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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday January 1, 2008
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...Arctic Blast For the New Year...

HAPPY NEW YEAR: The New Year will open with a blast of frigid air
rolling into Alabama from the great frozen tundra of the northern half
of North America. Winds will increase today out of the northwest,
gusting as high as 30 mph at times, and temperatures will be about 15
degrees colder than yesterday. We expect a high today in the upper 40s
for most communities, but the wind will make it feel colder. We will
begin the day with a few cloudy periods, and maybe even a few
sprinkles or flurries in scattered spots, but the sky will become
mostly sunny by afternoon.

PIPE BURSTING COLD: We are forecasting a hard freeze both tomorrow and
Thursday morning. We are using 19 for tomorrow morning, and 17 for
Thursday morning. But, we all know this is not a "one number" kind of
place, and your temperatures may vary. Actually, the spread tomorrow
morning should be pretty tight since winds will still be a factor, but
Thursday we figure some of the colder valleys across North Alabama
could be close to 10 degrees at daybreak, with mid 20s on the ridge
tops. We always stress the three "Ps" during this kind of Arctic cold:
pets, plants, and pipes. All three need attention when the weather
gets this cold here in Alabama.
We should also note that during the day tomorrow, we won't get out of
the 30s, and some communities up in the Tennessee Valley of extreme
North Alabama could stay below freezing all day.
A warming trend begins late this week, and we should be in the 50s by
Friday and Saturday afternoon. Low 60s are likely on Sunday as the
warm-up continues. At this point, it looks like most of the weekend
will be rain-free with just a small risk of a shower on Sunday. The
medium range computer model guidance hints our next decent rain event
could be more than 8 days away.

DRIEST YEAR ON RECORD: Our records here show that 2007 has knocked off
1895 as the driest year in weather history for Birmingham and Central
Alabama. The final rain total for 2007 in
Birmingham was 28.86"; the rain total in 1895 was 29.00". Here are
some final rain deficiencies for 2007: Tuscaloosa 31.19"; Anniston
29.54"; Birmingham 25.13". Needless to say, it will take many months,
and perhaps a few years, to completely dig our way out of this serious
drought.

ON THIS DATE IN 1964: Birmingham started the New Year of 1964 with a
big blanket of snow on the ground. The official total was 8.4 inches
thanks to a big snow storm that moved through the previous day,
December 31, 1963. Florence picked up 19.2 inches of snow, a record
that still stands for the state of Alabama. Huntsville measured 17.1
inches during the storm with 11 inches on the ground New Years
morning. An amazing ten inches fell at Bay St. Louis on the
Mississippi Coast. Just west of there, people in New Orleans rejoiced
to see four and one half inches of snow on the ground on New Years
morning.

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TODAY
Windy and sharply colder. Partly sunny.
Afternoon High 48
WIND: NW 15-30

WEDNESDAY
Sunny and very cold. A hard freeze early in the day.
Morning Low 19 Afternoon High 35
WIND: NW 6-12

THURSDAY
Sunny. The coldest morning so far this season.
Morning Low 17 Afternoon High 45
WIND: NE 5-10

FRIDAY
A good supply of sunshine. Another very cold morning, but a nice
afternoon warm-up.
Morning Low 21 Afternoon High 52
WIND: E 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 30 Afternoon High 54
WIND: SE 5-10

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