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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday May 16, 2009
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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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...Strong Storms Today...

Storms were getting an early start across Alabama on this Saturday. A
warm, moist airmass is in place relatively cool air aloft is leading
to decent instability. Thunderstorms developed by mid-morning with
heavy rain and lots of lightning. A cold front was approaching
Northwest Tennessee this afternoon. It will push into North Alabama
overnight and through central sections by midnight. Showers and
storms will form through the afternoon and evening ahead of the
approaching cold front. Some of the storms may become severe at times
and flooding could be a problem. Flash flood watches are in effect.

FOR YOUR SUNDAY: Rain will linger through the morning hours on
Sunday in the wake of the cold front. Cooler and drier air will start
flowing into the state during the morning. Temperatures will be
limited to the upper 60s with a northerly breeze. Skies will clear
late in the day, setting the stage for a comfortably cool night. Lows
by Monday morning will be in the upper 40s.

THE WEEK AHEAD: Monday should be a sunny and cool day, with highs in
the lower 70s. We will drop back into the 50 degree range Monday
night. Then Tuesday will be a nearly perfect day, with highs in the
upper 70s. Seasonably warm and dry conditions will prevail Wednesday
and Thursday. Rain could move into the picture late in the week based
on developments in the Gulf.

DID YOU KNOW…that in May…the National Weather Service Birmingham has
the best overall tornado warning statistics in the NWS Southern
Region. The meteorologists at the Shelby County Airport rank number
one in the region in tornado warning lead time, at an amazing 33
minutes. You heard me right: over half an hour. Their probability
of detection (POD) is 88% for the month, meaning that they had a
tornado warning in effect for 88% of the tornadoes that were observed
in their County Warning Area in the month so far. That ranks second
in the Southern Region. Their false alarm rate (FAR) is 74%. That is
fourth in the region. The Federal goal for 2009 for FAR is 72%, so
BMX is just slightly off that goal. The goal for POD is 69%, so they
are well above goal.

TROPICALLY SPEAKING: We will be keeping a careful eye on the Gulf of
Mexico over the next week to ten days as unsettled conditions could
promote the formation of a low pressure system. The low could
eventually take on tropical characteristics. By Tuesday, low pressure
may form near Cuba and drift over the southeastern Gulf before
beginning a northwestward drift. It could affect parts of the
northern Gulf coast as a depression or weak tropical storm by next
weekend. The system could help the serious drought conditions in
South Florida. That would be a plus. We could see increasing rain
amounts late in the week if this solution verifies.

ON THIS DATE IN 1997: From record low to record high on the same
day. At Sioux City IA, the morning low of 33 set a record while the
temperature soared to a record-tying high of 91 in the afternoon.
Other record highs across the country on this warm date included San
Francisco, CA (city) with 94; Phoenix, AZ with 106 and Hastings, NE
with 91. Meanwhile, record low temperatures were recorded across the
Midwest, Southeast and Plains that morning, including 33 at Lexington
KY and 35 at Louisville KY. It was 32 in Cincinnati OH to establish a
record, breaking the old mark by 4 degrees.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.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 strong.
Morning Low 67
WIND: SW 7-14

SUNDAY
Morning rain diminishing.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 68
WIND: N 10-16

MONDAY
Mostly sunny with much lower humidity.
Morning Low 47 Afternoon High 71
WIND: NE 7-14

TUESDAY
Nearly perfect. Another cool early morning.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 77
WIND: NE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Morning Low 57 Afternoon High 82
WIND: S 6-12

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