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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday April 12, 2008
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TENTH ANNIVERSARY LEBANESE FOOD AND
CULTURAL FESTIVAL
Saint Elias Maronite Catholic Church
April 11-12, 2008 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Get Homemade Lebanese Food Lunch and Dinner April 11-12
Easy Friday Lunch -- Fast Service in/out in minutes -- Take out or
dine in. For really fast service come early or late. We serve food
the whole day. You can also have food delivered to your place of
business for Friday lunch. Click on our website below for a full menu
and further details.

New Church cook book $25 at St. Elias Booth. Expanded Silent Auction
and Live Band from New York, back by popular demand, each evening.
Shuttle service Friday and Saturday night from 5-9 from Epic School
parking lot. Follow the signs.

All this and there is No Admission Charge. 25% of all proceeds go to
charities other than St. Elias Church.

FOR MORE INFO AND A COMPLETE MENU, VISIT
http://www.stelias.org/festival_2008.html
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...Stormy Friday...

Severe thunderstorms plagued Alabama on Friday ahead of an approaching
upper level trough and cold front. A line of storms intensified as it
approached West Alabama during the late morning and with sufficient
shear, discrete supercells formed ahead of the main line. These
storms started to become severe around noon over Northwest Alabama as
a storm started spinning in Fayette County. The value of ground truth
became apparent as spotters Brett Adair, Eric Parker and Evan Hyde
transmitted live images of a wall cloud from corridor X near Carbon
Hill. The view prompted the NWS to reissue a tornado warning they had
allowed to expire. This long tracked supercell produced reports of
funnel clouds and some damage all the way into Northeast Alabama.
There were scary moments as a supercell over Western Jefferson County
looked like it was going to deliver a repeat performance of the April
8, 1998 tornado. One strong storm caused some significant damage in
the Gadsden area, but fortunately, no serious injuries have been
reported. There was some big hail, with baseball sized hail reported
near Curry in Walker County and near Eastwood Mall in Birmingham.

CHANGES AHEAD: Today will start off cloudy with a
little light rain over southeastern sections. Some clearing will occur
fairly quickly, but there will be periods of clouds mixed in. Highs
will make the upper 60s across Central Alabama. Winds will pick up
out of the west and eventually shift around to the northwest averaging
10-18 mph occasionally pushing over 20 mph. Readings tonight will
drop into the upper 30s, but the winds will stay up during the night,
averaging about 5 mph through the overnight.

SUNDAY: Expect variable clouds with really chilly
conditions tomorrow. With periods of clouds and a strong northwest
wind averaging 10-20 mph, the mercury will have a hard time reaching
50 degrees in some locations. There could be a few sprinkles,
especially over the northeastern quarter of the state.

THE WEEK AHEAD: It will be quite chilly Monday morning,
with lows in the middle 30s. It the winds died out, we would be
candidates for a freeze then, but the best chances will come Tuesday
morning as high pressure builds in. Monday will feature more clouds
and a chance of a few sprinkles or snow flurries, especially over
northeastern sections. Highs again will struggle into the 50s. A
freeze is a good bet for Tuesday morning, with calm winds and clear
skies allowing temperatures to fall to near or just below freezing.
Agricultural interests will have to monitor this situation carefully.
The rest of the week will feature warming temperatures and dry weather.

ON THIS DATE IN 1956: The first tornado warning based on
radar indications is issued for the Bryan and College Station area of
TX. SELS issued a tornado forecast for parts of central and eastern
Texas. This prompted the operators of a Texas A&M weather radar to
turn on their set and monitor storms for the characteristic hook
echo. When one was observed on the radar moving toward the Bryan/
College Station area, the police and local radio station were warned.
Two tornadoes touched down in the Bryan area.-

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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TODAY
Light rain ending over southeastern sections. Becoming partly sunny.
Becoming breezy by afternoon.
Afternoon High 67
WIND: W/NW 6-18

SUNDAY
Cloudy at times. A few sprinkles. A chilly northwest wind.
Morning Low 39 Afternoon High 51
WIND: NW 12-22

MONDAY
Partly sunny and cool. A few snow sprinkles or flurries possible
early over Northeast Alabama. A light freeze possible overnight.
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 52
WIND: NW 8-16

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny and warmer after a morning freeze.
Morning Low 32 Afternoon High 68
WIND: NE/E 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 71
WIND: S 6-12

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