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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday February 26, 2008

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COLDER AIR SWEEPING IN: It was a wild night across Alabama or at
least part of the night. The line of mean thunderstorms entered NW
Alabama after midnight and swept pretty much across the entire state
exiting the SE during mid-morning.

I do not think anyone in the whole wide world thought the storms
would be as mean as they were. While the damage is not catastrophic by
any account, it is scattered over many counties and in a few places
the damage is significant. In downtown Leeds, about 3:45 a.m., windows
were blown out and roofs were torn off businesses. Trees were also
down and homes damaged in some residential areas. At this point, the
main tragedy of the night occurred. A 71-year-old lady was killed in
her mobile home when it was destroyed.

Further east in Calhoun County, numerous trees and power lines were
torn down. Pretty much the same story in Randolph and Cleburne
Counties. That story could be repeated many times over in many parts
of the state.

The Anniston Star reported that Saks High School lost 75% of its
roof. A wind gust to 65 mph was recorded at Mumford in Talladega
County and 70 mph at Weaver near Anniston.

Rain was very heavy with these storms and, since the storms were
moving very rapidly, the rain had to be intense to give us these
amounts: 1.00 in Vernon and Hokes Bluff, 1.20 Columbiana, 0.82 at
Oneonta, 0.62 Jasper, 0.80 Steele, 0.79 Hamilton.

WE ALMOST DID IT: The 0.83 rain at Birmingham Airport during the
night brought the total for the year to 8.95 inches and that is a
deficit of only 0.20. Possibly with the showers expected Friday night,
we can finally get back to normal, at least for this year.

STORM ALERT 2008: This is your last chance and weather should
definitely be on your mind after last night. The program starts at
7:00 tonight at Bethel Baptist Church in Moody. It is easy to find.
The doors open at 5:00, so try to get there early and you might get a
free T-shirt. There will also be some prizes during the presentation.
You can meet all of the ABC 33/40 weather characters.

THE WORLD AROUND US: Yesterday afternoon the old thermometer
overheated and reached 100 in Rio Grande Village in South Texas…this
is still winter…sometimes in Central Alabama, we do not even reach 100
all summer…even in North Texas it was 90 at Ft. Worth…lowest in the
lower 48 this morning was an even zero at Stanley, Idaho…the coldest
in Alaska was 38 below at good old Deadhorse where they had a wind
chill of 52 below.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly simply vanished. I
was up all night working and had very little time to even speak to
her. She went to bed at the usual time, but at some point the thunder
made her leave. She was found in the corner of the house in the big
bathroom as far back as she could get. Later in the night around 5:00
a.m. I went to grab a cup of coffee, did not see Molly. I searched the
entire house in every nook and cranny and could not find her. She must
have an ultra secret hiding place. When the weather calmed down, she
took over my recliner and it looked like she had been poured into the
back of it. She became invisible. Life goes on......

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

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TONIGHT
Windy and colder. a few flurries possible during the night.
Overnight Low 28
WIND: NW 10-20

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny, breezy and cold.
Morning Low 28 Afternoon High 43
WIND: NW 10-18

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A milder afternoon.
Morning Low 27 Afternoon High 56
WIND: SW 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered showers at night.
Morning Low 40 Afternoon High 60
WIND: S 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 43 Afternoon High 63
WIND: SW 7-14

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