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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday January 7, 2010
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BELIEVE

When you hear the name "Jesus," what comes to your mind?

Do you think of Him as a good man, a teacher of morals...or
as the Savior, Lord and Treasure of your life? What you believe
about Jesus determines how you live your life...from the way
you treat people...to what you treasure most.

Join us this Sunday at Hunter Street Baptist Church in Hoover.
We'll look at what it means to truly believe...and why it matters.

Hunter Street is located at 2600 John Hawkins Parkway (Hwy 150)
in Hoover. Sunday service times are 8:05, 9:30 and 10:45 a.m.

For more information, visit http://www.hunterstreet.org or
call 205-985-7295
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...Snow, Then Bitterly Cold...

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: We don't see much snow here at this low latitude, so today we will all find out if we will be delighted or disappointed in the amount of snow that falls. A strong disturbance aloft will bring good dynamic forcing across the Deep South, and with Arctic air in place we will forecast periods of snow throughout the day for about the northern half of the state. We believe the best chance of 1 to 2 inches of snow will be generally along I-20 (Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Anniston), and south for about 50 miles down toward Greensboro, Marion, Clanton, Sylacauga, and Ashland. North of Birmingham we expect about 1 inch, and down around U.S. 80 a wintry mix of sleet, snow, and rain is likely. Snow will likely begin early this morning over West Alabama, but the primary window for snow is from about 9:00 this morning through 8:00 this evening. Looks like all of the snow will be out of the state by 10:00.

TRAVEL ISSUES: Snow could begin to create slick spots on bridges and high terrain roads in the 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. time frame today. Icy travel is likely from 4:00 p.m. all the way through mid-morning tomorrow, and again the bulk of the problems will come on bridges and roads over the ridges of North and Central Alabama. The good news is that is snow, not freezing rain, that limit the severity of the problems, but slick spots will be a very real problem tonight into tomorrow morning.

Evaporation should lead to better conditions by tomorrow afternoon, even though temperatures will stay below freezing. You will have to watch for any leftover moisture tomorrow night and over the weekend; isolated icy patches will remain possible. But, generally speaking, travel should not be too bad tomorrow night into Saturday and Sunday.

POWER: With light snow like this, no major power outages are expected. An outage yesterday morning over West Alabama involving about 17,000 people was related to a transmission line problem. I spoke with someone from Alabama Power on the phone yesterday, and they expect to have plenty of capacity to meet the heating demands during the snow and the following Arctic blast.

BITTER COLD: Tomorrow and the weekend will be brutally cold. Highs in the 20s with single digit wind chill values tomorrow and Saturday, and lows in the 8 to 12 degree range both Saturday and Sunday morning. If we have a decent snow cover, then those values could be lower. We reach the mid 30s Sunday afternoon, but many places will stay below freezing. In fact, looks like 80 to 90 consecutive hours of sub-freezing temperatures are likely for much of North Alabama from Thursday evening through Monday morning of next week. Keep all necessary cold weather precautions going for sure. Bring in the brass monkey.

NEXT WEEK: A moderating trend finally begins next week, with highs in the 40s by Monday and Tuesday. The next major weather system is due at the end of next week. For now it looks like a rain event.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Periods of snow with accumulation of 1 to 2 inches for most places. Snow tapers off early tonight.
Afternoon High 35
WIND: NW 10-15

FRIDAY
Partly sunny, breezy, and colder with a few morning flurries. Single digit wind chills.
Morning Low 18 Afternoon High 27
WIND: N 10-20

SATURDAY
Breezy and bitter cold with a few snow flurries.
Morning Low 10 Afternoon High 25
WIND: N 10-18

SUNDAY
Sunny and very cold.
Morning Low 9 Afternoon High 34
WIND: NE 5-10

MONDAY
Sunny and not as cold.
Morning Low 19 Afternoon High 45
WIND: E 5-10

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