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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday October 9, 2008
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...Several Dry Days Ahead...

DRIER AIR ARRIVES: Once the morning fog burns off, today should be a
mostly sunny day as dry air returns to Alabama; the high this
afternoon should be in the upper 70s, slightly above average for
October 9. The dry air will stay in place through the weekend;
afternoons will be warm and nights pleasant. Once again we expect
excellent weather for high school football games across the state
tonight and tomorrow night, with temperatures generally in the 60s.

LONG RANGE: The first big snow storm of the season will unfold this
weekend over the Rocky Mountain states; that storm will move
northeast, in the general direction of Canada, pretty much bypassing
Alabama to the north. A weakening front could trigger a shower Tuesday
night or early Wednesday, but at this point the chance of significant
rain is fading fast.

A GOOD SOAKING: Much of Alabama had a very beneficial rain event over
the past 48 hours. The lightest rain was over the Black Belt of West
Alabama; the general area from Eutaw to Greensboro to Marion to Selma
had under one-half inch. Elsewhere, some pretty impressive rain
amounts were reported. Some examples: 4.18" at Holly Pond, 3.90" at
Millport, 3.59" at Vinemont, 3.07" at Huntsville, 2.86" at Moody,
2.43" at Hanceville, 2.16" at Springville, 2.12" at Morris, 2.17" at
Greystone Cove, 1.81" at Inverness, 1.51" at Weaver, 1.48" at
Bessemer, and 1.43" in downtown Tuscaloosa at our SKYCAM site. The
official total for the Birmingham Airport was 1.17".

OTHER NOTES ROM WEDNESDAY: A tornado warning was issued briefly
yesterday afternoon for South Marion and North Fayette counties; a
number of funnel cloud reports were received from Winfield (see
pictures on our blog), and there was some scattered reports of trees
and power lines down. More significant damage occurred over Southeast
Alabama; a tornado touched down in Enterprise (Coffee County). There
was significant damage to the Enterprise Civic Center. The roof was
peeled off of the Civic Center and windows blown out. Automobile
windows were also blown out. Several trees were down and there was a
lot of debris. And, the Weather Service in Mobile reported a tornado
one mile north of Red Oak in Covington County. That is in extreme
South Alabama. EMA personnel were on the site and they reported debris
twisted around power poles. Numerous trees were down in a path and
debris was blocking the highway just north of Red Oak.

HODGEPODGE: Hottest place in the nation yesterday was Riverside,
California with 103 degrees; the coldest was Arctic Village, Alaksa
with 16 below zero (how about that for October 9!). A tornado touched
down in Panama City yesterday producing damage to the Baypoint
subdivision near Saint Andrew State Park. Wind damage was reported
across scattered parts of Southeast Alabama as well, across Houston,
Henry, Dale, Covington, and Coffee counties.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Mostly cloudy and breezy with developing showers and thunderstorms.
Afternoon High 78
WIND: NE 5-10

FRIDAY
Periods of rain and a few thunderstorms.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 82
WIND: E 5-10

SATURDAY
Becoming mostly sunny.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 83
WIND: E 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. A warmer afternoon.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 82
WIND: SE 6-12

MONDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 82
WIND: S 6-12

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