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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday December 22, 2009
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DECEMBER ACTION GOES ON: Never dull moments in most weather offices across the USA in recent days and numerous forecasters are on their toes again for a major storm developing in the West and Central USA. It will cause a lot of problems over a wide area.

HOW DOES ALABAMA FIT IN: We are in the mix, but fortunately we will be on the relatively warm side of this big storm complex. As a result, we should see the old backyard thermometer rise to about 60 Wednesday and Thursday only to be jerked back to reality on Christmas Day and over the weekend. The action, not only here in Alabama, but in a wide area is based around a major storm system developing over the Southwest. It will move NE and intensify by the time it gets to the center part of the country. By late tomorrow, the low will get into the Central Plains and it should be centered south of St. Louis late Thursday, to near Des Moines by Friday morning and finally to Green Bay, Wisconsin by late Saturday. It should be a deep low-pressure area by that time.

Here in Alabama, our main effect and the worst weather will be showers and thunderstorms becoming numerous Thursday afternoon and Thursday night. A few of those storms could be strong, but evidence seems to point to a lesser risk of any severe storms that we earlier expected. Rain amounts will be locally heavy Thursday and Thursday night. We should get over an inch here in Central Alabama. The wind will be unusually strong Thursday, not necessarily because a of thunderstorm. Would not be surprised to seem some gusts over 30 mph, especially on the ridges.

CHRISTMAS DAY IN ALABAMA: Fortunately we expect calmer weather on Friday, but clouds should hang tough. It will be windy and colder with temperatures staying in the 40s all day. Some leftover light rain should end early. Saturday we will at least have partial sunshine, lighter winds, but still rather cool.

HOWLING DUSTSTORM: Strong winds over the Desert Southwest were kicking up big clouds of dust this morning, especially across Southern Arizona. On I-10 near Casa Grande, there was a massive pileup due to the very poor visibility in the dust. The chain reaction included more than 20 vehicles. Four persons were killed and there were numerous injuries.

USA NOTES: That vicious storm that is under development in the Southwest will dump very heavy snow over parts of the Rockies, across the Plains and into the Midwest. There will be blowing and drifting snow and there will be major travel problems. The coldest temperature in the USA this morning was 14 below at Spincich Lake, Michigan and 27 below at Ft. Yukon, Alaska.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: With at least two rabbits now living in our community and two or three cats (one of the casts is a neighbour), I have to be exceedingly careful the minute I step out the door with Little Miss Molly for our daily walks. I almost lost her this morning. Only three steps out the backdoor, she apparently saw the cat disappear into the hedgerow or she smelled tracks right by our backdoor. She took off like a shuttle launch. She almost jerked the leash out of my hand. She would have been in Chattanooga before I could have caught her. Life goes on—fast-moving at times.

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

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TONIGHT
Clouds increase. Not as cold.
Morning Low 42
WIND: SE 4-8

WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of some showers by afternoon.
Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 59
WIND: SE 8-16

THURSDAY
Showers and thunderstorms, numerous afternoon and night. Very windy at times.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 60
WIND: SE 15-30

CHRISTMAS
Cloudy, windy and colder. Light rain ending early.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 49
WIND: NW 12-25

SATURDAY
Partly sunny, breezy and cool.
Morning Low 32 Afternoon High 46
WIND: W 7-14

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