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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday February 22, 2008

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CUSTOM MADE RAIN EVENT: The widespread beneficial rain across
Alabama in the last 24 hours could not have been programmed better
even if we had put in a specific order and rehearsed the event.
Overall it had to be our best drought antagonist of all in our recent
rain episodes. There is just one exception: the extreme north part of
the state stood on the sidelines and had to be jealous. At Huntsville
Airport, the storm total was less than 1/10 of an inch. Numerous
places around the state had over 2 inches and a lot of places over 3
inches. We have a long list of rain amounts posted on the ABC 33/40
Weather Blog, so this short list is just a selected sampling:

3.65 Centreville
3.44 Clanton
2.58 Alexander City
2.09 Tuscaloosa Airport
2.90 Shelby County Airport
1.77 Birmingham Airport
2.78 Moody
3.04 Moundville
2.33 Hoover/Spain Park
3.06 Helena
3.14 Marion
3.20 Columbiana

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch was in effect for much of the area during
the night, as well as a Flash Flood Watch. All of that was cancelled
this morning and now our weather is turning more docile. A cold front
was entering the state this afternoon. It could set off a few more
showers this evening. Saturday will be cooler with a good bit of
sunshine. We think Sunday and Monday will also be dry, but there could
be a few isolated showers Sunday morning.

OUR NEXT RAIN EVENT: We keep looking down the road searching for
rain events, because we became accustomed to that during our serious
drought. It is going to be very interesting to see how the latest rain
affected the drought. Once a week the Drought Monitor is issued and
the last one had about 35% of Alabama still under an Exception
Drought. That will surely shrink somewhat. We may see some showers
starting again late Monday night, but the main show will be Tuesday,
especially during the morning when we could have some strong
thunderstorms and locally heavy rain. Do not be surprised to get
another inch of rain out of that event.

NUTS AND BOLTS: An amazing 6.20 inches of rain in Tallahassee in the
last 24 hours…Meridian 5.41…big snow in the NE…the Big Apple was
expecting around 9 inches…air travel was chaotic…coldest in the USA
this morning 20 below zero International Falls, Minnesota…a hot summer-
like 91, Laredo, Texas yesterday.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Been so busy that I have hardly spoken
to Little Miss Molly for two days. This morning she walked into my
office and just sat and stared at me. Usually she wants me to put her
on my desk. Maybe that was her way of pouting and letting me know in
no uncertain terms to shape up. Life goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy and colder. Chance of a shower this evening.
Overnight Low 41
WIND: NW 5-10

SATURDAY
Decreasing clouds and cooler.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 58
WIND: NW 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and cool. A few morning showers possible.
Morning Low 38 Afternoon High 58
WIND: NW 5-10

MONDAY
Mostly sunny, but clouds increase at night.
Morning Low 37 Afternoon High 66
WIND: E 5-10

TUESDAY
Windy with a good chance of showers and some strong thunderstorms,
mostly during the morning.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 59
WIND: W 12-25

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