
ALC095-032000-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0035.070503T1932Z-070503T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
232 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT

* AT 230 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
ALBERTVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALBERTVILLE...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.

LAT...LON 3446 8609 3444 8611 3441 8613 3440 8610
3420 8610 3420 8617 3417 8622 3427 8633
3448 8610

$$


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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KHUN 031932
SVRHUN
ALC095-032000-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0035.070503T1932Z-070503T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
232 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT

* AT 230 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
ALBERTVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALBERTVILLE...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.

LAT...LON 3446 8609 3444 8611 3441 8613 3440 8610
3420 8610 3420 8617 3417 8622 3427 8633
3448 8610

$$


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ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday May 3, 2007
===================================================================
Alabama One Call .... where safe digging starts.

Before beginning any type of excavation work, no matter how large or how
small, be sure to DIG SAFELY and have the underground utilities marked prior
to beginning your work.

Simply call Alabama One Call at 252-4444, 48 hours prior to the start of
your excavation and the member utility companies will send out someone to
mark their facilities free of charge.

Remember - Dig Safely
* Call Before You Dig
* Wait the Required Amount of Time
* Respect the Marks
* Dig with Care

Visit http://www.al1call.com for more information.
===================================================================

...Isolated Showers Possible Today...

With increasing moisture levels and a weak upper air system to the
northwest of Alabama, we will introduce the chance of isolated
afternoon showers or storms for North Alabama today. But, due to
marginal dynamics, rain today will be light and spotty. The actual
chance of any one neighborhood getting a shower this afternoon is
about one in eight, so nothing to really get excited about. Otherwise,
the day will be warm with a partly sunny sky and a high in the low to
mid 80s. A few showers or thunderstorms are also possible tomorrow
afternoon, but they will remain rather widely separated.

THE WEEKEND: We expect a general increase in the number of scattered
showers and thunderstorms on Saturday as another upper air system
approaches from the west, and moisture levels continue to improve.
Most communities will have a better than 50/50 chance of getting wet
at least once during the day, and rainfall amounts of one-quarter to
one-half inch are possible where the showers develop. While the best
chance of a shower on Saturday will come during the afternoon and
evening hours, we can't completely rule out a morning shower in a few
spots. Due to the clouds and showers, temperatures will back off a
bit, with an afternoon high in the upper 70s expected.

An upper level ridge will begin to build across the Deep South on
Sunday, which should mean increasing amounts of sunshine and fewer
showers. As the ridge takes over it now looks like the
first part of next week will be dry and very warm, with afternoon
temperatures climbing back into the mid 80s by Monday and Tuesday.

LONG RANGE: Still no sign of any widespread, soaking rain event for
Alabama through mid-May as the primary storm track over North America
will stay well to the north. We should point out that major
mid-latitude storm systems can still impact Alabama deep into May; in
fact some of our most significant tornado outbreaks have come during
the last week of the month. But, if the jet remains up north for the
rest of the month, we might have to wait until some kind of tropical
system moves in here for some serious drought relief.

EIGHT YEARS AGO TODAY: A total of 66 tornadoes touched down in
Oklahoma and Kansas, killing 48 people and injuring hundreds more. The
most intense tornado that day moved through the community of Moore,
Oklahoma, between Oklahoma City and Norman. This F5 twister was
responsible for 36 fatalities. More than 10,500 buildings and 47
businesses were destroyed. The storm caused $1.1 billion in damage,
making it the fourth costliest single tornado in U.S. history. This
was the deadliest tornado since the April 10, 1979 Wichita Falls,
Texas Tornado which killed 42 people.

