ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday May 6, 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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...Strong To Severe Storms Today...

ANOTHER ACTIVE WEATHER DAY: Numerous showers and thunderstorms will
make for a wet and story May day for Alabama, and based on the
projected atmospheric profile we could very well be dealing with a few
severe thunderstorms. At this point, it looks like the greatest risk
of strong to severe storms will come during the afternoon and evening
hours, but a few strong storms could very well rumble this morning.
The stronger storms today will be capable of producing large hail and
damaging winds, and a few isolated tornadoes will be possible. It is
likely that watches and warnings will be needed, and everybody should
be in a position to hear them as the day rolls along. We should also
mention the threat of heavy rain; we are in a pure tropical airmass,
and the heavier storms could easily drop one inch of rain in only 30
minutes or so. Flash flood issues are possible where heavy storms
repeatedly move over the same area.

TOMORROW THROUGH THE WEEKEND: Storms should diminish late tonight, but
we will remain in a very moist environment for the rest of the week
and the weekend, so we will have some risk of at least scattered
showers and thunderstorms on a daily basis. Afternoon highs will be in
the 80s, with dewpoints way up in the 60s. The best chance of the
scattered storms will come during the afternoon and evening hours, but
a few nighttime and morning showers and storms are not out of the
question. Of course, along the way there will be some decent intervals
of sunshine. We are slowly making the transition into a summer pattern
here in Alabama.

BUSY WEATHER YEAR: Preliminary Storm Prediction Center stats show that
through Monday, there have been over 70 tornadoes in Alabama, which
leads the nation in 2009. This total through early May is about 3/4
of the total number of tornadoes for ALL of 2008.

DID YOU KNOW? The number of confirmed EF0-1 tornadoes in AL have
increased significantly and steadily since 1998 and represent
approximately 85% of all tornadoes in the Birmingham NWS county
warning area. Only about 15% of tornadoes are EF2 or greater. Reasons
for this increase are likely due to technological advances (two way
communication with officials and public), pinpointing severe weather
locations, and increased verification methods. (thanks to Jim
Stefkovich of the B'ham NWS for this info)

ON THIS DATE IN 1975: Very large tornado kills 3 and does $250 million
in damage in Omaha NE, making it the most costly US tornado to that
time. 133 were injured. The path of the storm was 10 miles long and up
to 1/4 of a mile wide. The tornado moved through the western section
of town before lifting over the northern part of the city, but not
before it had destroyed 287 houses and damaged 1400 others. Excellent
warnings kept the death toll amazingly low.

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
Mostly cloudy with showers and storms likely. Storms could be strong
to severe.
Afternoon High 81
WIND: SW 10-20

THURSDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. A few scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SW 6-12

FRIDAY
Warm and humid. Scattered, mainly afternoon showers or storms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. A passing storm possible in a few spots.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
Morning sun; a few scattered showers or storms by afternoon.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 82
WIND: SW 6-12

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