ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Sunday May 10, 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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...More Storms; Heavy Rain...

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! Today is the day that we pay special homage to
that wonderful woman that is mom. I hope that all of the mom's out
there have a wonderful day today.

LAST EVENING'S RAIN AND STORMS: A surface front sank south across
Alabama last night. As it did, it pushed an area of showers and
storms across the state. Rainfall amounts were generally between a
quarter and three quarters of an inch, but some spots picked up as
much as one to two inches. Bear Creek in Marion County measured 1.22
inches.

MORE RAIN AHEAD: The surface boundary lies across Central Alabama
today, from Livingston to Prattville to Lafayette. The front extends
back into Louisiana. A moist airmass covers the South. Precipitable
water amounts are around 1.50 inches. That is the amount of water in
the atmosphere that would fall in the atmosphere were completely
squeezed out. That's a lot of moisture, especially when it converges
and piles up into storms. With all that moisture lying around, the
slightest perturbation in the upper winds can spark thunderstorms that
grow into a complex.

That happened late last night over Oklahoma. Those storms are into
Alabama now. To the south of the boundary, instability levels are
higher and severe storms are possible. To the north, rain and
embedded storms will dump heavy rainfall. Flash flood watches are in
effect. Another one half to one inch of rain is expected through
tonight in most spots, with some locations over western Alabama
picking up more than an inch.

HEADING INTO MONDAY: The boundary should push south tonight. There
could be a few lingering showers across Central Alabama on Monday,
with more rain and storms over South Alabama again. Skies should
start to clear across the area by late Monday afternoon, with complete
clearing during the evening as drier air moves in. There could be a
little dense fog overnight into Tuesday morning.

TUESDAY AND BEYOND: Any fog should burn off quickly Tuesday morning
under a strong May sun. Skies will be mostly sunny Tuesday morning
and temperatures will rise quickly into the 70s. But the sunshine
will be short lived, as clouds will return during the day as southerly
winds bring moisture back into the area. Showers will return Tuesday
night. The Gulf will be open for business by Wednesday and rain and
storms will be likely. Some of them could be strong. An approaching
front will tap the moisture on Thursday, spelling more showers and
storms. This same pattern could last into the weekend.

ON THIS DATE IN 2000: The Cerro Grande Fire near Los Alamos, New
Mexico had been burning for seven days. What had started as a
prescribed burn in the Bandelier National Monument became New Mexico's
worst recorded wildfire as winds suddenly began to gust to over 40
mph. Quickly burning out of control, the fire began to threaten the
city of Los Alamos and the Los Alamos National Labs. It would take
two months to control the fire that burned 48,000 acres and 400 homes.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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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
Rain and storms. Heavy rain possible. Storms could be strong to
severe to the south.
Morning Low 63
WIND: NE 5-10

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy. A few lingering showers. Clearing overnight.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 70
WIND: NE 6-12

TUESDAY
A nice start with lots of sunshine. But clouds increase during
afternoon. Chance of an overnight shower.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 76
WIND: SE 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Rain and a few storms.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 77
WIND: S 7-14

THURSDAY
Showers and storms likely.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 81
WIND: SW 6-12

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