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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday January 4, 2008

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GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN BY LATE TUESDAY: It was another frosty night
across Alabama, although not quite as cold as last night. Here is a
sampling of early morning lows:

10 at Owens Crossroads
13 Cottondale, Rainbow City, Russellville, Union Grove
14 Hanceville, Ashland, Kimberly, Gadsden
15 Hamilton, Black Creek, Lincoln
16 Pinson, Mentone, Fayette

Lows in some of the larger cities included 18 at Tuscaloosa, 19 at
Anniston and Montgomery, 21 at Birmingham Airport and 29 in Mobile. It
was below freezing all the way down to the coast.

NEXT RAIN EVENT: A slight indication of a few showers late tomorrow,
but did not mention them in the forecast until it becomes more
definite. By far, our best rain event will come toward the middle of
next week and the storm total for that event may exceed 1 inch. The
time frame that we are thinking now is for the main part of the
showers, along with some thunderstorms, to come Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning. That timeline could change slightly as we get
closer to the event. As it stands today, we already show a rain
deficiency for the New Year of exactly ½ inch. Old habits are hard to
break and the long-range outlook does not promise a significant break
in the drought, although there will be occasional encouraging rain
events especially for the remainder of this winter into spring.

A SUPER STORM: That is the only name I can think of, because this
biggie off the Pacific Coast is sporting barometric pressure almost
like a hurricane west of the Washington/Oregon coast. However, the
whole Pacific Coast is experiencing some of the worst weather I can
remember with a storm like this. At midday, Walla Walla, Washington
had a blinding dust storm in progress with south winds gusting to 78
mph. There is an excellent chance that the high country along the
California/Nevada border could get over 100 inches of snow over the
next few days. The town of Truckee, California was speculating that
the snow might completely cover the train and railroad station. This
storm is so powerful that winds along the ridge tops of the Sierra-
Nevada Mountains could approach 250 mph. This will be during a time
when they will have complete whiteout conditions and getting snow by
the tons. Wintry weather will spread inland from this system into
places like Flagstaff, Arizona, Western Colorado and most of Nevada.
Paradise Ranger Station at Mt. Rainier in Washington State already has
120 inches on the ground before this storm.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: What is it about dogs and trees? I know
they like to use them as quick stop bathrooms, but Little Miss Molly
is particularly attached to a sassafras tree along the walking track.
This morning, while I was shivering in the cold, she kept me there a
full five minutes while she ever so slowly sniffed around the tree
four or five times. Then she stood on her hind legs and sniffed as far
up the tree as she could reach. I am beginning to think this is a
community message board for doggies. Maybe their version of checking
their e-mail. Life goes on. Molly makes it interesting....

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

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TONIGHT
Fair. Not as cold.
Overnight Low 32
WIND: SE 4-7

SATURDAY
Partly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 32 Afternoon High 57
WIND: SE 7-14

SUNDAY
Variable cloudiness and mild.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 65
WIND: SW 6-12

MONDAY
Mix of sun and clouds. A slight chance of a shower.
Morning Low 53 Afternoon High 67
WIND: SW 7-14

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy and mild. A slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm,
becoming more numerous Tuesday night.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 66
WIND: SW 8-16

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