ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday May 28, 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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...A Few Strong Storms Today...

DRY AIR GETTING CLOSER: We will have one more day with a humid airmass
in place across our state, and with the daytime heating process, and
an approaching surface boundary, more showers and storms will fire up
across the state today. Most of them will come during the afternoon
and evening hours, and like yesterday, some of the storms will be
strong with potential for gusty winds and some hail. The showers and
storms will end soon after sunset.

Drier air begins to move into the state late tonight and tomorrow, and
it looks like most Alabama communities will be dry for a change. The
chance of any one spot getting wet tomorrow is only about one in ten.

DRY WEEKEND: The dry takes over for the weekend, and we continue to
forecast mostly sunny days and clear nights with lower humidity levels
and cooler nights. Most places will be in the upper 50s day daybreak
Saturday; not bad for a late May morning in Alabama. Afternoons will
be warm, with mid 80s on Saturday, followed by upper 80s Sunday. But,
the lower humidity levels will make those temperatures feel a little
more comfortable.

WEDNESDAY'S STORMS: A number of thunderstorms over Alabama reached
severe limits yesterday afternoon; a number of trees were blown down
in Double Springs. Flooding was a problem in Sumter County; one road
intersection in the community of Sumterville was washed out, and
marble sized hail was seen in Linden, in Marengo County. In Lamar
County, a thunderstorm produced quarter sized hail near Vernon. Flash
flood warnings was issued for a number of counties over the Tennessee
Valley, where rain amounts over three inches were reported.

DID YOU KNOW? Alabama's "wet microburst" season begins June 1;
afternoon storms on a summer day at times have the potential to
produce small areas of intense straight line winds than can produce
damage much like a small tornado.

ON THIS DATE IN 1987: Oklahoma soaked by very heavy rains at the end
of the month. As much as 13 inches of rain fell across parts of
central Oklahoma, resulting in disastrous flash floods that caused $65
million in damage. Several thousand people had to be evacuated from
their homes, including some by helicopter.

SPECIAL ABC 33/40 NOAA WEATHER RADIO OFFER: You can purchase the
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James Spann
jspann@abc3340.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
Warm and humid with a mix of sun and clouds. Scattered showers and
strong storms.
Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 7-14

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Only a small risk of a shower.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 81
WIND: NW 8-16

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny and less humid.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 85
WIND: N 5-10

SUNDAY
A good supply of sunshine with a warm afternoon.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NE 5-10

MONDAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 87
WIND: S 5-10

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