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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Sunday October 18, 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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...Freeze Watch Tonight...

We got off to a chilly start across Central Alabama this morning.
Pinson measured 32F, tying the record for the date. Some other
temperatures across the region included: 34F at Decatur; 35F at the
Birmingham Airport and Huntsville; 36F at Anniston; 37F at Auburn; 38F
at Calera and Montgomery; 40F at Tuscaloosa. It was 33F in Cullman,
Crossville and Fort Payne. Vic Bell in Scrougeout measured 31F with a
heavy frost. SUNNY SUNDAY: Crystal clear skies across the state on
this Sunday. Despite this total sunshine, temperatures will struggle
to make it to 60F, thanks to northerly winds that are still bringing
in colder air. You will notice that northerly breeze, blowing at 7-14
mph today, but no Lake Wind Advisories are necessary, like yesterday.

FREEZE WATCH TONIGHT: It may be 2-3 degrees colder tonight than last
night as winds die down completely. This means that some areas may see
a light freeze overnight. The National Weather Service has issued a
Freeze Watch for areas north of a line from Carrollton to Alabaster to
Lafayette. Folks north of that line should prepare for the possibility
of a light freeze with temperatures dropping to near or just below 32F
for one to four hours. Crops and tender vegetation could be harmed or
killed by this freeze.

WELCOME BACK TO OCTOBER: Once we get through tonight's cold, things
will begin to moderate a bit. We will warm up about 10 degrees on
Monday, with readings reaching the upper 60s on average. Look for lows
in the lower 40s Monday night with 70s making a return appearance for
Tuesday and Wednesday under mostly sunny skies. This will feel more
like the Octobers that we are used to in Alabama.

LATE WEEK STORM: A big trough will swing eastward, bringing us
increased clouds on Thursday with rain and storms Thursday night. It
appears that rain may persist into late Friday night, with some heavy
rainfall possible again.

TROPICS: The Atlantic is quiet. Hurricane Rick in the eastern Pacific
is a monster, achieving category five status last night and continuing
today. Top winds are 175 mph and the central pressure is estimated at
914 mb.

SPECIAL GUEST MONDAY NIGHT: National Hurricane Center Director Bill
Read will be our special guest on WeatherBrains Monday night, live
from the National Weather Association Annual Meeting in Norfolk. Jim
Stefkovich from the NWS BMX will be along as well. Go to www.WeatherBrains.com
or subscribe on iTunes. Follow us on Twitter @weatherbrains.

ON THIS DATE IN 1997: Ivan and Joan both achieved supertyphoon status
in the Pacific east of the Philippines. On this date, Supertyphoon
Ivan had maximum sustained winds of 160 mph and Joan had top winds of
180 mph. Typhoons reach "super" status when their top winds reach
150 mph.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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TONIGHT
Clear, calm and cold with a widespread frost, perhaps a freeze.
Morning Low 37
WIND: N 7-14

MONDAY
Near total sunshine. A little warmer.
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 68
WIND: Light

TUESDAY
Still sunny.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 73
WIND: NE/SE 5-10

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

THURSDAY
Rain and storms arrive late in day, continue overnight.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 74
WIND: SE/S 6-12

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