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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday February 14, 2008
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...Sunshine Returns In Full Force...

A BRIGHTER AND WARMER DAY: While we will begin this day well below
freezing, we expect a big warm-up during the day with maximum
available sunshine. Most communities will reach the upper 50s this
afternoon; some places in West Alabama could touch 60. Quite a rebound
from a harshly cold day yesterday; Birmingham's daytime high was only
32 degrees, and up in Cullman County, our Skywatcher in Vinemont
reported an afternoon high of only 28 degrees. Morning snow flurries
and showers got lots of folks excited, but all of the flakes were gone
by midday as the clearing process initiated over West Alabama.

Tomorrow will be a dry day with a partly sunny sky and a high in the
low 60s. Then, tomorrow night, we will introduce the chance of a few
scattered showers as moist air returns to Alabama. A
few scattered showers are possible as well on Saturday, but the day
will not be a wash-out, and there will be periods of sunshine.

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT SUNDAY: A strong upper air trough will approach
from the west on Sunday, and a strong surface low will spin up in
response to the upper trough near Memphis by midday Sunday. This will
put much of Alabama in the warm sector of the developing storm system,
and based on the strength of the upper trough and associated wind
fields, it sure looks like we will have to deal with strong to severe
thunderstorms. As usual for events in February, the key to the actual
severity of the event is the amount of instability that is present.
While this system certainly doesn't look as potent as the one that
brought the historic tornado outbreak to the Deep South February 5-6,
it is very dynamic and could bring thunderstorms with strong winds,
and maybe even a few isolated tornadoes. We will watch it closely in
coming days. One good thing is the expected rain; looks like most
Alabama communities can expect one inch of rain on Sunday, with
isolated totals to two inches.

FROM BRIAN PETERS: Brian's daughter Rebecca, who lives in Chicago,
called him Tuesday evening to tell him that they had six more inches
of snow - I think they've had over 45 inches so far this winter making
this the 9th highest seasonal snowfall total on record through
February 13th for Chicago. This winter has been very cold, and very
snowy for much of the Midwest U.S.

COLD SOAKING RAIN: Boston was soaked with 2.81" of rain yesterday with
a high of only 40 degrees. As you went inland through New England,
there was lots of freezing rain, ice, and some snow yesterday.

STORM ALERT 2008 COMING TO CLAY COUNTY: A reminder that we will not
have a Storm Alert show tonight (this week's show was Tuesday night in
Northport). Our next event will be one week from tonight, Thursday
February 21, when we visit Lineville High School down in Clay County.
The show begins at 7:00; doors open at 5:00!

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Sunny with a nice daytime warm-up.
Afternoon High 59
WIND: S 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of a shower Friday night.
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 62
WIND: SW 5-10

SATURDAY
A mix of sun and clouds. A few scattered showers.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 59
WIND: W 5-10

SUNDAY
Mild and windy with showers and thunderstorms. Severe storms are
possible.
Morning Low 53 Afternoon High 65
WIND: S 15-30

MONDAY
Windy and much colder. A few morning flurries.
Morning Low 30 Afternoon High 39
WIND: NW 12-22

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