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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday January 11, 2008
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...A Change To Cooler Weather..

COOLER DAYS AHEAD: Following yesterday's round of severe thunderstorms
and heavy rain, cooler air returns to Alabama today. We are
forecasting a high of 55 degrees, which is only three degrees above
the average high of 52. Tonight, temperatures will drop quickly with a
fair sky and a light wind, and by daybreak tomorrow we will be in the
32 to 35 degree range.

OUR WEEKEND: Tomorrow will be another dry day with a mix of sun and
clouds. Clouds will then increase tomorrow night as a wave of low
pressure forms in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and that system has the
potential to bring some light rain to Alabama by Sunday morning. At
this point it looks like moisture will be rather limited and rain
totals will be light. As the system moves up the Atlantic coast Sunday
evening, colder air will drop into Alabama, and a few snow flakes
(mostly light flurries) could be found over Northeast Alabama, but for
now it doesn't look look like a big issue. The first two days of next
week will be dry but rather chilly with highs in the upper 40s and
early morning lows in the 27 to 32 degree range.

YESTERDAY'S STORMS: Severe thunderstorms produced damage in a number
of West Alabama counties yesterday. Some of the most serious damage
was in the small community of Wiley, in far northern Tuscaloosa County
(near Windham Springs), where a store and church were destroyed, and a
number of homes were damaged. Alabama Highway 69 was blocked for an
hour or so due to downed trees and power lines. That same storm downed
a number of trees across the southern half of Walker County, in places
like Parrish, Gorgas, and Cordova. Another severe storm and possible
tornado produced major tree and some structural damage in Lamar
County, west of Vernon. That same storm dropped a tornado in
Caledonia, Mississippi (just a few miles west of the Alabama state
line), and destroyed a school and damaging many homes. Despite the
school damage, all of the students were safe and unhurt. The three
injuries in Caledonia were people who were in mobile homes.

BIG TIME RAIN TOTALS: Much of Alabama received beneficial rain
yesterday. Rain totals included 2.26" at Cordova, 1.98" at Riverchase
(the ABC 33/40 Weather Center), 1.77" at Alabaster, 1.69" at Jasper,
1.69" at Haleyville, 1.65" at Trussville (Bill Murray's place in the
southern part of Trussville), 1.54" at Argo, 1.37" at Haleyville,
1.27" at Hayden, 1.14" at Vinemont, and 1.05" at Jemison. There was
even some localized flooding; something we have not experienced in a
long time.

ACROSS THE FRUITED PLAIN: Rain totals in other states yesterday
included 2.00" at Nashville, 1.59" at Memphis, and 1.33" at Lexington,
KY. The warmest spot in the nation yesterday was Naples, Florida with
84.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Partly sunny and cooler.
Afternoon High 55
WIND: NW 5-10

SATURDAY
A mix of sun and clouds. Clouds increase Saturday night.
Morning Low 33 Afternoon High 60
WIND: NE 5-10

SUNDAY
Cloudy and cooler with some scattered light rain possible.
Morning Low 36 Afternoon High 50
WIND: E 7-14

MONDAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 48
WIND: NE 10-15

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 28 Afternoon High 50
WIND: E 5-10

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