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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday December 24, 2009
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UNPLEASANT CHRISTMAS WEATHER: Strong SE winds were blowing across Alabama this afternoon. They were gusting over 40 mph, especially on the ridges. The NWS/Huntsville issued a High Wind Warning for the Tennessee Valley area including Cullman County northward. Winds on some of the ridges could exceed 60 mph.

The ground should be wet and soft to deeper levels than usual, so this will allow some trees to come crashing down during the stronger gusts. This is especially true on ridges. It might be wise to protect outdoor Christmas decorations and use caution driving. The wind will not behave until a line of showers and thunderstorms come across the area this evening and overnight. That line of activity will also lead much colder air into the state.

SEVERE WEATHER? Cannot rule out a few severe thunderstorms in this area, but the better chance will be over the south half of the state. Several SW Alabama counties were already under a Tornado Watch this afternoon, part of a much larger watch that affected most of Central and South Mississippi.

CHRISTMAS DAY IN ALABAMA: Not a pleasant day for outdoor activity, but the wind will be much lighter during the day. Even so, the wind speed will average between 10 and 20 mph along with some stronger gusts. By daybreak the temperatures should be around 38, but the wind will make it feel a lot colder. There could even be a few snow flurries over the extreme north, mainly during the morning. The old thermometer is going to have a real struggle tomorrow to go anywhere. We are using 43 for the high for the day.

BEYOND CHRISTMAS: A dry, but cold, weekend is ahead and we do not expect any additional rain through about Tuesday. Early morning lows will be in the mid to upper 20s and afternoon highs in the 40s all the way through Tuesday.

THE MISERABLE MIDWEST: Not just that area, mind you, but very bad weather covers a huge part of the Central USA all the way from North Texas to the Canadian border. In numerous states, every county is under some type of winter weather advisory or warning. This includes some blizzard warnings in the upper part of the Plains States. Howling winds and blowing and drifting snow is the order of the day. The same intense low-pressure area that is mistreating Alabama is also causing that wintry weather to the north. The low was over Arkansas and Louisiana at midday. It will swing northward to north of St. Louis by daybreak and then to Iowa by Friday evening.

The coldest temperature this morning was 21 below zero at Glasgow, Montana and 24 below at Ft. Yukon, Alaska. An amazing 58% of the lower 48 has a snow cover today. Little Rock got 6.29 inches of rain overnight. Several tornadoes touched down today in Louisiana. Two were on the ground near Crowley with damage to homes and 5 to 6 homes were damaged by another tornado at Farmerville.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Our little home was crowded last night and Little Miss Molly did not know what to do. We had grandkids and great grandkids and kids over for the annual Christmas cookie decoration. The great grandkids, naturally, were quite noisy. They were chasing Molly and I really believe she walked or ran for several miles inside the house during the time they were here. She jumped up in my lap once for protection. Much of that interrupted her evening naptime. Today she is passed out on the couch and really catching up on rest and sleep. There will be a repeat of all that tomorrow. Life goes on—not always smoothly.

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

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TONIGHT
Very windy. Showers and thunderstorms, some strong, with heavy rain. Gusts to 45 mph. Colder by morning.
Morning Low 38
WIND: SE 20-40

CHRISTMAS
Light rain ending early. Cloudy, breezy and much colder. A few flurries extreme north.
Morning Low 38 Afternoon High 43
WIND: W 10-20

SATURDAY
Partly sunny and cold.
Morning Low 27 Afternoon High 46
WIND: W 7-14

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and cold.
Morning Low 26 Afternoon High 43
WIND: NW 7-14

MONDAY
Becoming mostly sunny. A cold morning.
Morning Low 25 Afternoon High 48
WIND: NW 8-16

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