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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday May 30, 2008
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...Happy Friday!...

Multiple vortices on the ground. Debris cloud. Rain wrapped tornado
with poor contrast. Power lines down. Power flashes in the city of
Kearney. Elephant trunk tornado 5-7 miles east of Hoxie. Just
another day in Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. PDS tornado
watches. One supercell storm that produced multiple tornadoes. At
least 25 tornado reports by forecast deadline time last night. Before
yesterday, there had been 1199 reports of tornadoes across the United
States this year. This number is probably high by about 10 percent.
So say we are just under 1,100 tornadoes for the year. The ten year
average for the entire year is 1,270! One year ago at the point, we
were at about 700. More tornadoes are likely today across parts of
Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri and Illinois.

FOR YOUR FRIDAY: Expect cloudy skies and a little fog this morning
thanks to moisture trapped in the lowest layer of the atmosphere.
That stratus will burn off later this morning, giving way to a good
supply of sunshine. Temperatures will be heating up, heading to highs
around 88 today. A few showers or isolated storms may form as we head
toward afternoon as a sort of wedge front edges in from the east. It
will be fair and muggy overnight with a low around 70.

WEEKEND FORECAST: The summertime subtropical ridge of high pressure
off the East Coast will be an increasing player in our weather as we
head toward the official start to summer. We will get a sneak preview
over the next few days. Saturday should be a fairly typical summer
type day with highs pushing into the lower 90s in most locations and
just isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms. By Sunday, a
weakness in the high pressure ridge will allow a shortwave to increase
our showers and thunderstorm chances just a bit. This should hold
our temperatures back just a tad, with most locations topping out in
the upper 80s.

THE HEAT WILL BE ON: As we head into next week, two factors will be
at play: the heat, and t he ring of fire around the big subtropical
ridge. Underneath the heat bubble, temperatures will soar into the
lower and middle 90s, or even hotter next week. It will be very
possible that some locations will see temperatures around the century
mark. Now, on the periphery of the high, scattered storms will
develop each afternoon. It will make a big difference whether you are
on the periphery or under the bubble next week.

ON THIS DATE IN 1957: A violent tornado at Williamsburg, Kansas
caused a 71-mile path of destruction through the southern suburbs of
Kansas City, Missouri. The tornado path was 700 yards wide in some
locations. There was near total devastation through the suburbs of
Ruskin Heights and Hickman Mills. A cancelled check from Hickman
Mills was later found in Ottumwa, Iowa. Pilots flying around the
storm at 30,000 feet reported seeing debris in the air. A total of 44
people were killed and another 531 injured. A 5000-pound gasoline
tank was reportedly transported 1.5 miles and dropped into a lake. It
was one of Kansas City's worst weather disasters of record.

Bill Murray
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FARMER'S MARKET TIME IN CALHOUN COUNTY!

The Calhoun County Farmers Market will be open this week to provide
local goods for your holiday enjoyment. Locally grown produce and
plants as well as home made goods and crafts will be available.

The Calhoun County Farmers Market is on Wednesdays and Saturdays
at 1702 Noble Street in Anniston. Arrive by 8 am for best selection.

The Buckner Market begins promptly at 8 am each Tuesday at
Pickette's Feed and Pet Supplies, 8 am to noon, until our FallFest
on October 18. They will also be at Zinn Park on Saturdays beginning
June 21.

Information on each Market and the FallFest is available at
http://www.aces.edu/Calhoun or by calling 256-237-1621.
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TODAY
Partly sunny and hot. Just a slight chance of an afternoon storm.
Afternoon High 90
WIND: S 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly cloudy and hot with isolated PM storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. A better chance of showers and storms during the
afternoon and into the overnight.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon storms possible.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 91
WIND: W 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy and hot. Just an isolated afternoon or evening storm.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 92
WIND: S 5-10

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