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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday April 23, 2009
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...Extended Warm Period...

EXCELLENT RACE WEATHER: The main sporting event in Alabama over the
weekend is the big race at the Talladega Super Speedway. It looks like
good weather for the entire event. It may feel a bit warm as
temperatures top out in the mid 80s, because it will be mostly
sunshine. There will be enough breeze to offset that. On each day the
wind will be from the SW at 10-15 mph.

QUESTION ABOUT TONIGHT: Last night a group of thunderstorms cut loose
before daybreak over NE Alabama and moved down across the Anniston
area and into Central Georgia. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was
issued for one county in Central Georgia. This afternoon we see
another group of storms taking shape over Middle Tennessee and some
lighter showers over North Alabama. These will move toward the ESE.
Bottom line: there could be a shower or even a thunderstorm over parts
of NE and East/Central Alabama through the early evening. After that,
clear sailing.

Just a couple of mornings ago, we had a touch of light frost in some
of the NE Alabama valleys. Now we are expecting mid 80s every day well
into next week and lows at night close to 60. It is the season for
changeable weather in Alabama. Friday could be our warmest day. We are
calling for 86 across Central Alabama. Some places over on the west
side of the state could reach the upper 80s.

NEXT RAIN EVENT: Looks like it may be the middle of next week before
we have hardly any chance at all. May be some late Tuesday, but the
best chance of some scattered showers and storms should be about next
Wednesday. So far this month, Huntsville has received 4.67 inches of
rain, which is over twice as much as Birmingham has received.
Huntsville has received over 1 inch on three different days.

SCOUTING NORTH AMERICA: 108 in Death Valley was the hottest
yesterday. It was 15 at Stonington, Michigan this morning. Coldest in
Alaska was 1 below at Kuparuk. Our daily check on Whittier, Alaska
shows the snow depth is down to 79 inches. Terrific wild fires in
progress on the South Carolina coast, mainly in the vicinity of Myrtle
Beach. Dozens of homes have been destroyed and more than 1,000 people
have been evacuated. In the Northwest USA, as much as 10-20 inches of
new snow is expected in the next couple of days in the Tetons and Big
Horn Mountain of Wyoming as well as the mountains of SW Montana.
Eventually the snow will get down into the Northern Wasatch Mountains
of Utah as well as the Uinta Mountains in NE Utah.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I love clouds, so every time I walk
Little Miss Molly, I spend much of the time glancing up at the sky,
identifying all of the clouds and which way they are moving. Have been
doing that seemingly since before I was born. Molly does not look
upward as often. However, if our two friends the old crows fly over
cawing, she will look up. The very first morning I walked her six
years ago, two old crows were perched high in the Old Crow Motel
really chewing each other out. We figured divorce was around the
corner. Molly spends more of her time looking over her shoulder to
make sure the big black dog with the crooked tail is not lurking. That
little girl has at least 25 private toilets on the walking track. She
is so interesting to watch. Life goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
An isolated evening thunderstorm east. Fair overnight.
Morning Low 60
WIND: SW 3-6

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny and very warm.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 8-16

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SW 7-14

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 83
WIND: S 10-15

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 83
WIND: SW 10-15

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