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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday December 9, 2009
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HUNTER STREET CHRISTMAS WORSHIP CONCERT
Sunday, December 13

Celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, The Hope of
The World, at Hunter Street's Christmas Worship
Concert December 13 at 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.

This will be a morning of glorious music, powerful praise
and worship and a message of hope and grace.

Everyone is welcome. There is no charge. Childcare is
available for children, birth to K5.

Hunter Street is located at 2600 John Hawkins Parkway in Hoover.

For more information, call 205.985.7295 or
visit http://www.hunterstreet.org
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...Staying On The Cool Side...

KEEP YOUR COATS HANDY: We are going through a period for the next four days where we will not have much mild weather. It will be at least sweater weather and maybe some heavier coats, especially during the early mornings. We expect upper 20s by daybreak tomorrow with lows in the mid 20s by Friday morning, near freezing Saturday morning, but closer to 40 by Sunday morning. High temperatures will be in the mid 40s, but warming a bit to the mid 50s by Sunday.

OUR NEXT RAIN: We simply do no need another drop of rain. We could do without a single drop for the rest of this year and still be in real good shape. However, we expect a cold rain to start Friday night and continue off and on Saturday. This will not be a heavy rain event like we experienced yesterday. The total for the rest of the week may be ½ to 2/3 of an inch. Here are a few rain totals from the storms yesterday and last night:

5.06 Millport

7.12 Hartselle

6.47 Double Springs

6.44 Addison

1.65 Clay/Pinson (Womack Road)

1.00 Roebuck

Flash flooding became a real problem last evening and overnight. Some of the worst flash flooding seemed to be in Hartselle and other parts of the Tennessee Valley. At one time, water was up to the hoods of the automobiles in South Lamar County.

Not only was flooding a problem, but high winds became a problem. We do not have reports of a confirmed significant tornado, but there were numerous trees that came down, along with power lines, as strong winds due to a deep low-pressure area gusted around 50 mph frequently. It is most likely atop some of the ridges in North and Central Alabama that gusts reached between 60 and 70.

ROAMING NORTH AMERICA: According to the morning USA Snow Survey, an amazing 56% of the lower 48 has a snow cover. That is unusual even for mid-winter. A month ago today, only 3% had snow…blizzard conditions raged across the SW, the Rockies, the Plains and into the Midwest during the last few days. The intense low has moved into the NE today and most of the blizzard problems are in places like Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa…16 inches of new snow at French Island, Wisconsin, 31 inches at Pagosa Springs, Colorado…how would you like to be on Monarch Pass in Colorado where it was 9 below zero with west winds gusting to 62 mph and a wind chill or 46 below…Berthoud Pass was reporting gusts to 69 mph…looking at the mean old thermometer, it was 34 below zero this morning at Fairfield, Utah and 38 below south of Tensheep, Wyoming. What a name…it was 14 below at Northway, Alaska.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: We greatly appreciate the outpouring of concern from our readers about Little Miss Molly being sick yesterday. I will answer all of those e-mails. They made us feel good. Little Miss Molly seems to be on the mend, although still rather lethargic and quiet and getting a lot of sleep. She also takes sun baths every morning by our front door where the sun comes through the window. She will move with the sun. About 2:00 this afternoon, there was a sudden outburst from her because little Dino was passing by on the walking track. That is the best signal yet that she is getting better. Cannot do without her for sure. Life goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
Clear and cold. .
Morning Low 28
WIND: NW 6-12

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny and cold, but clouds increase at night.
Morning Low 28 Afternoon High 45
WIND: N 10-15

FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy. A cold rain starts Friday night.
Morning Low 26 Afternoon High 46
WIND: E 6-12

SATURDAY
Cold with occasional rain.
Morning Low 34 Afternoon High 47
WIND: E 8-16

SUNDAY
Not as cold. A slight chance of rain.
Morning Low 39 Afternoon High 55
WIND: NE 5-10

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