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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday December 10, 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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...Topsy-Turvey December...

MORE CHANGES AHEAD: All of this changeable weather we have had lately is not that unusual for this time of year. Already this month we have had some real cold temperatures interspersed with good amounts of rain and even some severe thunderstorms.

Tonight our main concern is a widespread freeze. We are calling for an average low across Central Alabama to be around 24. Undoubtedly it will be closer to 20 in some of the traditionally colder NE Alabama valleys.

Clouds will start moving in Friday, especially by afternoon, and it will not be quite as cold as today. We believe the chance of rain will hold off until after midnight Friday night. High temperatures will be in the mid 40s. That is quite a change from today. Early this afternoon it was only in the mid 30s across extreme North Alabama and mostly in the 40s down state.

Saturday is going to be a day that is uncomfortable and one which you would like to skip. We believe we will have a steady, cold rain with temperatures struggling to get to the mid 40s after being in the low 30s early in the morning. A low-pressure area will be developing again over the NW Gulf of Mexico pulling moist air northward into Alabama. There is a chance that cold air will hang on long enough to permit a mix of a little light snow mixed in with the rain over the extreme north. Could even be a few spots of light freezing rain around daybreak—mainly on bridges and overpasses. Saturday will be our wettest day and some parts of the state should get around 1 inch of rain.

WHEN WILL WE WARM UP: That will start on Sunday when it gets up to about 56 in the afternoon with occasional rain. Monday will be a lot warmer with the old thermometer soaring well into the 60s. There will be a chance of showers on Monday and even a chance of a thunderstorm. Another fast-moving cold front will jerk our temperatures back to reality on Tuesday with highs only in the 50s, but there will be a good chance of rain lingering into Tuesday.

ACROSS THE GREAT USA: It is an amazing weather picture across the country, especially this early in the winter. Snow surveys early today, both by measurements and satellite, showed that about 54% of the lower 48 have a snow cover. It was only 3% a month ago. The blizzard that moved out of the west and out of the Rockies several days ago was a historic storm. A solid snow blanket now covers much of the Northern Plains and Midwest. A serious situation in Northern Arizona where dozens of elk hunters are stranded in the deep snowdrifts. This is mainly in Coconino County which encompasses Flagstaff…cold temperatures this morning included 27 below zero at Big Piney, Wyoming, 19 below at the Grand Canyon and 18 below at Northway, Alaska.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Sure glad to report that Little Miss Molly is snapping back fast. It was evident yesterday when she saw Dino go by and almost had a nervous breakdown wanting to go out and play. Late last night she even petitioned me for a ballgame. I obeyed, but I limited it to one inning. On our walk this morning, she was completely normal, sniffing a zillion leaves and occasionally leaving a few drops at selected places. Life goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
Fair and cold with a widespread freeze.
Morning Low 24
WIND: NW 5-10

FRIDAY
Clouds increase. A chance of rain after midnight.
Morning Low 24 Afternoon High 46
WIND: E 6-12

SATURDAY
A steady cold rain. Could be a mix of light snow extreme north early.
Morning Low 33 Afternoon High 45
WIND: E 7-14

SUNDAY
Occasional rain.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 56
WIND: S 6-12

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy and warmer. Chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 66
WIND: S 10-15

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