ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday March 25, 2008
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A GOOD WARMING TREND: The old thermometer is in a recovery mode.
After a substantial freeze last night, especially for so late in the
season, a warming trend was already underway this afternoon as winds
shifted around to the south. They will continue out of the south or SW
into the weekend bringing us mild afternoons and comfortable nights.
Indeed, by tomorrow we expect the high to be near 70 followed by the
mid 70s Thursday through Saturday.
Naturally, when we have increasing southerly winds, we think of
moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. The atmosphere is still quite dry
today, but we believe a few showers and thunderstorms will be knocking
on the door Friday night and a better chance on Saturday. Does not
look like an all-day rain event on Saturday and amounts should not be
that heavy.
The dew point across Alabama this afternoon was still very low. The
entire state was under a Red Flag Warning from the National Weather
Service. This means that the danger of woods fires can be critical. It
does not take long for the underbrush and woodlands to dry out. That
Red Flag Warning will be relaxed after darkness arrives.
FROST AND FREEZE LAST NIGHT: There was quite a variation in low
temperatures across Alabama this morning. As we expected, the colder
temperatures were in the valleys and not so cold on the ridges.
Actually, in some of the valleys, it dropped several degrees lower
than we had anticipated. However, across Central Alabama including the
Tuscaloosa/Birmingham/Anniston corridor the forecast was very much on
track. Here is a sampling of the lows:
19 at Muscadine (they were below freezing about 12 hours)
21 Black Creek, Concord/Hueytown, Hamilton
22 Cottondale, Talladega, McCalla, Ashby
23 Mumford, Ft. Payne, Lincoln, Rainbow City, Vigo
24 Coker, Crossville, Centreville, Sylacauga
25 Pinson, Moody, Wadley, Cook Springs
26 Vinemont, Reese City, Alexander City, Jasper, Alabaster
28 Anniston, Tuscaloosa, Cullman, Evergreen
29 Huntsville, Montgomery
31 Birmingham Airport
WEATHER NOTEBOOK: Probably the worst flooding at the moment from the
recent tremendous downpours is in Arkansas…the flood crest continues
roll down the Mississippi…cold spots this morning 20 below zero at
Presque Isle, Maine where the winter has been terrific and 29 below
zero at Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska…we have a daily reader who loves to
hear about Whittier, Alaska where she has visited and said the scenery
was awesome…they have 68 inches of snow on the ground…in the Great
Smoky Mountain National Park, it was 7 above this morning with 3
inches of snow.
MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I know I have written about this
several times, but when I first met Little Miss Molly face to face,
total bonding took place in about 5 seconds. She is that kind of
little girl. I wish you could see the looks on the faces of most of
our neighbors when they are out walking and they see Molly
approaching. They break into a big smile and almost every one pauses,
rubs her head or even picks her up to give her a belly rub. By then,
her little tail is swishing like one of those cardboard funeral home
church fans. Molly cherishes every minute she spends with anybody. I
wonder if she is almost human. Life goes on......
J.B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com
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TONIGHT
Mostly clear.
Overnight Low 32
WIND: S 4-6
WEDNESDAY
More sun than clouds. Warmer.
Morning Low 39 Afternoon High 70
WIND: SW 7-14
THURSDAY
Partly sunny, breezy and mild.
Morning Low 50 Afternoon High 76
WIND: SW 10-20
FRIDAY
Breezy and mild. A slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm at night.
Morning Low 57 Afternoon High 77
WIND: SW 12-22
SATURDAY
Cloudy at times. Scattered showers and possibly a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 76
WIND: SW 10-15
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