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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday March 28, 2008
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..A Few Showers Tonight And Tomorrow...

MOISTURE LEVELS INCREASING: We still believe the day today will be
generally dry across Alabama; any showers should be confined to the
far northern part of the state, near the Tennessee state line.
Otherwise, the weather will remain mild and breezy with a mixture of
clouds and sunshine. Most communities will rise well into the 70s
again today, with a high somewhere between 74 and 78.

SHOWERS RETURN: A weakening cold front will a chance of showers to
Alabama tonight and tomorrow. The front will stall out somewhere
around Birmingham tomorrow, and then slowly dissipate as it moves
northward tomorrow night and Sunday. This is not expected to be a big
rain event; most spots will receive well under one-half inch of rain,
and no severe weather is expected. A few thunderstorms could be
involved, but with the upper air support pulling away, they should
remain well under severe limits. Away from the showers, we might see a
few intervals of sunshine tomorrow, pushing temperatures into the low
70s.

SUNDAY: At this point the chance of rain on Sunday looks small,
although a few rogue showers might pop up in isolated spots. There
will be some clouds around, and cold air damming (CAD) will set up
along the eastern slopes of the Appalachian mountains. This "wedge"
effect will push cooler air into Alabama from the east, and most
likely we will see quite a range of daytime temperatures. The high
Sunday should be in the low 70s near the Mississippi border, but close
to 60 near the Georgia border in that wedge.

NEXT WEEK: We are still looking at two potential rain events next
week; one Tuesday (April 1), and another one at the end of the week on
Friday (April 4). Unfortunately, the computer models have trended
weaker with both systems, but we have to remember that historically
some pretty robust weather systems have blown through Alabama during
the first week of April. Hopefully one, or both will bring some decent
rain to Alabama.

ANOTHER TORNADO ANNIVERSARY: Today is another Palm Sunday tornado
outbreak anniversary; this one came on March 28, 1920. Thirty-eight
significant tornadoes hit the Midwest and Deep South states. The
outbreak left over 380+ dead, 1,215 injured. Many communities and
farmers alike, were caught off-guard, as the storms moved to the
northeast at speeds that exceeded 60 mph in some cases. Most of the
fatalities occurred in Georgia (201+), Indiana (56), and Ohio (55),
while the other states had lesser amounts. According to Thomas P.
Grazulis, head of the Tornado Project, the death tolls in the southern
states on Palm Sunday 1920, could have easily been much higher, since
the deaths of non-whites were omitted as a matter of official state
protocol, even when it came to fatalities from natural disasters.
However, U.S. Weather Bureau would change this in the 1950s, when all
deaths, regardless of race, that was attributed to severe weather were
recorded by federal government policy in every state.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Breezy and mild with a mix of sun and clouds. A few scattered showers
tonight.
Afternoon High 76
WIND: SW 7-14

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 73
WIND: S 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy. Just a small risk of a shower.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 67
WIND: E 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 57 Afternoon High 74
WIND: S 6-12

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy with a good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 71
WIND: SW 7-14

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