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Morning Edition For Saturday April 18, 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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...Showers and Storms Return...

Changes are coming in our weather, and they will be obvious by this
afternoon. High pressure over Georgia has been holding the massed
moisture to the west of Alabama at bay, but that will end as we go
through the day. Our winds will increase out of the southeast, and
the Gulf of Mexico will be open for business. Clouds will be
increasing this afternoon, and a few showers will be possible west of
I-65 by afternoon. Look for highs to be in the 70s.

TONIGHT: Showers and storms will increase across the north and west
as the airmass becomes more unstable. Showers will be possible across
the south and east. Look for lows to range between the middle 40s and
middle 50s.

SEVERE WEATHER TOMORROW? A surface low will form over eastern Texas
later today and move to a position over the Missouri Bootheel by
Sunday morning. This is a very favorable position for severe weather
across Alabama, and that will be possible as numerous showers and
storms form. Temperatures will warm into the 70s, with dew points in
the 60s. Instability levels won't be off the scale, but they will be
high enough to warrant a risk for severe storms. Upper level wind
profiles are not too impressive either, but as we say when it comes to
spring in Alabama, expect the unexpected. The showers and storms will
push out of East Alabama overnight.

THE WEEK AHEAD: A few showers will linger into Monday morning. Skies
will remain mostly cloudy through the day with a few peeks of sun
possible by late. Look for lows by Tuesday morning to be down into
the 40s. Tuesday should feature skies that become sunny. Sunshine
will be a primary feature for much of the remainder of the week.

A-DAY WEATHER: Both Auburn and Alabama will have spring football
games today. We believe little or no chance of rain for the Auburn
area. There will be a chance of some showers in Tuscaloosa this
afternoon. It might be advisable to take your rain gear if you are
heading to Bryant-Denny Stadium

ONE OF MY FAVORITE EVENTS OF THE YEAR: The eleventh annual Lebanese
Food and Cultural Festival is today from 10 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. at
Saint Elias Maronite Catholic Church on the Southside (836 8th Street
South). Enjoy some fabulous homemade Lebanese food for lunch or
dinner. Take out or dine in. No admission charge! Shuttle will be
available from UAB lot 15R.

TORNADO SPOILS PERFECTLY GOOD TORNADO DRILL: On Saturday morning,
April 18, 1970, Civil Defense in the town of Plainview, Texas, south
of Amarillo, planned to conduct a tornado drill. Thirty two homes on
the west side of town were marked as having been hit by a fake
twister. There were plenty of simulated victims and damage. The Red
Cross was scheduled to conduct house to house searches in the wake of
the simulated disaster. But about eighteen hours before the drill was
supposed to happen, a real tornado struck the northeastern part of the
town. Miraculously, the tornado missed the hospital by a narrow
margin. Five people died. More on that significant tornado outbreak
on AlabamaWx.com.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.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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2009 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
MAY 20-24
REGIONS PARK STADIUM in Hoover
For Tickets, call (800) 732-4849 (800-SEC-4TIX)
or visit http://www.southtix.com/secbb.html
For Corporate Hospitality Packages, call (205) 977-9335

Here's your chance to see the best college baseball in the country,
right here in Hoover, Alabama! See the top eight teams in the SEC
compete for the tournament title over the course of this five day
event.

Reserved seats are going fast so be sure to order yours today at
(800) 732-4849 or by logging onto http://www.southtix.com/secbb.html
Opportunities still exist to entertain employees, clients or friends
in the Corporate Hospitality suite. Call (205) 977-9335 to inquire
about the various corporate hospitality packages.

Mark your calendars to go to Regions Park Stadium, May 20-24
to see some big time college baseball.

The 2009 SEC Baseball Tournament
THE BEST COLLEGE BASEBALL IN THE COUNTRY!!
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TODAY
Increasing clouds. Slight chance of a shower or storm by afternoon.
Storms more likely overnight.
Afternoon High 72
WIND: S 10-18

SUNDAY
Windy with showers and storms. Heavy rain possible and storms could
be strong to severe.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 71
WIND: S 12-22

MONDAY
Cooler. A lingering morning shower possible.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 65
WIND: NW 10-16

TUESDAY
Skies become sunny.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 67
WIND: NW 8-16

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 74
WIND: NE 5-10

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