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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday December 23, 2009
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AN AWESOME WEATHER MAP: Looking at the old weather map all morning until my eyes were almost bloodshot. It is an awesome map—one of the most unusual that I have seen lately. Why would I say that? Because every county in these states has some type of weather advisory or warning, including freezing rain, sleet, snow and blizzard conditions. Those states are Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. Numerous other counties in other states, but not all.

HOW DOES ALABAMA RELATE TO THIS: No wintry weather, but we will have plenty of action and Christmas Day is going to be windy and cold. The intense low-pressure area is taking shape west of Alabama. It will become an intense low during the day tomorrow. It will also pull a cold front across Alabama at some point Thursday night. Due to the intensity of the low and the approaching front, it will become very windy. We are calling for 15-35 mph winds for tomorrow, especially later in the day. As the front approaches, gusts could easily exceed 40 mph and possibly even 50 mph (or stronger) along the ridges. This will bring down some trees, which in turn may bring down some power lines. Remember, the ground should be soft quite a few inches down from all of our rain. This will make it easier for the trees to be uprooted.

Showers will move in some tonight, but the main show will be Thursday and Thursday night. The showers should become numerous by Thursday afternoon along with some thunderstorms. We believe we can get by without a severe weather threat, however the Storm Prediction Center does have extreme South and SW Alabama under a Slight Risk for tomorrow, including places like Mobile, Brewton, Opp and Dothan as well as the NW Florida Panhandle.

There is an excellent chance that here in Central Alabama we will get about 2 inches of rain from this storm system. If that happens, it will send the total for the year in Birmingham over 72 inches and the surplus for the year to nearly 20 inches!

LOOKING OUT ACROSS NORTH AMERICA: I get bug-eyed looking at all the problems. One bit of good news. Places like Washington, Philadelphia and New York will miss this big winter storm. Travel problems will become widespread through the Central Plains and Midwest. Remember, it takes only a small amount of rain, if the temperature is below freezing, to make you spin out. Out in the Arizona Desert, the wind today was running only 5-10 mph, which was great news after the tragic multi-car pileup in a huge dust storm along I-10 yesterday. Coldest in the lower 48 this morning was 10 below zero at Doe Lake, Michigan; coldest in Alaska was 24 below at Ft. Yukon.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly amazes me. When we walked this morning, she must have seen the Community Rabbit (CR) dive under a nearby fence or at least smelled his tracks. She rushed straight to that wooden fence, stuck her head and part of her body under the fence and all I could see was her rear end and swishing tail. On our way back, she sniffed the entire length of the fence and peeped under the fence hoping to see the rabbit. Amazingly, she still remembers the part of the hedgerow where the Community Rabbit (CR) came rushing out and brushed the top of her head. The ensuing race looked like two kangaroos galloping across the Australian countryside. We had a wonderful ballgame late last night and I plan another big game this afternoon. She is back to normal. Life goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
Windy with a chance of showers, increasing late.
Morning Low 50
WIND: SE 12-25

THURSDAY
Numerous showers and possible thunderstorms as the day goes on. Very windy with gusts over 40 mph, especially on ridges.
Morning Low 50 Afternoon High 60
WIND: SE 15-35

CHRISTMAS
Light rain ending early. Breezy and colder. Temperatures in the 40s all day.
Morning Low 38 Afternoon High 48
WIND: W 12-20

SATURDAY
Partly sunny and cold.
Morning Low 30 Afternoon High 47
WIND: W 7-14

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and cold.
Morning Low 28 Afternoon High 45
WIND: NW 7-14

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