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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday January 22, 2008
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...Periods of Rain Today...

WET WEATHER RETURNS: Rain will move into Alabama this morning, and
there is a risk the precipitation could begin as a light mix of sleet
and freezing rain, mainly over the northeast corner of Alabama
(generally north of Gadsden). A little patchy bridge icing is possible
through Jackson, DeKalb, and Cherokee counties for a brief time this
morning, but as temperatures rise through the day we are looking at
mostly periods of rain with a high in the mid 40s. This won't be an
especially big rain event; most communities will see about one-quarter
of an inch. The rain will end from west to east this evening, and the
sky will clear after midnight as drier air returns. Tomorrow will be a
dry and cool day with a good supply of sunshine.

ANOTHER ARCTIC BLAST: A strong Arctic cold front will move through the
state in dry fashion Wednesday night, and will bring a sharp change to
colder weather on Thursday. Looks like we won't get out of the 30s on
Thursday with a strong north wind, keeping wind chill index values
below freezing most of the day. Then, Thursday night, with a clear sky
and diminishing wind, temperatures will drop quickly, and we should be
in the 17 to 22 degree range by daybreak Friday.

WEEKEND PREVIEW: A warming trend begins Friday afternoon as we rise to
near 50 degrees. Then, clouds will return Friday night, and we will
bring in a chance of rain on Saturday with a warm front pushing
northward. Temperatures early in the day Saturday night support a
brief period of sleet or freezing rain, but at this point it looks
like a mostly rain event Saturday. We will continue to mention a
chance of rain on Sunday and Monday, especially for areas north of
Birmingham, as the surface boundary stalls out nearby. We should point
out that we have a good chance of reaching the 60s by Sunday and
Monday, and there might even be a few thunderstorms involved as the
air becomes more unstable.

SATURDAY'S SNOW: As expected, the heaviest snow in Alabama this past
Saturday was over the central part of the state. Seems like the county
with the most snow was Dallas; the community of Orrville, which is
about 15 miles southwest of Selma down Alabama Highway 22, reported a
5.5 inches of snow on the ground. Sweetwater, in the far southern part
of Marengo County, measured 4 inches, while 3 inch totals were common
through parts of Chilton and Sumter counties. Snow was still on the
ground atop Mount Cheaha, Alabama's highest mountain, last night.

ACROSS THE FRUITED PLAIN: While much of the continental U.S. is
shivering in very cold air, Alaska is relatively warm for mid to late
January; Cordova and Kim Salmon reported a high of 44 yesterday.
Coldest spot in the lower 48 yesterday was Butte, Montana with 33
degrees below zero. Caribou, Maine dropped to 24 below. Here in
Alabama, yesterday's low in Hamilton was 9 degrees.

James Spann
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TODAY
Cloudy and cool with periods of rain. A little sleet or freezing rain
possible early in the day, mainly northeast of Birmingham.
Afternoon High 47
WIND: SE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny and cool.
Morning Low 31 Afternoon High 48
WIND: NW 6-12

THURSDAY
Windy and sharply colder. A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 25 Afternoon High 39
WIND: N 12-22

FRIDAY
Partly to mostly sunny. A hard freeze early in the day.
Morning Low 20 Afternoon High 50
WIND: NE 5-10

SATURDAY
Cloudy with a chance of showers.
Morning Low 34 Afternoon High 51
WIND: E 6-12

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