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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday January 21, 2008

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RAIN FOR TOMORROW: First, a note about snow. I have been in weather
work for what seems like 300 years. I learned very early that you need
a thick skin for this business. I measured my skin this morning and it
is 3 inches thick. That is why I do not wear a coat. People get more
upset over snow or lack thereof than they do taxes or football. I
understand the frustrations and I definitely do not take it personally.

The strong high-pressure area that brought us two nights of very cold
weather was sliding off the North Carolina coast this afternoon.
Weather systems are moving fairly quickly. Off to our west, a new low-
pressure area was forming over Kansas this afternoon and satellite
photographs showed a good thick layer of clouds already as far east as
Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana. Those clouds will move into Alabama
overnight and it will not be as cold. We are looking for an average
low of 34, but it could be as cold as 29 or 30 in some of the East
Alabama valleys. Some rain will reach the area tomorrow morning and
there could be a brief period of sleet over the far eastern areas.
Most of the rain tomorrow will be during the afternoon and evening.
This is not a major rain event and amounts may be more like 1/3 of an
inch. Clearing weather is expected on Wednesday and more cold air will
visit us by the end of the week. Our coldest morning should be Friday
with lower 20s. Another rain event by the weekend. That shows how fast
things are moving.

Temperatures across Alabama were below freezing for more than 40
consecutive hours this weekend. A sample of lows this morning:

9 at Hamilton (NWS coop observer)
11 Cottondale, Muscadine
13 Reese City, Haleyville, McCalla
14 Pinson, Black Creek, Coker
19 in Birmingham, Anniston, Tuscaloosa

THE WORLD AROUND US: You think it was cold this morning? On this date
in 1985, the temperature plunged to 14 below zero at Belle Mina,
Russellville and Valley Head in North Alabama. It was 13 below at
Bridgeport, 11 below at Huntsville, 10 below at Jasper and 6 below at
Birmingham, Gadsden and Centreville. We do not have to mention the
damage that weather like that can cause. Would you believe that the
low of 12 below zero on Mt. LeConte in the Smoky Mountains this
morning was equal to the low in Alaska at Northway. 7 inches of snow
on the ground at Mt. LeConte and 5 inches on Newfound Gap. The 36 high
in Barrow, Alaska yesterday was 2 degrees warmer than Birmingham. Some
cold temperatures in the lower 48 this morning included 32 below at
Butte, Montana and Embarrass, Minnesota and 28 below at Ladysmith,
Wisconsin.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I was anxious to see Little Miss Molly's
reaction to snow. The only other time she saw any was some tiny flakes
when she was real small. She leapt in the air snapping at them. This
time I took her for a 1/2 –mile walk in the heaviest of the snow and
she totally ignored it. The Community Rabbit came racing out of the
underbrush and took off like a bullet. Glad Molly did not see him or
Molly would have been jerked off my feet. I had the rare opportunity
to watch two football games last night. I have decided I would rather
be a weatherman and a dog walker more so than a star in the NFL and
have to play in the conditions that I saw last night. Life goes on
despite football and snow.

J.B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Not as cold. Clouds increase overnight.
Overnight Low 34
WIND: SE 4-8

TUESDAY
Cloudy with a chance of rain, especially by afternoon.
Morning Low 34 Afternoon High 51
WIND: SE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Clearing and cool.
Morning Low 32 Afternoon High 49
WIND: NW 6-12

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny, breezy and colder.
Morning Low 26 Afternoon High 40
WIND: NW 10-15

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. A cold morning. Clouds increase at night.
Morning Low 22 Afternoon High 48
WIND: E 5-10

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