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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday May 27, 2009
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Attention Patriots--You Can Now Personalize Your
"God Bless America" Car Tag at your county license office!!

Proceeds benefit the Alabama Veterans Living Legacy at
The American Village in Montevallo. You can transfer any
style of your current license plate. For more info, contact
your county license office or visit www.americanvillage.org
and click on the car tag icon at the bottom of the page.

Mark your calendar and celebrate Independence Day at
The American Village on July 4th. And watch for special
one-day vacation rates in July.

The American Village is located 30 minutes south of Birmingham
in Montevallo, just 4 miles off Interstate 65 at Exit 234. Call
toll-free 1-877-811-1776, or 205-665-3535, or visit online at
www.americanvillage.org for additional information to help
plan your visit.

The Village also offers unique facilities for special events:
weddings, receptions, office retreats, corporate picnics, holiday
parties and private dinners. Call today to reserve your space!
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...Drier Air Arrives Late In The Week...

ANOTHER SHOWERY DAY: Not much change in the weather today; a blanket
of moist air covers Alabama and the Deep South this morning, and once
again we expect scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms across
the state. While no severe weather is expected, like recent days a few
tropical downpours are likely. Away from the showers, we expect a few
intervals of sunshine with a high in the low to mid 80s and very high
humidity values.

TO THE NORTHWEST: A nice surge of drier air has moved into the
northern U.S., and that is moving in our general direction. We will
hang on to the risk of scattered showers and thunderstorms tomorrow,
but by Friday the chance of any one spot getting wet is only about one
in eight with a
partly sunny sky.

A DRY WEEKEND: I think most folks are ready for this; it looks like we
will enjoy a totally rain-free weekend with lower humidity levels and
cooler nights. Lots of sunshine is expected Saturday and Sunday with
highs mostly in the mid 80s; early morning temperatures should reach
the pleasant upper 50s. Some low to mid 50s are possible for the
cooler valleys across the northern half of the state.

TUESDAY'S SHOWERS: Some of the heavier rain totals across Alabama
yesterday included 1.46" at Hayden, 1.16" at Inverness, 1.09" at
Bessemer, and 1.01" at Concord. Birmingham's rain surplus for 2009 is
now up to 1.94".

ON THIS DATE IN 1973: A large EF4 tornado cut a 135-mile path across
central Alabama. Hardest hit was the town of Brent, where 5 people
perished and 90 percent of the town was demolished. Seven people died
along the path of the twister. Cancelled checks from Greensboro were
found at Gadsden, over 100 miles away. The tornado also destroyed the
old National Weather Service radar station near Brent, which was
Alabama's primary radar in the 1970s. Another killer tornado struck
Center Point on the northeast side of Birmingham, killing one man.

ON THIS DATE IN 1997: An F5 tornado that struck the town of Jarrell,
Texas, killing 27 people out of 1319 residents. The tornado was 3/4 of
a mile wide and tracked across the ground for 7.6 miles. Double Creek
Estates, a subdivision of Jarrell, was literally wiped off the map
with all 38 homes and several mobile homes destroyed.

IT CAN BE HOT IN MAY: The year 1962 was one of the hottest Mays on
record in Alabama; daily maximum temperature records were established
on 14 days, with the heat peaking at 99 degrees on May 28. Our
earliest day with triple digit heat, by the way, came on June 5, 1985
when the high was exactly 100 degrees in Birmingham.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.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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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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TODAY
Occasionally cloudy. A good chance of showers and storms.
Afternoon High 84
WIND: SW 6-12

THURSDAY
Warm and humid with a mix of sun and clouds. Scattered showers and
storms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 7-14

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Only a small risk of a shower.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 83
WIND: W 7-14

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny and less humid.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 83
WIND: N 6-12

SUNDAY
A good supply of sunshine with a warm afternoon.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 85
WIND: NE 5-10

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