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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday April 15, 2009
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ELEVENTH ANNUAL LEBANESE FOOD AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL
Saint Elias Maronite Catholic Church
April 17-18, 2009 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Get Homemade Lebanese Food Lunch and Dinner April 17 - 18
Easy Friday Lunch -- Fast Service in/out in minutes -- Take out or
dine in. For really fast service come early or late. We serve food
the whole day. You can also have food delivered to your place of
business for Friday lunch. Click on our website below for a full
menu and further details.

Expanded Silent Auction and Live Band from New York, back by popular
demand, each evening. Shuttle service Friday and Saturday night from 5-9
from UAB Lot 15R on 10th Avenue South next to Epic School. Follow the
signs.

All this and there is No Admission Charge. 25% of all proceeds go to
charities other than St. Elias Church.

For more info and a complete menu, visit our website at:
http://www.stelias.org/festival_2009.html
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...Brighter and Warmer Weather...

WARMER DAYS AHEAD: Clouds simply didn't want to leave North Alabama
yesterday; those clouds kept temperatures in the cool 50s with only a
very limited amount of sunshine. Today should be warmer and brighter
with sunshine back in full supply and afternoon temperatures rising
into the mid to upper 60s. The warming trend continues through the
rest of the week, with low 70s tomorrow, followed by mid 70s Friday
afternoon. The air will remain dry and there is no chance of rain
through Friday night.

WEEKEND PREVIEW: Moisture levels will begin to increase on Saturday,
and we will mention some risk of scattered showers during the
afternoon hours. At this point, it looks like the best chance of a
shower will be over on the western side of the state, and even there
the rain probably won't be too widespread. Showers and storms will be
more likely statewide Saturday night into Sunday; at this point it
looks like the main surface low with this storm system will pass
through South Alabama, which will limit any significant chance of
severe weather. But, it looks like a good rain producer with totals
possibly exceeding one inch.

Monday of next week looks cool and unsettled as a cold upper trough
will be right on top of us; the day should be mostly cloudy and cool
with some chance of scattered light rain and a high only in the 50s.
Drier air returns by Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

STORMS OF APRIL: National Weather Service survey teams have identified
8 tornadoes that touched down across our state last Friday, April 10.
The most significant was an F3 tornado that moved through parts of
Marshall, Jackson, and DeKalb Counties of Northeast Alabama. At one
point that tornado was a brief waterspout when it moved across the
Tennessee River. One home was completely lifted off its foundation and
driven nearly 4 feet into the ground in the community of Sylvania. The
other tornadoes were across parts of Central Alabama, in the general
area from Montgomery to Phenix City; all six of those tornadoes were
rated F1. That same event produced large hail in almost two dozen
Alabama counties.

IN THE DARK: As of late yesterday, Alabama Power reported there were
still 57,350 outages across the state, due to Monday's gravity wave
event. More than half were in the Birmingham metro area, which
includes Jefferson and Shelby Counties. East Alabama was reporting
4,684 outages. West Alabama had 21,908. Those in the hardest-hit
areas may be without electricity until this evening. To repair the
damaged lines as quickly as possible, Alabama Power is receiving help
from crews from other states, including Louisiana, Mississippi and
Tennessee. A number of schools across the northern half of the state
were closed yesterday due to power outages.

EXTREMES: Warmest place in the nation yesterday was Pecos, Texas with
93 degrees; the coldest was Deadhorse, Alaska with 10 below zero.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://cfc.abc3340.com/abc3340/7day.cfm
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: http://www.alabamawx.com

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TODAY
Sunny and warmer.
Afternoon High 67
WIND: NW 8-16

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 43 Afternoon High 71
WIND: E 5-10

FRIDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 74
WIND: S 6-12

SATURDAY
Increasing clouds. An afternoon shower possible, especially over West
Alabama.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 73
WIND: S 10-18

SUNDAY
Periods of rain and a few thunderstorms.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 70
WIND: S 10-15

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