ROAMING: More heavy rain in Texas yesterday; the total at Waco was
1.22 inches, while Midland/Odessa reported 1.50". Coldest spot in the
continental U.S. yesterday morning was Spincich Lake, Michigan with 27
degrees.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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

=========================================================
2007 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
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!
=========================================================

*******************************************************

TODAY
Partly sunny. A few isolated afternoon showers are possible.
Afternoon High 84
WIND: SW 6-12

FRIDAY
A mix of sun and clouds. Widely scattered afternoon showers or thunderstorms.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 81
WIND: S 6-12

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 79
WIND: SE 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Just a small risk of a shower.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 80
WIND: SW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 83
WIND: SW 6-12

********************************************************

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6:00pm ABC 33/40 News
6:30pm Wheel of Fortune
7:00pm Ugly Betty
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Wednesday, May 02, 2007

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 022210
SVRMOB
ALC099-022245-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0048.070502T2211Z-070502T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
511 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MONROEVILLE...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 510 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
EXCEL...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF MONROEVILLE...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
MEXIA BY 540 PM CDT...
WEST MONROEVILLE...MONROEVILLE AND DREWRY BY 545 PM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

LAT...LON 3142 8747 3134 8736 3151 8717 3160 8736

$$


WWWW

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ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday May 2, 2007
===================================================================
Alabama One Call .... where safe digging starts.

Before beginning any type of excavation work, no matter how large or how
small, be sure to DIG SAFELY and have the underground utilities marked prior
to beginning your work.

Simply call Alabama One Call at 252-4444, 48 hours prior to the start of
your excavation and the member utility companies will send out someone to
mark their facilities free of charge.

Remember - Dig Safely
* Call Before You Dig
* Wait the Required Amount of Time
* Respect the Marks
* Dig with Care

Visit http://www.al1call.com for more information.
===================================================================

...More Summer-Like Weather...

This is a new day, but we have an old forecast. Lots of sunshine
through scattered clouds, and summer-like afternoon temperatures. Most
communities will have a high somewhere between 85 and 89 degrees this
afternoon, which is five to ten degrees above normal for the second
day in May. Yesterday's high in Birmingham was 87 degrees, which is
our normal high June 9-14.
Enough moisture will return to Alabama tomorrow to mention the chance
of a few isolated afternoon showers, but the best chance of them will
be over the Tennessee Valley of extreme North Alabama. Then, scattered
showers and storms are possible over the entire northern half of the
state on Friday and Saturday as moisture continues to increase, and a
weak upper impulse approaches from the west. We need to stress that we
don't expect a "drought buster" type rain event, nor do we expect a
wash-out if you have anything planned outdoors. Just keep in mind a
passing shower or storm is possible tomorrow through Friday Hopefully
a few neighborhoods will catch a good shower.

Temperatures will back off a bit over the weekend, with afternoon
highs closer to 80 degrees. Showers and storms should thin out by
Sunday and Monday of next week as an upper air ridge begins to
re-build across the Deep South. And, in the longer term, we still
expect the primary storm track across the continent to remain well to
the north of Alabama, meaning the chance of a major, widespread rain
event looks pretty small through the middle part of the month. We will
have to depend on scattered afternoon showers and storms to provide
some temporary relief from the very dry conditions across Alabama.

HEAT PARADE: High temperatures yesterday across Alabama included 90 at
Muscle Shoals, 89 at Calera, Pinson, and Montgomery, 88 at Auburn,
Huntsville. Tuscaloosa, and Troy, and 87 in Birmingham, Jasper,
Demopolis, and Decatur. The weather was actually warmer to the east of
here; Columbia, South Carolina soared to 92 degrees. Hottest spot in
the nation yesterday was Death Valley, California with a scorching 104
degrees.

NOT WARM EVERYWHERE: Cold air is returning to the Great Lakes and the
Northeast; yesterday
morning the mercury dropped to 24 degrees at Saranac Lake, New York.
The forecast high in Boston today is only 54 degrees. Atqasak, Alaska
dropped to seven degrees below zero early yesterday morning.

FEAST OR FAMINE: While much of North Alabama remains in a severe
drought (Birmingham's rainfall deficit is now is 11.39), parts of
Texas dealt with flash flooding yesterday thanks to showers and storms
rotating around an upper air low over Oklahoma. Waco reported a total
of 2.30", while San Angelo measured 2.13". Mineral Wells, west of Fort
Worth, was soaked with 2.39".

