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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon 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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...Freeze Possible Sunday, Monday Nights...

We go from severe weather on Friday to the possibility of a freeze
Sunday night and Monday night Welcome to spring in Alabama!

YOUR SATURDAY: A cold front swept through the area last
night, sparking a few overnight thunderstorms. A few severe
thunderstorm warnings were required, but other than some small hail
and lots of lightning and thunder, no problems were reported. Behind
the front, which is located over the Wiregrass of Southeast Alabama
this afternoon, skies have been clearing from the northwest. A good
bit of moderate rain continued just behind the front is a
southwesterly flow aloft. Our winds will shift around to the
northwest during the afternoon and it will become breezy as colder air
starts flowing into the area.

YOUR SUNDAY: And that will be the story for tomorrow:
cold air advection. Sunday may start off cloudy as low clouds and
fog try to form overnight. Expect a mix of sun and clouds during the
day with a chill northwest wind that it will make feel even colder
than the low 50s that the mercury will struggle to reach. Some areas
may not get out of the 40s! With the big upper trough and low
extending from the Great Lakes into the Deep South, all kinds of April
surprises may occur. In addition to the Spring chill, some wraparound
moisture and upper level energy will conspire to produce a few
sprinkles or snow flurries across the area, especially over Northeast
Alabama. Temperatures tomorrow night will make the lower to middle
30s. I think there will be enough wind to keep temperatures above
freezing, but a freeze watch has been issued. Agricultural interests
should monitor conditions and be prepared to take precaution to protect
vulnerable vegetation tomorrow night.

MONDAY: Same problem Monday night. High pressure will
be settling into the area after another day of cold air advection when
temperatures again will struggle to get out of the 40s as a cold
northwest wind continues to blow. A freeze watch is in effect for
Monday night also as calm winds and clear skies will allow for
effective radiation of heat back to space and the mercury will fall to
near or below freezing. It will not be a hard freeze, but it could be
damaging to unprotected vegetation. Commercial growers and backyard
gardeners should plan accordingly. A few snow flurries could linger
into Monday morning, but no problems are anticipated.

REST OF THE WEEK: A warming trend will begin on Tuesday
as our winds shift back around to the south. We will be back in the
70s by Wednesday. We should remain through much of Friday before
showers and storms arrive Friday night.

ON THIS DATE IN 1943: During the early morning hours of
April 12, 1943, a storm system brought two significant tornadoes to
North Alabama. The first destroyed much of the Marion County town of
Hackleburg. Residents described the sound as that of an "unscheduled
freight train." Sixteen of the seventeen businesses in the town were
destroyed along with eighty five homes. The four people who died in
the tornado were two couples in two separate homes. Tom Grazulis
retroactively rates the tornado as an F4. A 3 a.m. tornado struck the
northern edge of the Cullman County town of Vinemont, killing two.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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TONIGHT
Light rain ending over southeastern sections. Becoming partly sunny.
Becoming breezy by afternoon.
Overnight Low 56
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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