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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday May 21, 2009
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FARMER'S MARKET TIME IN CALHOUN COUNTY!

The Calhoun County Farmers Market will be open this week to
provide local goods for your Memorial holiday enjoyment. Locally
grown produce and plants as well as home made goods and crafts
will be available.

The Calhoun County Farmers Market is open on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 1702 Noble Street in Anniston. Arrive by 8:00 am
for best selection. The Buckner Group market at Zinn Park will
open later in the summer.

For information on our Farmer's Markets, "Lunch and Learn"
educational series or other events, visit www.aces.edu/calhoun
or call 256-237-1621.
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...Showers Return To Alabama...

MOIST AIR RETURNS: A strong easterly flow will continue across
Alabama, due to high pressure north of the state, and low pressure to
the south over the Gulf of Mexico. This will pull in moisture,
initially from the Atlantic, and will bring a mostly cloudy sky to the
state along with the chance of a few passing showers through tonight.
The rain shouldn't be especially heavy or widespread, just be aware
that you might have to dodge a few raindrops.

That same pattern will continue tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday as
moisture levels continue to slowly increase. It looks like the most
widespread rain over the weekend will come over the southern half of
the state, but a few passing showers are a good bet up this way with a
mostly cloudy sky and afternoon highs in the 77 to 80 degree range. A
few rain delays are likely at the SEC tournament going on at Regions
Park in Hoover, but the chance of a total session being washed out
looks small at this time.

We do expect the rain to become more widespread and heavier on
Memorial Day as the surface low in the Gulf moves inland; periods of
rain are likely for the first half of the week as deep tropical
moisture moves up into the state.

BEACH WEEKEND: Sunshine will be rather limited along the Gulf coast
through the weekend; only about one to two hours of sunshine each day
with a good chance of showers and thunderstorms from time to time. The
NWS in Mobile has issued a gale warning for offshore waters; winds
along the immediate coast will gust as high as 30 mph, and rough surf
and rip tides are very possible all the way from Panama City west to
Gulf Shores. Afternoon highs will be very close to 80 degrees, and the
sea water temperature at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab last night was 73
degrees.

STORMY FLORIDA: NWS survey crews confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched
down in Casselberry, FL during the pre-dawn hours yesterday morning,
where a tornado ripped the roofs off two homes and damaged two others.
As of last night, 14.8 inches of rain had fallen on New Smryna Beach.
Palm Coast, Longwood, Daytona Beach and Sanford also saw rain totals
in the double digits.

ON THIS DATE IN 1792: Gustave-Gaspard Coriolis was born. Coriolis was
a French engineer and mathematician who first described the Coriolis
force, an effect of motion on a rotating body, which is of paramount
importance to meteorology. The Coriolis force on Earth is one factor
that determines general wind directions and is responsible for the
rotation of hurricanes.

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2009 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
MAY 20-24--THIS WEEK!
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 this week
to see some big time college baseball.

The 2009 SEC Baseball Tournament
THE BEST COLLEGE BASEBALL IN THE COUNTRY!!
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TODAY
Mostly cloudy and windy at times. A few scattered showers.
Afternoon High 76
WIND: E 10-20

FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy and windy with a few passing showers.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 79
WIND: E 10-20

SATURDAY
Breezy with scattered showers and possibly a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 79
WIND: SE 10-15

SUNDAY
Occasionally cloudy. Scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 78
WIND: S 7-14

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy with a good chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 80
WIND: S 7-14

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