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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday December 19, 2009
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Broadway-Style Christmas Musical for the Entire Family

The Church at Ross Station would like to invite you to our
Broadway-style Christmas musical, "Hey Mister, Where's
the Manger?"

The musical will be presented on Saturday and Sunday,
December 19th and 20th. Both performances will be
at 6 p.m. at the theater at Hoover High School.

For tickets and more information about the musical,
visit the church's website at http://www.rossstation.org.
Tickets are free, but required due to limited seating.

The Church at Ross Station meets each Sunday at
Bumpus Middle School in the Lake Cyrus community
in Hoover. Bible Study is at 9:15 a.m. followed by
Contemporary Worship at 10:30 a.m. Dress is casual.
We would be honored for you to be our guest this
Christmas season!

For more information, call 205-428-2451
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...Big East Coast Storm...

I just returned from Washington, D.C., where a friend was complaining
about the snow they have already had. They will get some really heavy
snow today and tonight, perhaps as much as 17 inches by Sunday
morning. Some other friends are heading to New York City this
morning. They should get there before the heavy snow starts and get
to experience a beautiful Big Apple snow later today. New York City
will be on the borderline for really heavy snow, with the track of the
low perhaps far enough to the east to save the city from a blizzard.
Blizzard warnings are in effect for Long Island. Winter storm
warnings extend down into eastern Kentucky and western Virginia.

WE ARE IN AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN: A deep trough over the eastern
U.S. means a cold and stormy pattern over the eastern half of the
company. The pattern will flatten out by Monday, only to reamplify to
our west by Tuesday night. This will spread rain and storms back into
Alabama by early Wednesday morning. Rain and storms will increase
through the day and as wind fields intensify Wednesday evening, severe
weather will be a real possibility. Instability levels will be the
questions, as is often the case with these winter events. Notice I
said winter events, as the winter solstice will occur Monday morning.
Rainfall could again be heavy, increasing our rainfall surplus even
further.

FOLLOWED BY A LITTLE SNOW? As a big bowling ball of an upper low sets
up to the north of Alabama on Christmas Eve, colder air will flow into
the state on strong northwesterly winds. There could be a little
light rain during the day, and the precipitation could change over to
light snow over North Alabama by Christmas. Snow flurries will be
likely through the day Friday. Could this produce the first White
Christmas in Alabama history? More about Alabama's White Christmas
history on AlabamaWX.com.

WEATHERBRAINS: This week's episode featured the Science and
Operations Officer from the National Weather Service Paducah. He
talked about the extraordinary winter storm that struck the Ohio
Valley this past January. E also talked about the positive outcomes
from the tragic Evansville tornado. He described his office's efforts
to help people in their County Warning Area get ready for potential
winter storms with a preparedness kit. This week, retiring Storm
Prediction Center Director Joe Schaefer will join us and guest
panelist Todd Foisy, of the Alaska Weather Show. Listen at www.WeatherBrains.com
or subscribe on iTunes. It's free!

ON THIS DATE IN 2002: A short-lived but powerful tornado ripped
through the small town of Newton, Mississippi during the early
afternoon, hitting a Wal-Mart store. The tornado injured 60 people.
A tanker truck was blown off Interstate 20, causing a diesel spill
that closed the highway. A tornado watch and severe thunderstorm
warning was in effect for Newton when the tornado struck. The call to
action message in the warning stated that tornadoes can form quickly
from severe thunderstorms. Follow my weather history tweets on
Twitter @wxhistorian.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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TODAY
Mostly cloudy, breezy and cold. A few snow flurries possible.
Afternoon High 42
WIND: NW 10-20

SUNDAY
Partly cloudy and chilly.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 44
WIND: N 6-14

MONDAY
Mostly sunny. A cold start.
Morning Low 27 Afternoon High 52
WND: W 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly sunny and breezy. Increasing clouds overnight with rain by
morning.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 51
WIND: N 7-14

WEDNESDAY
Rain and storms. Some could be severe during afternoon and overnight.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 65
WIND: SE 10-20

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