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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday December 25, 2008
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...Christmas Day Is Here...

MERRY CHRISTMAS: This is the day those of us that are Christians
celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. I hope all of you have a little
time today to reflect on what this is all about. It is truly the most
wonderful time of the year. I hope you and your family get the chance
to spend some quality time together today and enjoy the true joy of
this day.

FRONT STALLS: A surface front is forecast to stall out somewhere over
Central Alabama today, keeping our sky generally cloudy. And, we will
mention a chance of some light rain at times with the front nearby.
The best chance of seeing sun today will be to the north, over the
Tennessee Valley of extreme North Alabama. The front will move slowly
northward tonight as warm front, which means a pretty decent chance of
showers along and north of the boundary. Highs today will be a little
cooler, most places will top out around 60 degrees.

TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND: Breezy and warmer weather is the story
tomorrow; any showers should be widely spaced, and afternoon
temperatures will soar into the low 70s. Then, over the weekend,
another cold front will bring another round of showers and
thunderstorms to Alabama. At this point it looks like the best chance
of organized showers and storms will come Saturday night into Sunday
morning. The rain should diminish by midday Sunday, followed by cooler
and drier air that settles in here for the first few days of next
week. Highs will drop into the 50s by Sunday afternoon with a cool
north breeze.

YESTERDAY'S STORMS: Tornado warnings were issued for Tuscaloosa and
Walker counties late yesterday; an unconfirmed tornado was reported
just south of Jasper near the intersection of Alabama Highway 69 and
County Road 124; a church was damaged and a number of trees were blown
down in the area. Trees were also blown down over parts of North
Tuscaloosa County. The storms diminished quickly after 6:00 p.m. as
the best dynamics moved well to the north of Alabama.

CHRISTMAS DAY 1989: Record cold over the Southeast. The mercury
plunged to zero at Wilmington NC and 5 degrees at Jacksonville FL,
both all-time records for those locations. Temperatures plunged to 22
degrees in Orlando FL, with reading in the teens recorded in some of
the normally colder locations. Major damage was caused to citrus crops
in the area. Tallahassee FL has a trace of snow, the first time that
ever occurred on Christmas Day.

CHRISTMAS DAY 1983: Coldest Christmas Day of record in the central and
eastern United States. More than 125 record low temperatures for the
date. 24 of those records were all-time records for the month of
December. Galveston TX recorded 14 degrees and Huntsville recorded a
low of 1 degree below zero. Birmingham's low that morning was 2
degrees above zero.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Mostly cloudy and cooler with some light rain possible. A good chance
of showers tonight.
Afternoon High 60
WIND: E 5-10

FRIDAY
Breezy and warmer with widely scattered showers.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 72
WIND: S 10-20

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of scattered showers. Showers and storms
more likely Saturday night.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 73
WIND: SW 10-20

SUNDAY
Cloudy and cooler with rain diminishing by midday.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 57
WIND: NW 6-12

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

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