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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday May 20, 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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...Our Nice Weather Will Be Leaving...

WATCHING THE GULF OF MEXICO: We have enjoyed several days of
extremely pleasant weather if you did not mind a chill in the air when
you first got up and walked the dog. Afternoons were very comfortable
with low humidity and highs in the 70s and a nice breeze.
All of that is about to come to an end thanks to a disturbance (low-
pressure area) over the SE Gulf of Mexico. That low has been spreading
heavy amounts of rain across the Florida Peninsula. The future track
of that low will determine what kind of weather that will affect
Alabama through the weekend.

Weather models this morning are consistent with those of yesterday
bringing the low-pressure area into the heart of the Central Gulf of
Mexico by
Friday morning and slowly moving it to off the Louisiana coast by
Sunday morning. This means that most of the rain in Alabama will be
over the south part of the state and especially closer to the coast.
In fact, by late Sunday or Monday as much as 3 inches of rain could
occur in the Mobile area and 1.25 inches over much of the southern
third of the state. Not nearly that much for the greater Birmingham
area. We think our better chance of showers and a few thunderstorms
will be on Friday. There will still be some around, however, Saturday
and Sunday.
Meanwhile, high temperatures will be mostly between 75 and 80 tomorrow
through Sunday.

DROUGHTLESS IN ALABAMA: We are all extremely pleased that we are not
dealing with a major drought like we did in recent times. We must
caution, however, that the weather can change its mind in fairly short
notice. We are not trying to say that we will have another drought, we
simply do not know. We are getting into the time of year when the
weather can turn quite hot and very dry. May 1962 is a prime example.
It was 97 in Birmingham on this date that year. A major heat wave set
in during the second week of the month and lasted all month. The
temperature exceeded 90 on 24 days in a row and 15 days had highs of
95 or above topped by 99 on the 28th. A small light shower occurred on
May 1 and not a drop of additional rain for the next 28 days.

SUNSHINE SCORECARD: We have a faithful reader that likes an update on
this several times a year. The sun will rise tomorrow at 5:43 and set
at 7:45. So, we now have 255 minutes of additional daylight (4 hours
and 15 minutes) than we did in the shortest days of winter.

DOUBLE JEOPARDY: On May 22, 1933, an F4 tornado destroyed the
business district of Liberal, Kansas. It was a double hazard because the
tornado was hidden in a massive dust storm.

ROAMING: 5.87 inches of rain at Daytona in the last 24 hours, 3.90 in
Orlando and 4.28 at Sanford, Florida. Cold spots this morning: 23 at
Barter Island, Alaska and 25 at Redmond, Oregon. Only 2 inches of snow
still on the ground at Barrow and Nome, Alaska.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I am convinced that my Little Miss Molly
thinks I have semi-abandoned her. I have been so busy the last two
weeks with weather and non-weather stuff that I have had very little
time for her. Even when someone else starts out the door to take her
for a walk, she pulls on the leash to try to get me to do that.
However, every time I go from my weather office to the kitchen to get
a cup of coffee (very often) I look for her curled up in the living
area, turn her over on her back and give her a nice belly rub. She
really gives me a thankful look. Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.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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TONIGHT
Fair, but clouds increasing late.
Morning Low 62
WIND: E 7-14

THURSDAY
Mostly cloudy. Windy at times. Scattered showers and maybe a
thunderstorm, mainly afternoon and mostly south.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 76
WIND: E 12-22

FRIDAY
Cloudy with occasional showers and a few thunderstorms. Breezy.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 78
WIND: E 10-20

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Chance of a shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 80
WIND: SE 10-18

SUNDAY
Breezy with scattered showers or thunderstorms.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 81
WIND: SE 10-18

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