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Morning Edition For Friday December 18, 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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...A Raw, Cold, Wet Day...

GOOD DAY TO STAY INSIDE: Cold and wet weather headlines our forecast today as yet another storm system roars out of the Gulf of Mexico. Widespread rain will cover Alabama this morning, and a flash flood watch remains in effect for the southern counties of the state, where the ground is totally saturated from the heavy rain early in the week. Up this way, we figure most places will see around 1 inch of rain before it ends this afternoon or early tonight. And, it will be a cold rain; temperatures should hover in the 40 to 45 degree range much of the day with a chilly east wind.

OUR WEEKEND: The cold air stays in place. And, tomorrow, a disturbance rotating through the base of the upper trough over the eastern U.S. will bring some risk of scattered snow flurries to North Alabama. The best chance of these will be over the northern third of the state tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. Moisture will be very limited, so they should not amount to much. Otherwise, tomorrow will be a cloudy and cold day with a high only in the mid 40s. The sky becomes partly sunny Sunday, but temperatures stay cold.

LOOKING FOR A SLEIGH RIDE: Lots of buzz about the potential pre-Christmas storm system next week. Confidence in a major storm is high, but there is no way to sort out details (like a rain-snow line) this far in advance. Simply no skill in dealing with a winter weather situation 5 to 7 days away. For North Alabama, it could be all rain, or rain changing to snow as cold air is pulled southward in the Wednesday-Thursday time frame. It is likely that a strip of heavy snow will fall north of the surface low that will potentially create some big travel headaches, but again we can't tell you now where that will be. Most likely over Tennessee, but we can't rule snow out over Alabama. We will have a much better idea on the specifics of the system late in the weekend.

One way or another, Christmas Day looks very cold with some risk snow flurries in the wake of the departing storm. Even a chance some North Alabama communities could remain below freezing all day. Santa will feel right at home.

LONG RANGE: If miss the snow with the pre-Christmas storm, it looks like there will be a similar storm system with another potential winter storm threat before New Year's Day as the cold, unsettled weather pattern continues.

ACROSS THE FRUITED PLAIN: The storm system that will bring rain to Alabama today will bring potential for heavy snow to the western part of North Carolina and Southwest Virginia later today through tomorrow. Snow accumulations may reach 4 to 6 inches in the vicinity of Asheville and Hendersonville, North Carolina; up to 10 inches is possible east of I-126 along the Blue Ridge, and winter storm warnings are in effect for this region. The warmest cities in the nation yesterday were all in Florida, where Miami, Key West, Naples, and Marathon soared to a balmy 84 degrees.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Cold with periods of rain.
Afternoon High 45
WIND: N 7-14

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy and cold. A few snow flurries possible, mainly north of Birmingham.
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 44
WIND: NW 10-20

SUNDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 30 Afternoon High 43
WIND: N 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 27 Afternoon High 47
WND: NE 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 26 Afternoon High 50
WIND: E 6-12

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