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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday March 21, 2008
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...Sunny Mild Days; Clear Chilly Nights...

NICE WARM-UP TODAY: After a cold start, look for a quick warm-up
across Alabama today. With almost maximum available sunshine, most
places will reach the low 70s this afternoon. A model early spring day.

EASTER WEEKEND: Winds will switch around to the north tomorrow, so
afternoon temperatures should be above five degrees cooler. Still, not
a bad day at all with a partly sunny sky and a high in the upper 60s.
The cooling trend continues on Easter Sunday; we will forecast a mix
of sun and clouds with a high close to 60 degrees. For those of you
planning on attending an Easter sunrise service; we expect a
temperature near 38 degrees at 6:46 a.m. when the sun comes up.
Clouds will increase Sunday night, and a little light rain is possible
late Sunday night into Monday morning as a strong upper air wave
passes overhead. As colder air drops into Alabama, a few snow flakes
are not out of the question over the northeast corner of the state
Monday morning, but for now it looks like the precipitation will be
light, and mostly in the form of light rain. And, for now, the
computer models have backed off on the idea of a major late season
east coast snow storm early next week.

LONG RANGE: The next significant rain event for Alabama seems to be
about one week away; a cold front is expected to move into the state
late next week, with rain arriving by Thursday night or Friday (March
27-28). There seems to be a chance of that front stalling out over
North Alabama, which would extend the chance of rain into the
following weekend.

ON THIS DATE 76 YEARS AGO: Two waves of strong to violent tornadoes
occurred on March 21, 1932 starting shortly after 3:00 p.m. in Marengo
County and sweeping NE and east. Another round of tornadoes occurred
after dark and some places got hit twice. Let's use these figures for
totals for the day: 300 fatalities, 3,000 injuries. The official death
toll was 268 with 1,874 injured. I believe that may be low. I think
the 300 fatalities and 3,000 injuries would be closer to correct.

Between 3:00 and 3:30 p.m., a violent tornado touched down in Marengo
County in West Alabama killing 36 people and injuring 136. In the
eastern part of the county, SE of Demopolis, after the storm there was
the horrible finding of a dead baby, a dead pig and a horse collar all
stuck deeply in a hollow tree stump. About one-half hour later at 4:01
p.m., a powerful tornado moved across the NW part of Tuscaloosa, then
crossed the Black Warrior River into the heart of Northport. A clock
at the Tuscaloosa Country Club stopped at 4:01 p.m. 38 people were
killed and 250 were injured. Medical facilities were overwhelmed and
some University of Alabama buildings were pressed into service as a
temporary medical facility. Another wave of tornadoes started after
dark, mostly in the central and north sections of the state. -Thanks
to J.B. Elliott for this account of Alabama's most deadly tornado
outbreak!

James Spann
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TODAY
Sunny with a mild afternoon.
Afternoon High 73
WIND: S 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 48 Afternoon High 68
WIND: NW 10-15

SUNDAY
Cooler with a mix of sun and clouds.
Morning Low 38 Afternoon High 60
WIND: N 7-14

MONDAY
A chance of some light rain during the morning; becoming partly sunny
by afternoon.
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 57
WIND: NE 6-12

TUESDAY
Sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 38 Afternoon High 71
WIND: S 5-10

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