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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Sunday March 23, 2008
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...Flirting With A Freeze...

We have gone from an extremely active pattern to a benign one here in
Alabama in the past week. Instead of periodic bouts of severe weather
and rainfall, we have been and will remain mostly dry through the
coming week. With cold high pressure building into Alabama, the
problem now is the potential for freezing temperatures. As we are
getting into the growing season, the threat of frost has taken on a
new importance for agricultural interests and gardeners.

EASTER SUNDAY WEATHER: On the weather maps this morning, we find
massive high pressure over the central part of the nation with high
pressure centers over the Rockies, up into Canada. This high pressure
is giving us northerly winds and the subsequent cool flow of air into
Alabama. Skies will be partly cloudy across the area today, with
cooler temperatures than on Saturday. Highs today will average around
60 degrees.

FROST WATCH: Temperatures this morning dropped into the 30s in most
areas, but stayed above freezing in most places. Tonight, readings
will be a littler colder. Lows in most areas will average around 32
degrees. A fairly steady wind should keep most locations above
freezing. If those winds drop off in some of the normally colder
locations, we could see a freeze in spots overnight. Consequently,
the National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for tonight
into Monday morning.

Those winds will die down completely Monday night, giving us the
perfect opportunity for radiational cooling and many spots will drop
into the upper 20s by Tuesday morning. A freeze watch is also in
effect for Monday night into Tuesday morning. This could be upgraded
to a freeze warning in later forecast packages.

THE WEEK AHEAD: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy conditions should
prevail through Wednesday. Temperatures will gradually warm from
highs near 60 on Monday into the upper 60s on Tuesday and lower 70s on
Wednesday. A pronounced southerly flow will develop on Thursday in
response to a developing storm system over the Rockies that may bring
us a chance of showers Friday night and a chance of showers and storms
in the Saturday/Sunday time frame.

SNOW RECORDS: In 1899, a whopping 141 inches of snow fell at Ruby,
Colorado between the 23rd and 30th to establish the state record for
greatest snowfall from a single storm. In 1912, Olathe, Kansas picked
up 37 inches of snow on the 23rd and 24th to establish the state's
record for greatest snowfall from single storm. In 1916, Pocatello,
Idaho established the 24 hour snowfall record with 14.6 inches of the
white stuff.

ON THIS DATE IN 1913: The last time that Easter was this early was
1913. On that date, a group of people enjoying an Easter Sunday
picnic looked directly up into the developing cylinder of a funnel
that would become the Omaha tornado. The tornado cut a five mile path
across the city, destroying 600 homes. A total of 84 people perished.

Bill Murray
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TODAY
Partly cloudy. A light freeze possible overnight.
Afternoon High 60
WIND: N 6-14

MONDAY
Mostly sunny. A good chance of an overnight freeze.
Morning Low 33 Afternoon High 61
WIND: N 6-14

TUESDAY
Lots of sunshine.
Morning Low 31 Afternoon High 67
WIND: SE 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 72
WIND: S 6-12

THURSDAY
Breezy with a mix of clouds and sun.
Morning Low 51 Afternoon High 77
WIND: S 10-15

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