ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday March 19, 2009
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A NEW LAKE COMMUNITY

Horizons on Logan Martin Lake in Pell City, Alabama is a new lake
lifestyle community. As of this month, we have available for sale and
occupancy, 4 upscale town homes and 31 prime lake lots.

The community is unique in that there are 15 acres of common lake
property with 3000 feet of shoreline.

There is an 8 foot wide boardwalk the entire 3000 feet, ready
for your morning or evening walk. The clubhouse is complete
and includes an upstairs and downstairs great room and kitchen,
an exercise room, 12 foot covered porch all around, pool,
showers and much more.

You can buy your lot and plan your dream home and start enjoying all
the amenities today. Launch your boat on our private launch, dock at
your private space or just sit on the boardwalk and tan. Enjoy the
pool, take a shower before dinner and plan your own get together at
the 4000 square foot club house.

Check us out at http://www.horizonsloganmartinlake.com or call
ReMax Realty Pros at 205-884-6000
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...Here Comes Another Front...

THE ALABAMA WEATHER SITUATION: Another cool front was crossing the
Tennessee River in extreme North Alabama early this afternoon. It will
push steadily southward and by daybreak it should be crossing the
Alabama/NW Florida beaches. This front is moisture starved, so we have
eliminated any mention of rain later today and this evening, although
you might see a sprinkle. We will have some temporary cloudiness with
the front, but clearing later tonight. After that we have it made for
at least 5 days in a row with no rain expected and some relatively
pleasant temperatures. The only possible exception is when you crawl
out of bed and go out to pick up the paper, you will experience some
low to mid 40s and even some upper 30s Saturday morning.
We do not foresee a significant rain event until the middle of next
week, mainly about next Wednesday, extending possibly into Thursday.
There could be some showers and thunderstorms during that time frame.

THE FROST SITUATION: A number of people have asked when it is safe to
plant. That can vary considerably on the topography around where you
live. At Birmingham Airport, the average date of the last temperature
freezing or lower is March 23, but it has occurred as late as April
23, 1986 when we had 30.
To show the variation, Vic Bell, the 33/40 Skywatcher for Scrougout,
has had the first frost as early as September 26 and the latest as
late as May 22. Scrougout is located in extreme NE Etowah County near
where DeKalb, Etowah and Cherokee Counties meet. While we are talking
about NE Alabama, there is a very small community called Noah on one
of the south arms of Weiss Lake. Does anyone know how it got that name?

BIG TORNADO ANNIVERSARY: It is coming up in only two days. It was
March 21, 1932 when about 300 people in Alabama were killed in a
number of vicious tornadoes that came in two waves, midafternoon and
after dark. Did you know that during one of those, a check was picked
up at Paint Rock in NE Alabama and it did not float to the ground
until 105 miles later in Athens, Tennessee.

SNOW COVER: The latest snow survey today shows that about 15% of the
lower 48 states has a snow cover. That compared to 36% a month ago
today. Except for the high country of the west, consistent snow cover
includes North Dakota, North Minnesota, extreme Northern Wisconsin,
Upper Michigan and from Upstate New York to Maine. No scarcity of snow
in Alaska where there is 75 inches on the ground at Nome and 57 inches
at Whittier. Another sign of
spring is the fact that the coldest in the lower 48 this morning was 1
below at Kadetogama, Minnesota. That is the warmest coldest
temperature in a long time.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Sure is nice to go out and pick up the
morning paper before sunrise. There is a single bird that is singing
the same tune
at the same time every morning in a nearby tree. Little Miss Molly and
I had a very pleasant long walk. On her first walk, she insists on
taking her time. She checked out so many clumps of grass that her face
was wet with dew almost up to her eyeballs. Coming back down the
concrete walking track, two robins with their bright red breasts,
walked out of the hedgerow to check us out. Molly turned toward them
and they took off like a shuttle launch. We also passed a 4-inch worm
headed south breaking the speed limit. Little Miss Molly has taught me
to have a vivid, silly, out-of-control imagination. We surmised that
the worm was headed to Gulf Shores for Spring Break. It will take him
30 years. Life goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
Turning cooler. Clearing late.
Morning Low 43
WIND: N 5-10

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny, breezy and cool.
Morning Low 43 Afternoon High 66
WIND: NE 7-14

SATURDAY
Sunny. A chilly early morning.
Morning Low 39 Afternoon High 68
WIND: E 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 69
WIND: SE 7-14

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 50 Afternoon High 72
WIND: SE 6-12

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