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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday May 8, 2009
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Head Down Under for an Outback Adventure
with SummerQuest at Hunter Street, June 1-5

It's summer and the kids are home from school with nothing to do.
Instead of leaving them to watch TV and play video games all day, you
can send them on a week-long Outback Adventure with SummerQuest!

Outback Adventure will be held at Hunter Street Baptist Church in
Hoover, June 1-5. At Outback Adventure, kids grades 1-6 will learn
about our great God as they take part in arts and crafts, sports
activities, Bible study, and corporate worship each day. Outback
Adventure is free, so bring a friend, family member or neighbor with
you.

Outback Adventure starts each morning at 8:30 a.m. and dismisses at
12:15 p.m. Registration is required, and you can register your kids at
www.kidquestonline.org. T-shirts are available for $7. For more
information, call Hunter Street, 205.985.7295 or visit www.hunterstreet.org
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...Warmest Weather So Far in 2009...

GETTING CLOSE TO 90: Summer-like weather will headline our forecast
today; most communities will rise into the upper 80s this afternoon, I
would not be shocked to near of a few places in West Alabama with a
high of 90 or 91. Humidity values will stay high, so it will feel more
like a day in late June or early July. During the heat of the
afternoon, a few thunderstorms could pop up over the state; where they
do form the storms will be strong with lots of lightning, but they
should also be rather widely spaced, and most communities will be dry.

WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND: The weather won't change too much tomorrow;
another very warm and humid day with some risk of isolated storms
during the afternoon; the high will be well in the 80s. But, tomorrow
night, with a surface front approaching from the north, a band of
showers and storms should move into the state, dropping slowly
southward before dissipating by early Sunday. Then, on Sunday, with
the boundary just north of here, we expect a mostly cloudy sky with a
good chance of a few showers and storms during the day. Sunday won't
be as warm with a high in the upper 70s due to the clouds and showers.

NEXT WEEK: We will maintain a decent chance of showers and
thunderstorms on Monday, it now looks like drier air will move into
Alabama Monday night. If this happens, then we will enjoy a sunny sky
on Tuesday and Wednesday with cooler nights, lower humidity values,
and a break from showers and storms. The muggy, tropical air will
return over the latter half of the week, however.

WEDNESDAY'S STORMS: A total of 12 tornadoes were confirmed across
Alabama on Wednesday, including 9 by the Birmingham NWS office, and 3
by the Huntsville office. Most of the tornadoes in this part of the
state were in Tuscaloosa and Walker counties.

BIG TIME FLOODING: Parts of Montgomery received over 7 inches of rain
yesterday morning from a nearly stationary thunderstorm complex, with
serious flash flooding from downtown through the eastern part of the
city. Authorities are still looking for the body of a man they believe
died flood waters swept his car into a drainage ditch at the
intersection of McGehee Road and Debbie Drive. The State Legislature
went into recess and the State House was evacuated. Workers also shut
off power to the building yesterday morning.

ON THIS DATE IN 1988: Mother's Day tornado outbreak of 57 tornadoes
across the Mississippi Valley. 22 twisters in Iowa was a record. The
tornadoes were accompanied by over 200 reports of large hail and
damaging winds. Terre Bonne MO reported baseball-sized hail. 80-mph
winds at Rockford IL trapped a person in a portable toilet.
Fortunately, no deaths were reported with the outbreak.

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James Spann
jspann@abc3340.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
Partly sunny and warmer. Isolated afternoon storms.
Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 10-20

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. An afternoon storm possible; more likely Saturday night.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SW 10-15

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 78
WIND: SW 7-14

MONDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 76
WIND: NW 7-14

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny and less humid.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 75
WIND: N 6-12

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