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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday December 25, 2008
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...Merry Christmas...
Were you dreaming of a White Christmas? In Birmingham weather
history, there has never been a White Christmas by thetrue
definition. That definition is snow falling and measurable snow on
the ground on Christmas Day. In December 1985, we came close, snow
flurries on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning that gave some areas a
dusting. There have been eight trace snowfall events on either
December 24th or 25th at the Birmingham Airport, the most recent
coming in 1995. In 1929, 5.5 inches of snow fell at the Weather
Bureau office in Fountain Heights on December 22nd. On Christmas Eve,
there were still 2.5 inches of snow on the ground. But most of the
snow melted on the 25th, as the mercury rose to 51F.

CHRISTMAS TORNADOES: Not surprisingly, Christmas tornadoes in
Alabama are not as rare as White Christmases. But they are still
rare. A review of the record shows three Alabama tornado events since
1950 before yesterday's unconfirmed tornado in Walker County. On
Christmas Eve 1964, three tornadoes were reported across South
Alabama, including two F2 tornadoes. On December 24, 1997, three
tornadoes injured nine people across South Alabama. Six years ago, on
Christmas Eve morning, a swarm of tornadoes struck during the early
morning. The worst, an F1 at Headland in Henry County destroyed
several mobile homes and injured eight.

WALKER COUNTY TORNADO: A National Weather Service team was surveying
the damage in Walker County near Jasper in the Hilliard and Sardis
communities this afternoon. We should have the results shortly.

THE FORECAST: The cold front that produced the severe weather
yesterday will come back north as a warm front this evening, spreading
showers as it goes. Those showers will push into the Tennessee Valley
and beyond overnight. Friday will feel springlike, with a few showers
possible in the warm advection pattern. Highs will get into the 70s.
By Saturday morning, a powerful upper system will be ejecting out of
the Southwest. Saturday will be mild and very windy, with southerly
winds furiously pumping in moisture ahead of a strong cold front.
Most areas will be in the middle 70s Saturday afternoon with a moist
and increasingly unstable airmass. We will likely see more severe
weather Saturday night into early Sunday morning. Skies should clear
quickly on Sunday behind the front, but highs will not rise much above
the morning lows.

NEW YEARS WEEK: Look for dry conditions and seasonable temperatures
through Tuesday, with highs in the 50s to around 60 and lows in the
30s. An approaching cold front will bring shower chances back on
Wednesday. That front will stall also, allowing a Gulf low to form,
and giving us rain chances for New Years Day.

DECEMBER 25, 1983… Was the coldest Christmas Day on record for much
of the Central and Eastern United States, including Birmingham and
Alabama. The Magic City's low temperature that date was 2F. In
Huntsville, it was -1F. Galveston plunged to an amazing 14F. Over
125 record lows for the date were recorded, including 24 all time
records.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
A good chance of showers.
Morning Low 56
WIND: E 5-10

FRIDAY
A cloudy start, but increasing sunshine. Pretty nice. Breezy and
warmer with only widely scattered showers.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 72
WIND: S 8-16

SATURDAY
Increasing clouds. Warm and windy with a rogue shower possible.
Showers and some strong storms likely Saturday night. .
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 76
WIND: S 15-30

SUNDAY
Clearing and much cooler.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 52
WIND: NW 7-14

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 38 Afternoon High 60
WIND: E 5-10

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