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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

=========================================================
2007 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
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!
=========================================================

*******************************************************

TODAY
Continued warm and dry with a good supply of sunshine.
Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 6-12

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A few isolated afternoon showers are possible.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SW 6-12

FRIDAY
Occasionally cloudy. Scattered showers and storms, mainly during the
afternoon hours.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 81
WIND: S 6-12

SATURDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. A chance of scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 80
WIND: S 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Just a few isolated showers.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 80
WIND: W 6-12

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Tuesday, May 01, 2007

ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday May 1, 2007
===================================================================
Alabama One Call .... where safe digging starts.

Before beginning any type of excavation work, no matter how large or how
small, be sure to DIG SAFELY and have the underground utilities marked prior
to beginning your work.

Simply call Alabama One Call at 252-4444, 48 hours prior to the start of
your excavation and the member utility companies will send out someone to
mark their facilities free of charge.

Remember - Dig Safely
* Call Before You Dig
* Wait the Required Amount of Time
* Respect the Marks
* Dig with Care

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...A Warm May Day...

We begin the month of May with another summer-like day for Alabama and
the Deep South. Yesterday's official high in Birmingham was 86
degrees, which was 8 degrees above normal, and within five degrees of
the record high for April 30, 91 degrees recorded on April 30, 1943.
The weather won't change all that much today; in fact we are once
again forecasting a high of 86 degrees with a good supply of sunshine.
In addition to being warm, our weather is very dry. Birmingham's rain
deficit is creeping up again; we now need 11.23" to get to a normal
level for the first of day.

LOOKING AHEAD: While tomorrow will remain warm and dry, we will
introduce the chance of scattered, mainly afternoon showers and
thunderstorms on Thursday and Friday as low level moisture continues
to increase. A strong upper low now over Texas will weaken
considerably during the next 48 hours, but whatever is left could
enhance upward vertical velocity later this week, which also aid in
the development of scattered showers and storms. We need to stress the
word "scattered" is important here; rain distribution on Thursday and
Friday will be very uneven due to the scattered nature of the showers.
Like a typical summer day, the best chance of a shower or storm later
this week will come from about 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., but we can't
completely rule out the chance of a morning shower due to the
influence of the old upper low.

WEEKEND PEEK: No big change for the weekend; a very typical summer
pattern will set-up across Alabama with warm, muggy days and some
chance of scattered showers and storms, mainly during the afternoon
hours. There will be some decent intervals of sunshine both Saturday
and Sunday, and we expect afternoon highs mostly in the low 80s. The
primary jet stream over North America will remain well to the north of
Alabama, keeping the organized rain systems near
the Canadian border.

LONG RANGE: The primary American global model, the GFS, shows a very
deep, cold upper air trough over the western half of the nation in
about 10 days, but that weakens and lifts north of Alabama by
mid-month, meaning no major change in our weather. So, for the next 7
to 15 days we are expecting temperatures here to be a little above
normal, with rain amounts a little below normal.

ALABAMA YESTERDAY: The warmest station around the ABC 33/40 SKYCAM
network yesterday was Jasper with 88 degrees; other highs included 87
at Demopolis, 86 in Birmingham, Clanton, Tuscaloosa, Inverness, and
Hamilton, 83 in Gadsden and Cullman, and 81 at Cheaha State Park atop
Alabama's highest mountain (2,407 feet above sea level about 25 miles
south of Anniston).

HODGEPODGE: Heavy rain in parts of Texas yesterday; San Angelo
reported 2.05", with 1.61" at Abilene. Triple digit heat has returned
to the Desert Southwest; the nation's hot spot yesterday was Death
Valley, CA with 107 degrees.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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

=========================================================
2007 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
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!
=========================================================

*******************************************************

TODAY
Mostly sunny and warm.
Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 6-12

THURSDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. A chance of scattered showers and storms by afternoon.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 84
WIND: S 6-12

FRIDAY
Occasionally cloudy. Scattered showers and storms, mainly during the
afternoon hours.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 82
WIND: S 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. A passing afternoon shower or storm in a few spots.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 82
WIND: SW 6-12

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7:00pm George Lopez
7:30pm George Lopez
8:00pm Dancing With The
Stars
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Monday, April 30, 2007

ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday April 30, 2007
===================================================================
Alabama One Call .... where safe digging starts.

