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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday July 4, 2009
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FARMER'S MARKET TIME IN CALHOUN COUNTY!

Take the short drive to Anniston and exit at Coldwater/Alabama Highway
202 East to visit the Calhoun County Farmers Market and Zinn Park
(Buckner Group) Market. Both markets will be open this week to provide
goods for your holiday enjoyment. Locally grown produce, plants and
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. Sellers had squash, green tomatoes, fresh eggs,
new potatoes, eggplant, cucumbers, canned goods and more this past week.

The Downtown Anniston Farmers Market continues every Saturday in
Zinn Park, from 8 am to 12 noon. Shop 20+ farmers and artisans for
fresh, locally grown produce, crafts, prepared food, flowers, soaps,
cheeses, and more. Zinn Park is 3 blocks West of Quintard Avenue
(Hwys 21 and 431) on 14th street. Enjoy live music, cooking demos,
gas and grocery card giveaways every Saturday. A Kid's Club will
teach children how to make healthy snacks and include exercise and
health information. There will also be health screenings, health
information, and exercise demonstrations for adults this summer.
To see each week's activities and a list of the vendors and their
products and photos, go to www.spiritofanniston.org

Remember, all produce is guaranteed grown within 50 miles of
Anniston. 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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...Happy Fourth!...

Most historical accounts of July 4th, 1776 record the weather in
Philadelphia as oppressively hot. Indeed, the spring and early summer
had been very warm and the days leading into July downright hot, but
thunderstorms on the 1st and 2nd had mercifully cooled things off by
the 3rd, when deliberations over the wording of the document was
undertaken by the delegates. Cooler conditions were still occurring
on the 4th, when the official document was released.

HOT AS A FIRECRACKER: It's supposed to be hot on July 4th in Alabama,
and this year will be no exception. High temperatures this afternoon
will be in the lower and middle 90s. One good thing is that
humidities are starting off relatively low, as they have been during
the past couple of days. But moisture should start to surge in this
evening ahead of our next weather maker. There could be an isolated
storm this afternoon, but the good news is that you should have good
conditions for fireworks watching this evening. There could be a late
night shower or storm thanks to an encroaching front. That's the
weather maker.

STRONG STORMS TOMORROW: A frontal system will approach from the north
on Sunday, triggering scattered thunderstorms. Some of these could be
on the strong to severe side, much like last Sunday. Strong winds
will be the biggest threat.

FRONT TO HANG AROUND: Now, if we're lucky, this front will stall out
somewhere just to our north through Tuesday. If that happens, we
could see enhanced shower and storm chances Monday and Tuesday also.
There are indications that the boundary may sink further south than
expected, perhaps taking the showers with it, but we can hope it hangs
up over the Tennessee Valley. Nearly every inch of Alabama is in need
of rain since the last two weeks have been generally very dry and
hot. All of our lawns could use a couple inches of rain.

REST OF THE WEEK: By midweek, we will settle back into a fairly
typical summertime pattern with widely scattered afternoon and evening
storms. Highs will be near 90, lows will be near 70.

TROPICS: By July 4th in 2005, we had already had three named storms
in that super busy Atlantic hurricane season, and we were about to
have the fourth. Tropical storm Dennis would form on July 5th that
year. It would make landfall near Navarre Beach, Florida on Sunday,
July 10th. Currently, a disturbance over the far eastern Atlantic
southwest of the Azores is the only thing worth mentioning, and it has
almost no chance of developing. The GFS model doesn't think much of
any development chances during the next 15 days. Climatologically,
there is about a 50% chance of a named storm developing during the
first half of July. It is still a little early for Cape Verde storms.
We would be more likely to see something in the Gulf, western
Caribbean or near the islands this time of year.

THREE YEARS AGO: It was a hot Fourth of July in Birmingham. It was
96F at the airport, the fifth straight day that the high at the
station was 96F. The hottest Independence Day in Birmingham was in
1921, when the high reached 102F.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TODAY
Becoming partly cloudy. An isolated PM storm possible. A chance of a
shower or storm after midnight.
Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
Warm and humid. Scattered showers and storms. Some storms could be
strong to severe.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 6-12

MONDAY
Cloudy at times with a good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon HIgh 86
WIND: SW 6-12

TUESDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 87
WIND: W 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Scattered mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 6-12

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