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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday May 21, 2008
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ISRAEL & NEW BREED, MARTHA MUNIZZI HEADLINE
"ONE CITY, ONE CHURCH, ONE STAGE" AT CITY STAGES

Last year, City Stages turned one of its main stages over to gospel
music for an entire day. This year "One City, One Church, One Stage"
returns with even bigger names for a full Father's Day of Christian
music.

Grammy award-winner Israel & New Breed and Stellar Award winner
Martha Munizzi are among the headliners for the second annual OCOCOS.

Also on the bill: Canton Jones, William Murphy, the Birmingham Mass
Community Choir and The Basement, who were responsible for one
of the most moving sets the Coca-Cola Classic Stage has ever witnessed
when they wrapped up the evening last year.

Tickets to the 20th Annual City Stages are on sale now at area locations
of Books-A-Million, Moe's and Publix, as well as all Ticketmaster
locations and ticketmaster.com.

Or, phone 205-715-6000 or 800-277-1700. More info at http://www.citystages.org

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...Lots of Sunshine Today; Less Humid...

COOLER AND LESS HUMID: Noticeably drier air drops into Alabama today
following a surface front that brought strong to severe thunderstorms
to parts of Alabama yesterday and last night. Today's high will be
close to 80 degrees with a fresh northwest breeze and low humidity.
Dry air means no rain for the northern half of the state.

MUGGY AIR RETURNS TOMORROW: The front will move northward as a warm
front late tonight and tomorrow, and moist air will return to the
northern half of the state. Accordingly, we will bring back the chance
of scattered showers and thunderstorms tomorrow and Friday; the chance
of any one spot getting wet on these days is about one in three, and
the best chance of a shower or storm will come during the afternoon
and evening hours, during the peak of the daytime heating process.
Otherwise, we will forecast a mix of sun and clouds tomorrow and
Friday with a high in the low to mid 80s.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: While we will hang to the chance of a shower or
thunderstorm on Saturday in scattered spots, an upper air ridge takes
over Sunday and Monday, providing generally dry and warm weather with
lots of sunshine. Highs over the weekend will stay in the 80s.

AT THE BEACH: Lots of folks headed to the Gulf Coast now that school
is ending and the Memorial Day weekend is fast approaching. Today will
be mostly dry with a high near 80. Then, tomorrow through Sunday each
day will feature about 4 to 6 hours of sunshine along with a few
scattered showers and thunderstorms. Looks like the best coverage of
showers and storms along the coast will be on Friday, but even then it
won't rain all day. The sea water temperature at the Dauphin Island
Sea Lab last night was 79 degrees.

SEVERE STORMS YESTERDAY: While a fairly high percentage of Alabama did
not get a drop of rain yesterday, scattered thunderstorms did become
severe over parts of North and East Alabama. A tornado warning was
issued for Cherokee County for about 45 minutes; storm damage was
reported in Sand Rock, Leesburg, and Centre. That same storm was also
responsible for some damage in DeKalb County near Collinsville. Other
storms produced hail and highs winds in parts of Blount, Cullman,
Morgan, and St. Clair counties. The thunderstorms also produced damage
in Georgia; the community of Holly Springs reported significant
damage. One of the heavier rain totals was 1.12" at Remlap. The total
in Northeast Etowah County was 0.90", where a number of large trees
were blown down between the communities of Scrougeout and Black Creek.

ROAMING FAR AND WIDE: A tropical downpour was responsible for 1.03" at
San Juan, Puerto Rico yesterday. Hottest spot in the nation was Death
Valley, CA with 117. will be noticeably cooler during the latter half
of the week as an upper air low forms over the region. The low
yesterday morning was 14 at Lolo Hot Springs, Montana (what a name!).

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.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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TODAY
Sunny and less humid.
Afternoon High 81
WIND: NW 6-12

THURSDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 83
WIND: S 6-12

FRIDAY
Occasionally cloudy. Scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 85
WIND: S 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. An afternoon shower or storm in a few spots.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny and warm.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 85
WIND: W 6-12

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