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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday May 23, 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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...Rain A Good Bet Today...

Yesterday was a great day to leave the office early and head to
beautiful Regions Park to take in a session of the SEC Baseball
Tournament. A shower passed over just before the game between Florida
and Arkansas, but the weather was mostly perfect otherwise. Mostly
cloudy and comfortably mild with a wonderful easterly breeze. Throw
in the verdant green field, the smell of the popcorn and hot dogs and
the pop of the
leather and it made for a perfect afternoon. More great baseball
today and Sunday. Go check it out.

TROPICAL TROUBLE: We have been tracking low pressure in the Gulf of
Mexico most of this week. That low finally started to get some
organized thunderstorms last night when it was about 200 miles south
of the Florida Panhandle. The low is approaching the Mississippi
coast this morning and will move into the Magnolia State during the
day. The low will continue to pump lots of moist air into Alabama and
rain will be a fairly good bet across the area today. While rain
chances will be near 100 percent today, it will be a case of scattered
showers and storms forming in loosely organized bands

MOVING FORWARD IN TIME: Rain and storms will be likely again on
Sunday. As the low moves further northwestward and into Arkansas by
Monday and Tuesday, our rain chances will gradually lessen. We will
still be in a warm, moist atmosphere for the foreseeable future. This
means scattered mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms
through the rest of the week.

SHUTTLE LANDING: The crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis got an extra
day in space thanks to the disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico. Good
weather is not a give this morning for the first landing opportunity
at the Kennedy Space Center at 8:16 a.m. CDT, but it should be much
improved over today. The alternate landing site is Edwards AFB in
California. Weather there should be clear, but there will be strong
winds. The shuttle has enough provisions to stay aloft until Monday.
But let's get it home today. After having watched a launch in person,
it seems that every shuttle mission is personal.

RICKWOOD CLASSIC: One of the most special events in sports will be
Wednesday at Birmingham's historic Rickwood Field as the 14th annual
Rickwood Classic is held. The Barons will play host to the
Mississippi Braves at 12:35 p.m. Grab as many fans of America's
favorite pastime as you can and enjoy an afternoon at America's oldest
ballpark and a truly special temple of the sport.

ON THIS DATE IN 2004: A persistent frontal system over northeast
Iowa and southwest Wisconsin over three days in late May 2004 produced
several rounds of thunderstorms that dumped as much as 8-10 inches of
rain on the area. Severe and widespread flash flooding resulted. A
record flood crest was observed on the Volga river at Elkport, Iowa.
A dike broke on Elk Creek, inundating the small town. It was not the
first flood to hit the area. Major floods also occurred in 1908,
1916, 1922 and 1999. The town decided to accept a FEMA buyout two
years later and the entire town was bulldozed. In many cases,
mitigation is a far superior solution to attempting to rebuild or
protect destroyed communities in areas vulnerable to natural hazards.

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--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
Cloudy and breezy with a good chance of showers and a few storms. A
nice easterly breeze.
Afternoon High 74
WIND: E 10-20

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy with a good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 78
WIND: SE 8-16

MONDAY
Periods of rain and a few thunderstorms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 80
WIND: S 8-16

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 81
WIND: SW 7-14

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny with scattered mainly afternoon and evening storms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 83
WIND: SW 7-14

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