ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday May 18, 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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...A Near Record Chill...

A NICE BREAK FROM WET WEATHER: What a change in our weather! After
all of the weekend showers and storms, a cool front was able to push
all the way through the state and this afternoon that front had pushed
to near Orlando. All of Alabama did not clear right away. There were
still some clouds over the extreme SE this afternoon.

However, for about ¾ of the state, it has been a sparkling clear day
with low humidity, a nice breeze and what seems like visibility of 100
miles.
That 100 miles is an exaggeration of course, but you could see for
many, many miles.

For much of North and Central Alabama, low temperatures were close to
a record for May 18. The record low for Birmingham was 44 in 1973 and
our low this morning was 45. We have posted a long list of morning
lows on the 33/40 Weather Blog, but here is a small representative
sampling:

37 near Hytop in Jackson County (coldest reported)
40 Cullman
41 Hamilton and Meridianville
42 Scrougout, Ft. Payne
45 Livingston, Decatur, Birmingham
46 Centreville, Helena
48 Marion
50 Clanton

It will be nearly that cool again tonight, but starting tomorrow a
warm up. Mostly of the clear weather is expected at least through
Wednesday. A few showers may show up Thursday and a slightly better
chance on Friday. It is not sealed in stone yet, but a low-pressure
area may visit the North Gulf of Mexico by this weekend increasing
rain amounts.

ELSEWHERE: Atop Mt. LeConte in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park
there was a hard freeze overnight with a low of 21. The coldest in the
lower 48 was 18 at Spincich Lake, Michigan. I believe Sunday afternoon
brought the hottest temperature so far this year in the California
Desert with a blistering 116 in Death Valley. The coldest in Alaska
today was 15 at Barter Island. The snow is really melting away at
Whittier, Alaska. They now have only 25 inches on the ground. When we
first started this little daily check just for fun, they had 106 inches.

SPOTLIGHTING: CLINES CORNERS Where in the world is Clines Corners, you
ask. You may even want to know where in the universe is Clines
Corners. It so happens to be a very important location, although not
very big. It is sort of an oasis in Eastern New Mexico where I-40
crosses US-285. For years there has been a huge truck stop there with
a restaurant, showers and a gift shop. I have passed there several
time, but one of my most memorable weather encounters was there. In
the spring of 1955, a friend and I were en route to Rogers Pass,
Montana—the coldest spot in the nation. We were travelling north from
Roswell toward Santa Fe and got caught in a vicious dust and
sandstorm. I thought all of the paint would come off of my new car.
Visibility was so low I could not see the hood ornament. Clines
Corners is subject to a lot of wind, dust storms and prone to hail
storms.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: My little friend, Miss Molly, got to see
her first love (Dino) the young little Yorkie several times over the
weekend and you could just see the happiness in her face. It is the
highlight of her day to get into a rambunctious play session with that
little guy. I have never seen two little dogs so fond of each other.
Life goes on and when Little Molly is happy, I am happy.

J. B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.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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TONIGHT
Clear and unseasonably cool.
Morning Low 45
WIND: NE 4-8

TUESDAY
Sunny with low humidity.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 77
WIND: NE 8-16

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. Breezy.
Morning Low 53 Afternoon High 80
WIND: E 10-15

THURSDAY
Clouds increase. A small chance of a shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 78
WIND: E 8-16

FRIDAY
Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 80
WIND: E 10-18

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