ABC 33/40 E-Forecast
ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday January 25, 2008
================================================
ADVERTISE RIGHT HERE IN 2008 FOR JUST $95 PER WEEK!
You can reach over 30,000 people in the greater Birmingham area
every day for one week for just $95. Your ad will appear at the top of
one of our editions for seven straight days.
Spaces for 2008 will book up quickly so make plans now to advertise.
This is not "spam" e-mail....every one of our 30,000 subscribers
has signed up to receive the e-forecast. It is read each and every
day, creating over 210,000 impressions throughout the week.
Contact bill.hardekopf@theweathercompany.com or call 205-985-9725
================================================
POSSIBLE TRAVEL PROBLEMS TONIGHT: This is going to be another one of
those nail-biting weather problems where a temperature change of plus
or minus a couple of degrees can make quite a difference in the
weather situation.
A lot of precipitation developed over Central and South Texas
yesterday and spread east. When it got into colder air in Mississippi,
problems developed. Several counties in Western Mississippi reported
that bridges and overpasses had completely iced over by noon.
Mississippi State in Starkville closed at 1:30 this afternoon.
Meanwhile, here in Alabama NWS offices in Huntsville and Birmingham
issued advisories about the wintry precipitation. Even though mid-
afternoon temperatures were in the mid to upper 30s along the I-20
corridor, they will drop this evening. Evaporative cooling will lower
them several more degrees.
WHAT WE EXPECT: A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect tonight until
about 8:00 in the morning for a good part of North/Central and Central
Alabama. The Advisory extends as far south as Livingston, Eutaw,
Greensboro and Centreville and on over to Sylacauga, Ashland and
Roanoke. A Wintry Mix is expected west of I-65 late this afternoon or
early tonight and then spreading eastward. There may be enough of
this precipitation to cause some travel problems, especially on
bridges, overpasses, trees and power lines. There is a chance that
freezing rain accumulation could be about 1/10 of an inch. It only
takes a small amount to cause problems. Some areas could get up to ½
inch of sleet accumulation.
Up across the extreme northern part of the state, the NWS in
Huntsville was forecasting ½ to 1 inch of snow and sleet. Some places
could get mostly snow, which could amount to 2 to 3 inches.
This is a developing situation. As always, we will be up all night
drinking coffee and posting updates on the 33/40 weather blog.
SATURDAY: The precipitation should end during the morning, maybe
before mid morning, but clouds will persist much of the day. It will
be an all-day chill reaching only 45 degrees. But take heart—milder
temperatures are expected on Sunday and we look for low to mid 60s
Monday and Tuesday. Our next good chance of rain will be on Tuesday
when we will have showers and possibly some thunderstorms.
AROUND THE WORLD: Wild fires in much of the West and even in the
Central Plains have really made the news the last 2 to 3 years. It is
estimated that an average of 10,000 forest fires in the USA each year
are caused by lightning. Bitter cold again in Alaska. It was 51 below
zero this morning at Chandalar Lake. Their flirt with milder
temperatures did not last very long. In Deadhorse, it was 39 below
with a wind chill of 66 below. How about a wind chill of 1 above atop
Mt. Cheaha near Anniston this morning when it was 17 degrees and 19
mph winds? An unusual even last evening at Point Mugu Airport in
Southern California when a tornado crossed the airport only ¼ mile
from the control tower. The funnel was backlit and nearly horizontal.
It unroofed a building. NWS thinks it was a waterspout that moved
ashore, and of course, when the they reach land they are immediately
classed as a tornado.
MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: My pitiful little 9-pound pal, Little
Miss Molly, has been following me around all day begging to play.
Because of my workload, I have had to totally ignore her. I am off
Saturday and she is going to get an overdose of playing time. Life
goes on....
J.B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com
ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://cfc.abc3340.com/abc3340/7day.cfm
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog:
================================================
ADVERTISE AT THE TOP OF THIS E-FORECAST IN 2008 FOR
JUST $95 PER WEEK!
You can reach over 30,000 people in the greater Birmingham area
every day for one week for just $95. Your ad will appear at the top
of this e-forecast in one of our editions for seven straight days.
Spaces for 2008 will book up quickly so make plans now to advertise.
This is not "spam" e-mail....every one of our 30,000 subscribers
has signed up to receive the e-forecast. It is read each and every
day, creating over 210,000 impressions throughout the week.
Contact bill.hardekopf@theweathercompany.com or call
205-985-9725
================================================
TONIGHT
Cloudy and cold with occasional light freezing rain and light sleet.
Possible travel problems.
Overnight Low 30
WIND: SE 4-6
SATURDAY
Light rain or freezing rain ending during the morning. Clouds persist
most of the day.
Morning Low 30 Afternoon High 45
WIND: SW 5-10
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 32 Afternoon High 58
WIND: W 5-10
MONDAY
Partly sunny. A mild afternoon.
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 62
WIND: SW 6-12
TUESDAY
Breezy and mild. Good chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 47 Afternoon High 64
WIND: SW 8-16
*********************************************************
TONIGHT ON ABC 33/40!
6:00pm ABC 33/40 News
6:30pm Wheel of Fortune
7:00pm Grey's Anatomy
8:00pm Desperate Housewives
9:00pm 20/20
10:00pm ABC 33/40 News
10:35pm Nightline
*******************************************************
If you are interested in advertising on this E-Forecast, please
contact us at 205-985-9725 or bill.hardekopf@theweathercompany.com.
Ads reach over 28,700 subscribers each day, creating over 200,000
impressions each week. Just $95 per week!To subscribe or unsubscribe from the ABC 33/40 E-Forecast, go here:
http://www.jamesspann.com/eforecast.html
<< Home