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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday October 19, 2009
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FALL FESTIVAL!

Calhoun County Extension will hold its 4th annual FALL FEST this Saturday,
October 24th, from 9am-2pm, at the Cane Creek Community Gardens at
McClellan.

Join us as for a day celebrating agricultural and homemaking skills. The
day will feature contests from the old-time country fair era, featuring
quilts, arts & crafts contest, Scarecrow building, baked goods contest
(and cakewalk), and a canning contest. The day will also feature the Fall
Farmers Market, a plant sale, as well as hayrides, inflatables, a petting
zoo and a treasure hunt for kids. There will also be a Grocery Giveaway
sponsored by the ALFA Farmer's Federation Women's Committee.
AM-810 will sponsor a Smokey Mountain Vacation Giveaway, and
live music during the day by local group "Crossroads". Local 4H clubs,
including the Trailblazers Horse Club and the Green Team, will be there.

Bring the whole family out for a day loaded with fun! Admission is only $1,
or wear your Halloween costume and get in free. Proceeds benefit Calhoun
County 4H. More information, as well as contest rules, can be found by
logging onto http://www.aces.edu/calhoun.
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...Nice October Weather Ahead...

It is the coldest morning of the season so far across Central Alabama,
with temperatures well into the lower 30s in many locations, resulting
in a widespread frost as well as a light freeze in many locations.
Things will start to warm up gradually by this afternoon, and we will
enjoy a fine run of October weather over the next few days before rain
returns late in the week.

LOTS OF SUNSHINE: With a dry airmass and near total sunshine over
the next three days, temperatures will rebound quite nicely. Look for
upper 60s this afternoon. Under clear skies tonight, lows will fall
back into the lower 40s, with a few 30s in the normally colder
locations. 70s will return for your Tuesday, with average afternoon
highs around 73. Wednesday looks to be a nearly perfect day, with a
few clouds returning, but still plenty of sunshine, and highs in the
upper 70s. Those clouds will be the precursor to change as our next
storm system takes shape to the west of Alabama.

RAIN BY THURSDAY: A strong upper trough moving out of the Plains
states will bring rain back into Alabama on Thursday. It looks like
rain could be with us pretty much from Thursday afternoon into late
Friday night. Rainfall amounts across North and Central Alabama could
average two inches before the precipitation ends early Saturday
morning.

THE WEEKEND: Saturday morning should dawn cloudy and damp with a few
lingering showers exiting eastern sections. Skies should clear
during the afternoon. The airmass behind the cold front is not very
cold, so Sunday will actually be mild with a high of 73F.

TROPICS: The Atlantic remains quiet. Rick remains a dangerous, but
slowly weakening category four hurricane in the eastern Pacific. The
storm is moving northwestward and is expected to gradually curve north
and then northeastward toward the southern tip of Baja California,
where it should arrive by early Wednesday. It should still be a 100+
mph hurricane by that time, and hurricane watches will be required for
the Baja and northwestern Mexico this morning. The moisture from Rick
could help produce heavy rains from Texas on northeastward into the
Central Gulf states, including Alabama by late in the week.

WEATHERBRAINS: Tonight, we will talk with National Hurricane Center
Director Bill Read from the National Weather Association Annual
Meeting in Norfolk. Next week, it's an AM Weather Reunion as we
remember the PBS weather show from the 70s and 80s. Dr. Chuck
Doswell, Tim Marshall, Gary England, Roger Hill and BBC Weather
Presenter Hannah Bayman are on the schedule for future weeks. Follow
our tweets about the show: we are @weatherbrains at Twitter.com.

ON THIS DATE IN 1961: Early snows in mountains of West Virginia,
where 1-2 feet of snow fell near Summersville and Richwood WV. Many
trees still in full foliage were felled by the weight of the snow.
Rain changed to a record setting early, heavy, wet snow over the
southern mountains of West Virginia. Leaves were still on trees,
resulting in the worst forest disaster since the fires of 1952-53.
Follow my weather history tweets @wxhistorian.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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TODAY
Near total sunshine. A little warmer.
Afternoon High 68
WIND: Light

TUESDAY
Still sunny.
Morning Low 40 Afternoon High 73
WIND: SE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Just about perfect. Mostly sunny and mild.
Morning Low 47 Afternoon High 76
WIND: SE 5-10

THURSDAY
Chances for rain and storms quickly return.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 74
WIND: SE 6-12

FRIDAY
Rain and storms likely.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 71
WIND: SE 6-12

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