ABC 33/40 E-Forecast
ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday April 22, 2008
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SUMMER QUEST IS FOR KIDS!!
The best week of the summer is coming June 2-6.
It's Summer Quest Turtle Beach Blast for all kids grades
1-6 at Hunter Street Baptist Church.
Turtle Beach Blast meets each morning, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
and includes crafts, recreation, worship and Bible study. The
morning sessions are free. Families do not have to be church
members for their children to attend.
Register now at http://www.kidquestonline.org
New to Summer Quest is an optional afternoon session where
children may participate in fun track classes. "Afternoon Lagoon"
is $50 if parents register before May 11 and is $65 thereafter.
Visit http://www.kidquestonline.org to find out more.
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WARM AFTERNOONS: The nights and early mornings have been fairly
cool, but the afternoons are warming up and that will be the story for
the rest of the week. Look for high temperatures in the lower 80s
through Thursday and near 80 from Friday over the weekend. The reason
the latter temperatures are a bit lower is because of an increase in
clouds and introducing a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
into the picture starting Friday afternoon.
This is a big NASCAR weekend at the Talladega racetrack. This does
not look like a major rain event, but there will be a chance of a
shower or thunderstorm Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday.
Yesterday, temperatures were as warm as 84 in Montgomery and 85 in
Mobile. With dry air (lower dew points), temperatures early this
morning included 42 at Muscadine, 43 at Ft. Payne Airport and 44 at
Black Creek and Crossville. At Black Creek, the overnight low has been
41 or under on 9 of the last 11 mornings.
2008 RAIN SCORECARD: We were all jumping with joy at the fairly
frequent showers and thunderstorms we had in past weeks, but they seem
fewer in number now. We hate to see that happen, because parts of
Alabama are already developing a worrisome rain deficiency for 2008.
Despite this, the drought has improved in most sections. Here is a
list of 2008 so far:
0.89 deficit, Birmingham Airport
5.55 deficit, Huntsville
4.88 deficit, Montgomery Dannelly Field
2.10 excess, Mobile Regional Airport
5.91 deficit, Muscle Shoals
4.57 deficit, Tuscaloosa
SEVERE WEATHER PICTURE: We believe that Alabama will escape any
threat of severe weather with the thunderstorms in the forecast Friday
and over the weekend. The ingredients are not there (at least at this
time) for a severe threat. The parent low-pressure area will be all
the way up to Minneapolis by Friday morning. There is a threat of
severe weather from the Texas Panhandle east across South Oklahoma,
most of Arkansas, extreme NW Mississippi and the Memphis area for this
afternoon and tonight. Tomorrow the severe threat shifts westward to
include Central and West Texas, northward all the way to Western South
Dakota.
THREE-DOT STUFF: There is a small town in the mountains of Northern
New Mexico called Chama. It is often the cold spot for New Mexico and
they have a narrow gauge railroad…Louisiana is losing 25 square miles
of delta wetlands each year from hurricanes and storm surge…it has
been said by the experts that it is just a matter of time until a
tornado hits a sports venue with thousands of fans in place with
disastrous results…it came very close on December 14, 1987 when a
tornado passed only ¼ mile from Southland Greyhound Track in West
Memphis where 7,000 people were gathered.
MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: What a story in the Birmingham News
yesterday morning. A dog escaped while at a rest stop in Nevada and
weeks later showed up at home after having to walk 80 miles. The
Alaskan Husky had to cross two mountain ranges to get home. On the
way, he had encountered a skunk and he did not smell good…Little Miss
Molly had one of the most exciting walks (runs) yesterday since we
have had her. Four kids and three dogs raced the entire length of the
walking track. It looked like an army coming and Little Miss Molly
tried to tackle one of the dogs that was much larger. She actually ran
faster than the others. Seems like she can run as fast as a cheetah.
Life goes on......
J.B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com
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2008 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
MAY 21-25
REGIONS PARK STADIUM in Hoover
For Tickets, call (800)732-4849 (800-SEC-4TIX)
or visit http://www.SECsports.com
For Corporate Hospitality Packages, call (205)977-9335
Here's your chance to see the best college baseball in the country,
right here in Hoover, Alabama! See the top eight teams in the SEC
compete for the tournament title over the course of this five day
tournament.
Reserved seats are going fast so be sure to order yours today at
(800) 732-4849 or by logging onto http://www.SECsports.com.
Opportunities still exist to entertain employees, clients or friends
in the
Corporate Hospitality suite. Call (205)977-9335 to inquire about the
various corporate hospitality packages.
Mark your calendars to go to Regions Park Stadium, May 21-25
to see some big time college baseball.
The 2008 SEC Baseball Tournament
THE BEST COLLEGE BASEBALL IN THE COUNTRY!!
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TONIGHT
Mostly clear.
Overnight Low 56
WIND: SE 4-6
WEDNESDAY
More sun than clouds.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 83
WIND: SE 6-12
THURSDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 82
WIND: SE 7-14
FRIDAY
Cloudy at times. A slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm, mostly
afternoon.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 80
WIND: S 7-14
SATURDAY
A mix of sun and clouds. About a 1 in 3 chance of a shower of storm.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 81
WIND: SW 6-12
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