ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Sunday May 3,  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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...Big Damaging Wind Event Looming...

A derecho is a widespread damaging wind event caused by a bow echo or thunderstorm complex.  These organized storm system can bring 60 mph+ winds to a path that is hundreds of miles long.  One of those was racing across Mississippi late this morning.  It will reach west Alabama just after the noon hour and race across Central Alabama this afternoon.  It was moving at an incredible 70 mph!  Now is the plan to plan what you will do as the line approaches. 

PERSONAL SAFETY PLAN:   Do you know what to do when tornadoes and severe thunderstorms threaten?  It is especially important if you live in manufactured housing.  These homes provide affordable and excellent housing to lots of folks.  But even properly anchored, they are not safe in intense winds and tornadoes.  Plan to leave them in plenty of time before severe storms approach your area.  Go to friend or family member's frame home, preferably with a basement. 

In a public building, go to the designated shelter area.  Know it in advance.  At home, go to the center, lowest floor (again, preferably a below ground basement) in a small room or closet or bathroom with as many walls between you and the outside.  Get in a tub or under something sturdy.  Protect yourself with blankets.  Kids can wear their bicycle helmets. 

Don't be in a car during a tornado or strong wind evevt.  Leave them for substantial buildings.  There is an on-going debate about whether to 

leave them for a ditch or to stay inside with your seat belts fastened.  Don't get caught in that situation. 

Remember the threat from lightning and flooding also.  The best weapon is information.  Be in a position to receive weather watches and warnings. Stay safe today. 

THE STORMS OF SPRING – DAY THREE:   We will deal with the big derecho from noon through at least mid-afternoon.   Storms ahead of it could produce damaging winds and hail, especially as we see some heating this morning.  Moderate to heavy rain over Northwest Alabama and the Tennessee Valley falling on already soaked ground could produce flooding.  More storms will form late this afternoon and evening ahead of a 

cold front.   

THE WEEK AHEAD:   The rain and storms should move eastward early Monday, allowing for some late clearing.  Tuesday should be a fine day, but showers and storms could return on Wednesday, and they could be a semi-permanent feature into the weekend.   

ON THIS DATE IN 2008:   Cyclone Nargis left around 150,000 people dead as it rampaged across the Irrawaddy Delta of Burma.   Burma is officially known as Myanmar.  The category three tropical cyclone was packing top winds of 120 mph when it made landfall.  It then crossed southern Burma and hit the City of Rangoon hard.  The military junta in charge of the country refused outside aid at first. It is the deadliest cyclone to strike Southeast Asia in the past century and t he worst disaster in the history of the country of Burma.              

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.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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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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TONIGHT

Showers and storms.  Some will be severe with heavy rain.   A widespread damaging wind event likely to the south.    

Morning Low 66
WIND: SW 10-20

MONDAY

Showers and storms end from the west.  Some clearing late in the day. 

Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 74
WIND: W/NW 6-12

TUESDAY

Partly cloudy and seasonably warm. 

Morning Low 57 Afternoon High 80
WIND: W 6-12

WEDNESDAY

A chance of showers and storms.  

Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 79
WIND: SW 6-12

THURSDAY

A continued chance of showers and storms. 

Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 80

WIND: W 6-12

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