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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday January 26, 2008
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...Some Icing This Morning...

For the second weekend in a row, we are experiencing a
winter weather threat across Alabama. An upper level disturbance
sliding eastward out of Louisiana brought clouds to the area most of
the day, keeping temperatures in the 30s in most areas, with lower 40s
in eastern sections. Back across Mississippi, thicker clouds and an
earlier onset of precipitation kept temperatures closer to freezing.
Problems with icing were widespread across Central Mississippi
generally from Clarksdale to West Point and Columbus. Numerous
automobile accidents were reported.

IN ALABAMA: A light mix of sleet, rain and snow
flurries spread across Central Alabama during the early evening.
Temperatures over Northwest Alabama were already close to freezing,
and freeing rain was reported across Lamar, Marion and Winston
Counties. The freezing rain area expanded as the freezing line
slipped south overnight and the precipitation spread northeast. Some
icing was being reported as far south as the I-20 corridor, especially
on bridges and exposed objects.

TODAY: Temperatures will gradually warm above freezing
this morning, ending any icing problems. It will of course take longer
the further north and west that you go. Skies will remain partly
cloudy, but precipitation should end quickly. Highs will be in the
lower to middle 40s. Skies should clear overnight, with readings
dropping to just below freezing.

WARMUP: Readings will warm into the upper 50s on
Sunday, with a few spots perhaps breaking 60. Monday will features
very comfortable readings in the 60s after morning lows in the lower
30s again.

TUESDAY SYSTEM: A strong low pressure system well to
our northwest will push a cold front towards Alabama. Showers and
thunderstorms will enter the state during the day, but
model predictions of rainfall amounts have been trending downward and
now average amounts are expecting to be around one quarter of an
inch. Temperatures will fall to near freezing by Wednesday morning,
but by afternoon, a stronger low pressure system will form to our
southwest. A warm front will move northward on Thursday morning,
accompanied by showers and a storm. Rain will be likely Thursday
night with a chance of storms, mainly over southern sections.
Rainfall will be heavier with this system, with one inch amounts
common. A little light rain will move out on Friday, but areas of
eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina may get a nice snow from
the departing system. Here, we will see clearing skies with freezing
readings over the northern parts of the area by Saturday morning. The
weekend should be seasonably nice.

ON THIS DATE IN 1940: Alabama and the Deep South was in
the deep freeze. The official reading at the Birmingham City weather
office was 1 degree above zero. The airport reading, the official
location now, was –10 degrees. Skaters were actually able to skate on
the frozen surface of the Black Warrior River west of Birmingham AL,
where ice was six inches thick near the banks. An unheard of event!
The cold followed a 10 inch snowfall in Birmingham on January 23rd.

Bill Murray
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TODAY
Light rain or freezing rain ending during the morning. Clouds persist
most of the day.
Afternoon High 44
WIND: SW 5-10

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 30 Afternoon High 58
WIND: W 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny. A mild afternoon.
Morning Low 32 Afternoon High 62
WND: SW 6-12

TUESDAY
Breezy and mild. Good chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 47 Afternoon High 66
WIND: SW 8-16

WEDNESDAY
Clearing.
Morning Low 33 Afternoon High 56
WIND: N 5-10

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