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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday May 28, 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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...Everyone Did Not Get Rain...

NORTH ALABAMA IS WATERLOGGED: That is a good thing considering what
we were going through last year at this time. The down side, of
course, was that the rain fell so quickly and so much that there was
significant flash flooding problems, especially across NW counties and
later in the day in Jefferson and Calhoun Counties. Yesterday
afternoon, 2.52 inches of rain fell at Anniston Airport and as much as
4 inches in nearby Oxford. This caused a lot of flash flooding. During
that same batch of storms, 3.60 inches fell at Trimble in SW Cullman
County and 3.40 in extreme NE Jefferson County. The overall storm
system dumped some extremely impressive rain totals, including 5.66
inches near Cherokee, over 6 inches at Wright and 4.27 at Hodges all
in NW Alabama. Hamilton in Marion County got 5.75 inches. However, the
champion for the storm system was Rogersville on US-72 midway between
Florence and Athens, where 10.90 fell from the storm.

WHAT NEXT? Some showers were redeveloping this afternoon
across North and Central Alabama. Those will extend into the evening
hours. We see only a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm
tomorrow and mostly dry weather on Friday. We could see a few showers
and storms showing up again Saturday afternoon and a slightly better
chance on Sunday. We do not see another widespread deluge like we had
yesterday, at least for the next several days. You are going to feel
the humidity and the heat. By this weekend, high temperatures will be
visiting the 90-degree mark.

RANDOM THOUGHTS: The Iowa tornado last weekend has been
rated an EF5 and that is the first tornado that strong since the 1970s
in the state. Television pictures show almost a scorched earth scene
and there were 5 or 6 fatalities…18 was the USA low this morning at
Spincich Lake, Michigan…it was in the upper 30s in the tornado
devastated area of Hugo, Minnesota…Upstate New York is a beautiful
area. Saranac Lake is often the coldest spot in the nation on a winter
morning. They had a hard freeze this morning with a low of 24…there
was freezing fog on Mt. Washington, New Hampshire…the National Weather
Service is observing Hurricane Preparedness Week. The season
officially opens Sunday. It is rare to have one in progress at the
beginning of the season and this part of the world the more active
time is August and September. In any given year, that can prove wrong.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: We sure do not ignore
Little Miss Molly and we would definitely never mistreat her, but an
interesting thing happened yesterday. As I was pouring myself a cup of
coffee in the kitchen, she had been following me around the house for
several minutes. She came in the kitchen and put her paws on the back
of my legs rather vigorously. Then she walked over to her food and
water dish and looked very sad. It seems that she had run out of food
and water, possibly for an entire day. It was my fault because I was
so busy. I filled her dish with food and she quickly ate half of it.
This is the third day in a row with no playtime with her. She is real
good about going on energy spurts when I do not, racing through the
house at breakneck speed and throwing her ball at me. Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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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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TONIGHT
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly through this evening.
Overnight Low 66
WIND: NE 4-7

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. Only a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 85
WIND: NE 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly sunny and very warm.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 89
WIND: S 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny and hot. A slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered, mostly afternoon, thunderstorms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 5-10

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