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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday May 21, 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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...A Break From the Storms...

HUMIDITY COMES BACK TOMORROW: A nice break from showers and
thunderstorms today after a rather wild late afternoon and evening
yesterday. We note a number of reports of wind damage, especially over
North and East Alabama and quite a few reports of hail. Some of the
largest hail seemed to be in Calhoun County in the vicinity of
Anniston where some of the stones ranged from the size of quarters to
the size of half dollars. That can really play havoc with your
windshield and windows if there are very many stones.

Our friend, the cool front that caused all of that in the
first place, pushed down into South Alabama and stopped to rest. It
will head back northward tomorrow bringing some higher humidity with
it, so we have to look for some more scattered showers and
thunderstorms by tomorrow afternoon. There will also be some scattered
ones on Friday and Saturday as high temperatures edge upward into the
85 to 87-degree range.

WEDGE ON SUNDAY? Our latest prog charts shows a fairly
strong high-pressure area centered over Lake Superior Saturday and
moving SE with a high over Virginia on Sunday. This is going to set up
an easterly wind flow—what we call the wedge. We think it will drop
high temperatures in Central Alabama to about 83 on Sunday with a nice
easterly breeze and few, if any, showers. In fact, we are saying
mostly sunny weather on Sunday.

MEMORIAL DAY: We see little or no threat of showers or
thunderstorms Monday with highs in the mid 80s and early morning lows
around 65. Down on the Alabama/NW Florida coast, high temperatures
will be in the 87 to 90-degree range Sunday and Monday with only a
small risk of a shower or storm on Memorial Day. Off shore water
temperatures are getting close to 80.

SEVERE WEATHER: The SE corner of Alabama was under
a Severe Thunderstorm Warning this afternoon that goes until 10:00
tonight. That also affected North Florida and South Georgia. It is
interesting to note that the severe thunderstorms late yesterday and
last evening seemed to cause the most damage in Cherokee County,
Alabama and Cherokee County, Georgia. The NWS in Atlanta did a storm
survey and found that an EF1 tornado ¾ to 1 mile wide cut a path 5
miles long five miles SE of Holly Springs, Georgia in Cherokee County.
Over 100 homes were damaged. Hail 2-3/4 inch in diameter fell in the
area. In Cherokee County, Alabama, lightning also killed a horse 4
miles south of Centre.

FINAL THOUGHTS: 26 inches of snow still on the
ground at Whittier, Alaska…it was 19 in that 50th state this morning
in Nuiqsut…in the lower 48, the coldest was 27 at Grand Forks, North
Dakota.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: The mean old
thunderstorm and the vicious lightning erupted in a hurry. Little Miss
Molly did not have the advantage of hearing some distant thunder and
going on alert earlier. She was very apprehensive when the lightning
started popping all around us. She and the minority owner were scared.
The majority owner cuddled Molly in her arms and covered her with a
blanket except for her head and that seemed to console her some. I
went to check on her too and she had a very worried look on her face
as she peeped out at me from under her blanket. I sure feel sorry for
the little ones in times like that. They have to depend on us for
protection. Mean old dog tried 3 times to force his way through the
hedgerow to attack Molly this morning. He got his head through, but
got tangled up. This despite his electronic collar that is supposed to
keep him in check. Molly abruptly did a 180 and headed home. Life goes
on.

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
Mostly clear.
Overnight Low 58
WIND: E 3-6

THURSDAY
Partly sunny and more humid. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon and evening.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 85
WIND: S 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny with scattered, mostly afternoon and evening,
thunderstorms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 6-12

SATURDAY
About a 1 in 3 chance of a shower or storm, mostly in the afternoon.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SE 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 83
WIND: E 7-14

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