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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday March 26, 2008
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..Afternoons Turn Mild...

THE WARMING TREND CONTINUES: Another delightful early spring day is
ahead for Alabama, with ample sunshine and a high close to 70 degrees
for most communities. The warming trend continues through the rest of
the week, with mid 70s likely tomorrow and Friday. With a south to
southwest low level wind, moisture levels will slowly increase but we
will not mention any significant chance of rain through Friday with
just a few scattered clouds from time to time.

OUR WEEKEND: A weakening cold front will move into North Alabama
Saturday, and will bring the chance of a few showers and possibly a
thunderstorm, but with the lack of good dynamics, we won't expect any
heavy rain, severe weather, or an all day wash-out. Rain amounts on
Saturday will be generally a quarter-inch of less for most places, and
the sun should peak out from time to time. The front will wash out as
it moves northward Saturday night, and it looks like most of Sunday
will be dry with just the chance of a few isolated showers.

RAIN OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK: We could use some good rain events since
the rain deficit for 2008 is now 2.24" in Birmingham. Looks like we
will have at least a chance at some beneficial rain on Tuesday of next
week, and then again on Thursday. At first glance it looks like the
second system (the one due in here around Thursday April 3) will offer
the best hope at rain amounts of over one inch. For now neither system
shows any sign of producing a significant severe weather threat, but
it is simply way too early to be specific. And, we must remember we
are getting into the core of our spring tornado season, so we will
have to watch any weather system that approaches our state this time
of the year.

LONG RANGE: At this point, we don't see any sign of any more freezing
weather for the next 7 to 10 days, but we caution you that freezing
temperatures have been recored in Birmingham as late as April 23.

DID YOU KNOW? At any given moment, there are 1,800 thunderstorms in
progress somewhere on the earth--amounting to an average of 16,000,000
storms and 25,000,000 lightning strikes each year. An average of 67
people per year are killed by lightning in the United States - a
higher death rate than tornadoes (65) or hurricanes (16), and those
are only the documented cases. Since 1959, Alabama ranks 12th in the
nation in lightning deaths (101 people).

MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOODING: Flooding continues across the lower part
of the Mississippi River; in Baton Rouge, the river is forecast to
crest at 39 feet on Tuesday April 8, 4 feet above flood stage. At 36
feet, river traffic and industrial activity on the river side of the
levee will be curtailed. A foot higher and the river would lap at the
top of the lowest spots of the levee on the campus of Louisiana State
University.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Partly sunny and warmer.
Afternoon High 70
WIND: SW 7-14

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. Becoming breezy.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 75
WIND: SW 10-20

FRIDAY
Mild and breezy with a mix of sun and clouds.
Morning Low 57 Afternoon High 76
WIND: SW 10-20

SATURDAY
Occasionally cloudy. A chance of scattered showers and possibly a
thunderstorm.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 76
WIND: SW 10-15

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Only a small risk of a shower during the day.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 75
WIND: W 6-12

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