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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday January 7, 2009
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...Beginning A Slow Drain Down...

BIGGEST RAIN EVENT IN A LONG TIME: A number of rivers around Alabama
are in flood and it will be several days before some of them will
slowly recede into their banks. Flash flooding was a major problem the
last couple of days, especially yesterday when the climax to this
major weather event took place.

Jason Simpson believes that this was the biggest flash flood event not
related to a tropical storm or hurricane in the last 10 years. I fully
agree.

What a difference a year makes. Last year we started off much slower
accumulating any rain and we all remember what happened in 2007 when
the drought reached its climax over most of the state. At Birmingham
Airport, we have already built a surplus of 3.78 inches in only the
first six days of January.
There were some very impressive storm totals across the state. We have
posted a long list, as usual, on the
33/40 Blog, but we want to list five representative totals here:

8.00 Arkadelphia in South Cullman County
4.80 Birmingham Airport
8.23 Scrougout in NE Etowah County
7.49 Hanceville
4.19 Guntersville

An unusual occurrence this afternoon up in North and NE Alabama. A
lobe of energy aloft caused some strong winds and precipitation. There
was a heavy period of sleet about 1:30 on the west side of Huntsville.
Visibility dropped to about 1/3 mile. After 10 minutes it was gone and
the sun came back out. At Scrougout in NE Etowah
County, winds gusted to 45 mph and drizzled for a time.

The weather will be clearing tonight and turning colder. There may be
some clouds around for a time tomorrow morning, but sunshine will
predominate. Look for mostly sunny weather on Friday as temperatures
recover to 60. Occasional showers on Saturday preceding another cold
front. Clearing and colder on Sunday with early morning lows in the
mid to upper 20s.

PROWLING FAR AND WIDE: We are still watching Alaska like a hawk. The
bitter cold continues. Sooner or later the people in Alaska will get
tired of it and send it southward. They want us to invite it down
here. We may get a good dose of that later. The low was 56 below zero
this morning in Northway and Chalkyitsik. It has been 64 below in the
last few days at Chicken. (Yes, there is a town in Alaska by that
name.) It was 58 below this morning at Beaver Creek in the Yukon. On
the opposite end of the thermometer, a high of 113 is forecast for
tomorrow at Derby in West Australia.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly is evolving through
some new habits. I am beginning to wonder if she has been listening to
TV news about the worldwide economic collapse. She seems more and more
worried when her food dish and water bowl get partially empty. She
petitions me to keep them full. Last night I sat down in my
comfortable chair in the den and discovered she had hidden a treat in
the blanket on the chair. I have also discovered treats hidden under
my pillow on the king-size bed as well as under blankets on the bed
and even stuffed down behind the cushion on the sofa. She may be
expecting the worst. She is much smarter than I give her credit. Life
goes on.

J. B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Mostly clear and colder.
Morning Low 38
WIND: SW 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny and cool.
Morning Low 38 Afternoon High 57
WIND: W 10-16

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny, but clouds increase at night.
Morning Low 34 Afternoon High 60
WIND: SE 5-10

SATURDAY
Cloudy with occasional showers. Colder Saturday night.
Morning Low 48 Afternoon High 57
WIND: NW 7-14

SUNDAY
Clearing and colder.
Morning Low 27 Afternoon High 53
WIND: NW 7-14

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