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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday March 3, 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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WARM 70s BY THE WEEKEND: As I sit in my weather office by my big
window writing this story, my mind wanders away to the big overlook at
the end of the long plank walk at Cheaha or a similar one at DeSoto
State Park. I would also like to be driving up the Paint Rock Valley
or going deep into the Bankhead National Forest where there are
actually some hemlock trees. I guess you can gather from all of that,
that I do not want to be inside on a day like this. The air is
sparkling clear, although we have some high thin clouds. You can
seemingly see forever.

It was another cold morning across Alabama. I sure would like to know
how many mornings this winter that we have had temperatures under 20
degrees in the NE Alabama valleys. I bet it would surprise you. We
look at a few sample lows from this morning:

13 Grantley
14 Broomtown, Scrougout
18 Pinson, Meridianville
19 Cullman, Munford, Bankhead National Forest
20 Springville, Huntsville, Crossville, Decatur

Again this morning, it was below freezing practically to the Gulf of
Mexico. It will not be that cold tonight, but there will be some
pockets of lows to mid 20s in the East Alabama valleys. A more
noticeable warming trend starts tomorrow and becomes even more evident
as we head toward the weekend. By Friday and Saturday, mid 70s will be
common. We may hear of some upper 70s over West and South Alabama.

OUR NEXT RAIN: Little chance of any rain until a few showers show up
on Sunday. A better chance of showers on Monday along with some
thunderstorms thrown in, but even into early next week, highs should
stay in the 70s.

USA AND WORLD NOTES: I heard a news report that the total number of
people burned to death in Australian wildfires had exceeded 200--too
tragic to think about. That big NE snowstorm was not quite as bad as
earlier expected. New snow in New England seemed to vary from 8 to 14
inches and the sun is out today. In the Great Smoky Mountain National
Park, the low on Mt. LeConte this morning was 4 below with 5 inches of
snow on the ground. Gatlinburg had 12 with 1 inch of snow. At Mountain
City in the NE corner of Tennessee, the low was 2 above zero. Coldest
in the lower 48 was 27 below at Stonington, Michigan and in Alaska 38
below at Arctic Village. Nome has 56 inches of snow on the ground. 92
was the USA high at Indio, California. Just another indication that we
are entering a dangerous season here in the South. On March 3, 1966, a
powerful F5 tornado plowed through Jackson and cut a 75-mile path
through Mississippi. There were 57 fatalities.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Getting a lot of sympathy for my Little
Miss Molly because most of her playroom is not available any more. She
spends a lot of time walking from one corner of the house to the other
trying to stay out of the way. It is a complete change of lifestyle
for her. She frequently follows me around and looks up at me with the
most puzzled expression as if to say, what happened to our playtime
and our ballgames. The only thing we can do is try to give her a whole
lot more loving, a lot of rubdowns and a lot of belly rubs. She enjoys
those immensely. One of her favorite things now seems to be bedtime
where she can have peace and quiet. Life goes on.....

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

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FREE HEALTH & WELLNESS EXPO
MARCH 11

Are you ready to get fit? Get started by attending the free Health &
Wellness Expo on Wednesday, March 11 at Hunter Street Baptist Church,
2600 John Hawkins Parkway in Hoover. The Expo is open from 3:00 to
6:00 p.m. at the church.
Princeton Hoover will provide free health screenings or information
about blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), bone density, glucose/
cholesterol, dermascan, vision, hearing and balance.
Medical specialists will answer questions and there will be
information about Sleep Study. The American Red Cross will provide
blood typing.
A back and shoulder massage chair will be available and participants
can try a free group fitness sampler class and tour the fitness room.
Visit http://www.hunterstreet.org or call the Church Office for more
information, 205.985.7295.
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TONIGHT
Mostly sunny but cool.
Morning Low 28
WIND: NE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 28 Afternoon High 61
WIND: S 6-12

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A mild afternoon.
Morning Low 39 Afternoon High 70
WIND: S 10-15

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 50 Afternoon High 75
WIND: SW 6-12

SATURDAY
Spring-like warmth. Partially sunny.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 76
WIND: SW 6-12

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