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Thursday, April 24, 2008

ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday April 24, 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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ALABAMA DISCUSSION: The weekend weather across Alabama does not look
as bright as it did earlier, as we expect showers and thunderstorms to
occur both Saturday and Sunday. A cold front will be advancing toward
Alabama on Sunday. This will increase the number of showers and
thunderstorms later in the day Sunday and on Sunday night. By Monday
morning, the front should be in NW Florida and we will see a
noticeable change to cooler weather. In fact, the high on Monday
should not get out of the 60s. This is not going to be a long drawn
out cool spell. Tuesday morning will clearly be our coolest time with
lows dropping into the 40s over a large part of North and Central
Alabama.

We cannot rule out some upper 30s Tuesday morning in the
traditionally colder North and Central Alabama valleys, especially in
places like Valley Head, Bridgeport, Ft. Payne, Hamilton and Pinson,
just to name a few.

This, of course, is race weekend at Talladega. Wish we could promise
sparkling dry weather, but that is not the case. In any event, it will
not be an all-day rain on either day.

THE CENTRAL ALABAMA RAIN SITUATION: The rain deficit for 2008 is now
1.19 inches at Birmingham Airport. We should get a decent amount of
rain over the weekend. Some places will get as much as 3/4 inch.

SCANNING ALL DIRECTIONS: Leadville, up in the Colorado Rockies, will
get 1 to 3 inches of snow tonight along with thunder and lightning and
a low near 15…Ogden, in North Utah, expecting 2 inches…in Yellowstone
National Park 3 to 5 inches of new snow is expected with a low in the
teens…bad weather in the Central and Southern Plains yesterday…
numerous reports of very large hail from North Texas to Nebraska,
especially over North Texas…at one time, hail golf ball to baseball
size covered I-20 near Gordon, Texas with winds gusting to 60 and 70
mph…that will break your windshield in no time flat…over 3.50 inches
of rain at Ft. Worth/Alliance Airport and at McKinney, Texas…Tulsa got
2.74 inches…cold temperatures this morning 16 at Truckee, California
and 12 at Savoonga, Alaska.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Driving across Deerfoot Parkway several
times lately, it is amazing how the countryside greened up so quickly…
lush greenery everywhere. I love huge water oak trees and one of my
favourites is in an open pasture south of Springville west of US-11…I
just have to get out my first ever digital camera, my Christmas
present, and get busy…have not even shot a picture of Little Miss
Molly with it. That little girl has variable habits. Sometimes she
gets up very early; at other times she sleeps until 10:00. At other
times, she gets up and immediately crawls in bed again with our
granddaughter. Walking with her lately has been rather routine. Her
little Yorkie boyfriend comes down the street in front of our house
every afternoon and anxiously looks for Molly just like she does when
walking behind his house on the walking track. They are as close pals
as two dogs can get. 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
Partly cloudy and mild.
Overnight Low 61
WIND: SE 5-10

FRIDAY
Variable cloudiness. Widely scattered afternoon and evening showers
and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 81
WIND: S 10-15

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly afternoon
and evening.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 79
WIND: SW 7-14

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy. A good chance of showers and storms, mainly afternoon
and night. A few strong storms.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 78
WIND: SW 10-20

MONDAY
Clearing, breezy and cooler.
Morning Low 51 Afternoon High 66
WIND: NW 10-18

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