Before beginning any type of excavation work, no matter how large or how
small, be sure to DIG SAFELY and have the underground utilities marked prior
to beginning your work.

Simply call Alabama One Call at 252-4444, 48 hours prior to the start of
your excavation and the member utility companies will send out someone to
mark their facilities free of charge.

Remember - Dig Safely
* Call Before You Dig
* Wait the Required Amount of Time
* Respect the Marks
* Dig with Care

Visit http://www.al1call.com for more information.
===================================================================

...Summerlike Weather Ahead...

The dry conditions certainly make you think of summer. And the
temperatures this week will add to the feeling. High pressure will
dominate our weather through Tuesday, and then the pattern will break
down enough to allow for scattered showers and storms as we get into
Wednesday and beyond. No drought busting rains in sight.

START TO THE WEEK: Today will be another great day across Alabama,
with abundant sunshine and temperatures in the middle 80s. Those
highs will be nearly 10 degrees above normal for this time of year.
With clear and calm conditions tonight, temperatures will fall into
the middle 50s again. Tomorrow promises to be a lot like today,
except that humidity levels will be slightly higher and there will be
a little more in the way if midday cumulus.

MIDWEEK AND BEYOND: An upper level trough of low pressure is over
the northeastern U.S. this morning. This trough is being reinforced
by a strong upper level disturbance that is passing across the eastern
Great Lakes. It will be followed by another strong disturbance that
will further reinforce the trough. At the surface, strong high
pressure will build in over the Great Lakes. As it builds, a cool
front will come south. This front will be knocking on the door of the
Tennessee Valley by Wednesday. Showers and storms will edge down into
North Alabama Wednesday. By Thursday, the remnants of our western
upper level low will trigger low pressure development over the
southern Plains. This will push the frontal system back north as a
warm front. Then as the Great Lakes high settles down into the
mid-Atlantic states, we see a backdoor cold front edging into Alabama
from the east. This may enhance shower and storms chances over
eastern sections on Thursday. Then it looks like Friday through
Sunday will feature scattered daily showers and thunderstorms.

ON THIS DATE IN 2003: As White Sox outfielder Magglio Ordonez went
back for a fall ball in the fifth inning in their game against the A's
in Chicago, he lost the ball in dense fog that had enveloped the
stadium. The ball fell safely, allowing batter Eric Byrnes to reach
third base and drive in a run. There were two fog delays during the
game that totaled 45 minutes.

ON THIS DATE IN 1997: Strong winds began pushing eighteen empty grain
cars along the track in Illinois Central's railyard at Champaign,
Illinois. Gusting to 49 mph at time, the winds averaged 30-40 mph.
As the railcars continued on the fairly level track, they picked up
speed. Amtrak's Illini was on a collision course for the runaway rail
cars, but dispatchers were able to move it onto a siding and let the
renegade trainset pass harmlessly. The wind blown cars had traveled
about eight miles when the mayor of Thomasboro jumped about the last
car and eventually was able to apply the brakes and stop the runaway.

Bill Murray

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

=========================================================
2007 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
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!
=========================================================

*******************************************************

TODAY
Abundant sunshine.
Afternoon High 86
WIND: W 5-10

TUESDAY
Plenty of sun.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partial sunshine. A chance of showers and storms over northern sections.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 83
WIND: W 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of showers and storms, especially over eastern
sections.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 82
WIND: E 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 79
WIND: SE 5-10

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6:00pm ABC3340 News
6:30pm Wheel of Fortune
7:00pm Dancing with the Stars
8:45pm The Bachelor
10:00pm ABC 33/40 News
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