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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday May 23, 2008
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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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...Very Warm Afternoons...

A WARM DRY MEMORIAL DAY: Looking good for the Memorial Day weekend
across Central Alabama. We will need to mention an isolated afternoon
thunderstorm tomorrow, but you probably will not see one. For Sunday
and Monday, it looks like a warm dry period and mostly sunshine. High
temperatures Sunday and Monday will be in the mid 80s and maybe a few
upper 80s. The humidity will be just a little lower on Sunday as a NE
breeze arrives. Even by next Tuesday, the chance of a shower or
thunderstorm will still be very small.

North Alabama has been mostly dry today, but a pesky
little cluster of thunderstorms along the Alabama/Georgia border kept
redeveloping and did not want to move much. Those affected only a part
of Cleburne and Randolph Counties. There were some better showers down
over SW Alabama from about Livingston and Greensboro southward, but
they were moving toward the ESE. Most of those will be out of the area
tonight. The dew point (by far the best measure of moisture in the
air), was in the 60s all the way from the beaches to the Tennessee
River. Translation: the humidity is more noticeable today.

HOLIDAY AT THE BEACH: The sea surface temperature just
off shore is around 80. It looks like a generally nice weather
situation all the way through Memorial Day. There will be a few
showers and thunderstorms over the weekend, but most areas will be
dry. High temperatures will be 85 to 88 and a bit hotter inland.

HOLIDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS: No widespread showers and
thunderstorms expected in the Gatlinburg area and Great Smoky
Mountains through Tuesday. In fact, it looks like mostly sunshine and
dry weather for both Sunday and Monday. Nights will be comfortable
with lows around 50 and in the 40s in the mountains. High temperatures
for the next several days will vary from 76 to 83.

SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION: Another Moderate Risk for this
afternoon and tonight from Central Kansas through Western Nebraska. A
Slight Risk covers a larger area from Oklahoma through Eastern
Wyoming. Sure has been a rough time in Kansas, Eastern Colorado and SE
Wyoming. There were numerous reports of tornadoes yesterday. Of
course, that number will fall after surveys are made. Hardest hit was
Windsor in North Colorado east and SE of Ft. Collins where there was 1
fatality and a number of injuries.

FINAL THOUGHTS: How about that Western snow? Here it is
almost June 1, when we weather humans consider the beginning of summer
and in the last 24 to 36 hours, heavy snow has blanketed higher
elevations from Wyoming to Arizona. 16 inches of new snow fell at
Mystic Lake, Montana, 10 inches at Paradise Ranger Station at Mt.
Rainier National Park. Even around Flagstaff, Arizona as much as 6 to
12 inches of snow is expected to accumulate above 7,500 feet by
tomorrow morning. The highest elevations in Arizona, the San Francisco
Peaks, are in the vicinity of Flagstaff…107 in Laredo was the hottest
in the nation yesterday…coldest this morning was 23 at Eureka, Nevada…
hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend. Drive safely. Please
do not tailgate.

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
Fair. Only a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm through this
evening.
Overnight Low 69
WIND: S 4-6

SATURDAY
More sun than clouds. An isolated afternoon thunderstorm is possible.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 89
WIND: N 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny and warm, but slightly lower humidity.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 87
WIND: NE 5-10

MONDAY
A warm, dry Memorial Day. Mostly sunshine.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. A small risk of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 6-12

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