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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday January 24, 2008
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...Much Colder Air Arrives Today...

ARCTIC INVASION: North winds will increase Alabama today, ushering in
another shot of very cold, Arctic air. Despite a clearing sky and the
return of sunshine, temperatures won't go very far today. Most
communities will hover in the 30s all day, with wind chill index
values below freezing. Then, tonight, as the wind diminishes and the
sky remains clear, a hard freeze is likely for just about all of
Alabama. We expect lows in the 15 to 25 degree range, with the colder
readings across the colder valleys of North and Central Alabama.

CHANGEABLE WEATHER AHEAD: A warming trend begins Friday afternoon as
temperatures rise into the upper 40s. The warm-up continues over the
weekend, with low 50s likely by Saturday afternoon, and low 60s on
Sunday. We will mention the chance of a little scattered light rain
late tomorrow night into Saturday, but it is beginning to look like
most of this light rain will remain over the southern half of Alabama,
and even down there amounts won't be especially heavy.

We have dropped all mention of rain for Sunday and Monday; it now
looks like an upper air ridge will be parked over Alabama on these
days, meaning mild afternoons and a partly sunny sky. We figure
afternoon temperatures will rise up into the mid 60s, about ten
degrees above normal values for late January in Alabama.
We will highlight a good chance of rain and possible thunderstorms on
Tuesday of next week as another system approaches from the west.
Then, later in the week, another good rain event is taking shape for
Thursday and Friday (January 31-February 2).

ACROSS THE FRUITED PLAIN: Big time cold air continues to cover much of
the northern U.S.; the coldest spot in the nation yesterday was
Embarrass, Minnesota with 38 degrees below zero. The high in Fargo,
North Dakota was 3 below. In contrast, South Florida remains nice and
warm; the high in Miami Beach was 83 degrees, and they were the
warmest place in the nation. Thunderstorms in Central Florida dropped
2.38" of rain on the city of Orlando.

ON THIS DATE IN 1997: An F2 tornado tore through the eastern part of
Tuscaloosa, killing one person and inuring 10 more. The business
around the Five Points East intersection were heavily damaged, and in
some cases, destroyed.

STORM ALERT 2008: Our annual severe weather awareness tour across
Alabama begins next week! Our first stop will at Oak Grove High School
on Thursday January 31 (one week from today); from there will have
shows in Anniston, Northport, Lineville, and Moody. All shows begin at
7:00m and we recommend you get there early to get a good seat. We
hope to see you along the way!

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Clearing, windy, and sharply colder.
Afternoon High 39
WIND: N 12-22

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny. A hard freeze early in the day.
Morning Low 19 Afternoon High 49
WIND: SE 5-10

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy. Some rain possible, mainly south of Birmingham.
Morning Low 31 Afternoon High 51
WIND: S 5-10

SUNDAY
A good supply of sunshine. A milder afternoon.
Morning Low 30 Afternoon High 62
WIND: SW 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny and mild.
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 66
WND: SW 5-10

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