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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday October 20, 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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...One More Day of Sunshine...

AUTUMN COLOR NOW SHOWING: Took a drive all the way across Deerfoot
Parkway to Old Springville Road this morning. About 10 trees at the
west end of Deerfoot are in full color. Sure was glad to get a great
report from my doctor at that location. We will now see autumn color
become more prominent at a faster pace after two very chilly nights in
a row. We have a report from atop Mt. Cheaha that the autumn color is
beginning to look good. I have an idea that one of my favorite drives,
up the Paint Rock River in extreme North Alabama, is also looking
good. This afternoon the Mt. Cheaha Skycam was aimed generally toward
the south and you could see that range of mountains for miles and also
some autumn color.

BACK TO THE WEATHER: This is supposed to be a weather story, not a
travelogue, so we should talk weather. Another clear cool night
tonight but not as chilly as last night with lows in the 40s. Another
day of mostly sunshine Wednesday with highs in the mid 70s. Highs will
be in the 70s both Thursday and Friday, but we will have to deal with
some showers and thunderstorms. There may be a few showers by Thursday
afternoon, but they should become numerous late Thursday night
especially after midnight. Friday should be our main day of adverse
weather with showers and thunderstorms, numerous at times, and with
locally heavy rain. We cannot rule out a slight risk of a few strong
storms in the mix, but that is not certain yet. This weekend will not
be unlike last weekend, except the temperature should not be as
chilly. There may be some leftover light rain Saturday morning, but
clouds should decrease by afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 50s.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Believe it or not we have something to chat about
in the Atlantic Basin. A low-pressure area over the SW Caribbean is
producing lots of clouds and showers. This system may increase slowly
as it drifts north, but it only has a small chance of becoming a
tropical depression or tropical storm over the next two days. There is
also a chance that a different tropical wave 850 miles west of the
South Cape Verde Islands will also have a rough road. Winds aloft are
unfriendly toward development. Tropical Storm Rick that was once a
powerful Category 5 hurricane, now has sustained winds of only 65 mph.
Latest track forecast is for him to miss Baja, California and instead
move into the west coast of mainland Mexico and then move NE to the NE
part of Mexico. Some of his moisture may eventually get entrained into
the storm system that we expect Thursday night and Friday.

FAIRBANKS: Their high temperature was 26 yesterday and that is the
first day this season that the high failed to reach freezing. They
also report only a trace of snow this month. On average they would
have 7 inches by this time. Elsewhere the low in the lower 48 was 22
at Berlin, New Hampshire. Hottest yesterday 97 at Imperial,
California. A few North and NE Alabama locations had lows between 30
and 32 this morning.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I am becoming convinced that my little 9-
pound pal, Little Miss Molly, is getting than me. Lately she has begun
to hide her treats in all parts of the house as if she is preparing
for a cold winter. At times she will grab the treat out of my hand,
almost taking my hand with it, and eat them right away. In the last 24
hours, she has hidden a treat behind the cushion on the couch, another
one under the blanket on the king-size bed, and still another one
pushed as far into the corner of the living area as she can get it.
Early morning walk in the chill at breakneck speed and many changes in
direction. My tongue was semi-hanging out when we got home, but she
immediately started one of her energy explosions where she races in
circles all around the living area and bedroom. Then she grabbed a
ball and slammed it on my foot. So then we had a vicious, fast-paced
ballgame that would put the New York Yankees to shame. Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Clear and not as cool.
Morning Low 45
WIND: Light SE

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 75
WIND: SE 6-12

THURSDAY
Cloudy with a slight chance of afternoon showers, becoming numerous
late at night.
Morning Low 57 Afternoon High 74
WIND: S 8-16

FRIDAY
Breezy with showers and thunderstorms, numerous at times. Locally
heavy rain.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 72
WIND: S 12-22

SATURDAY
Breezy and cooler with a slight chance of some morning rain.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 59
WIND: NW 10-20

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