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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday February 8, 2008

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NO BITTER COLD FOR A WEEK: Tornado clean up continues across North
Alabama today, as well as some other Southern states. The death toll
in North Alabama has risen to 5. The death toll for all of the storms
is up to around 59. There are still some people missing. Before we get
into current weather, the NWS/SPC (Storm Prediction Center) based in
Norman, Oklahoma should be commended for an excellent outlook on this
tragic event and with plenty of lead time. They mentioned early on
that the situation was ripe for some violent long-track tornadoes.

Back to the present. It looks like a very nice weekend in Alabama, if
you do not mind some chilly nights. We do not have any rain in the
local forecast until late Tuesday. Our best chance of rain should be
about Tuesday night and Wednesday morning when there will also be some
thunderstorms involved. We could easily get 1 inch of rain from those
storms. We need repeated rain events to fill up the reservoirs. March
is traditionally one of the wettest months of the year. April is
fairly wet, but the showers tend to become less frequent later in the
month. We can also get some decent rain in February.

With mostly clear skies through Monday, we expect night time lows to
be in the 30s and afternoon highs mostly in the lower 60s. High
temperatures will back off a bit to the upper 50s on Sunday.

TORNADO PHOTOGRAPHS: Some excellent photographs have been posted on
the ABC 33/40 Weather Blog concerning the recent tornadoes in Alabama.
The destruction was severe in several areas and both the Lawrence
County and Jackson County tornadoes have been rated as EF4—next to the
top of the line.

STORM ALERT 2008: It was in Anniston last night with a huge crowd.
This week it will be on Tuesday night instead of Thursday night at the
Northport Civic Center. It starts at 7:00.

WATCHING A BITTER COLD AIR MASS: It has been a long time since the
weather was so consistently bitter cold over such a wide area of
Canada and Alaska. Even the polar bears at Churchill, Manitoba are
trying to build bonfires. The temperature today has been hovering at
63 below zero in the Yukon Territory of NW Canada with the barometric
pressure approaching 31 inches. If everything falls into place (upper
air, etc.), there could be a big break out deep into the United
States. It was 62 below zero this morning at Nuiqsut, Alaska and 61
below at Chalkyitsik. Very heavy rain on top of a snow cover continues
to cause major flooding in NW Ohio and parts of Illinios and Indiana.
Over 3 inches of rain in some locations.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Had a long telephone chit -chat with my
sister-in-law in Layton, Utah this morning. She reports that snow is
up to the top of their curbside mailbox. They have to use a snow
blower to give the postman access. They own two Shih-Tzus, like Little
Miss Molly, and they have cleared out only a small area for the
doggies to go to the bathroom outdoors. It was their little Megan that
taught Little Miss Molly how to ring the little doorbell when she
needs to go potty. Little Miss Molly has had a lot of fun today. I
overdosed her on ballgames. Even so, she was ready to play again in
about 30 minutes. Life goes on....

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

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TONIGHT
Mostly clear and chilly.
Overnight Low 38
WIND: SW 5-10

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny. A milder afternoon.
Morning Low 38 Afternoon High 62
WIND: W 7-14

SUNDAY
Sunny and cool.
Morning Low 34 Afternoon High 57
WIND: N 7-14

MONDAY
Mostly sunny. A cold early morning. A milder afternoon.
Morning Low 32 Afternoon High 62
WIND: NE 6-12

TUESDAY
A slight chance of a shower in the afternoon. Better chance of showers
and storms at night.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 63
WIND: S 10-18

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