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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday January 9, 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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...Cold Weather Continues...

It is another extremely cold morning across Central Alabama with widespread readings in the teens and another hard freeze. Some of the normally colder valley locations likely dropped into the single digits. Temperatures will remain below freezing until Sunday afternoon across the area, with readings this afternoon near 30 degrees. Lows tonight will average range from 10-16F. Expect a few very light snow flurries today as colder air continues to funnel into Alabama. Sunday will feature sunny skies with highs in the middle 30s. It's back in the teens Sunday night, hopefully for the last time for a while.

CHANCE TO TIE CONSECUTIVE SUB 25F STREAK: This morning is the 8th consecutive morning with temperatures of 25F or lower. According to our current forecast, lows will be below 25F for the next three days, bringing the total to 11 days. If this happens, it will tie the longest consecutive streak of sub-25F readings, which was set in the extreme cold wave of 1940.

LAKE AND POND WARNING: From the NWS Birmingham…WITH THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF COLD TEMPERATURES...MANY AREA LAKES AND PONDS HAVE FORMED A LAYER OF ICE ON TOP. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS ICE LAYER IS LIKELY TO BE QUITE THIN...AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF AN INDIVIDUAL. IT MAY BE TEMPTING FOR KIDS TO VENTURE OUT ONTO ICE COVERED PONDS AND LAKES. DO NOT DO IT. ANYONE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS AN ICE COVERED BODY OF WATER RUNS THE RISK OF BREAKING THROUGH THE ICE...WHICH COULD LEAD TO DROWNING OR DEATH BY HYPOTHERMIA.

A NEW WORK WEEK: Monday will feature a bit of a warmup, with highs in the upper 40s. Tuesday, we will take a step backwards in the temperature department, with a passing disturbance bringing in a little shot of reinforcing cold air. But by Wednesday, the huge high pressure system that has delivered all the cold air into the U.S. will finally push east of us, bringing us southerly winds for the first time in a long time and a return to the 50s. We go back below freezing Wednesday night, and up into the 50s Thursday. But by then, a powerful low pressure system will be forming along the Texas coast. This system will be a major weathermaker for us here in Alabama next weekend. Rain will probably arrive Friday night. Saturday looks very wet.

WEATHERBRAINS: This week's episode will feature author David Laskin, the author of the book The Children's Blizzard, which tells the fascinating story of the 1888 blizzard that caught residents of the northern Plains unaware, and resulted in the deaths of many children. Listen at www.WeatherBrains.com or subscribe on iTunes. It's free!

ON THIS DATE IN 2007: Frost was reported in New Delhi, India for the first time in 70 years when the temperature fell to 32F. The last time that had happened was January 16, 1935. Follow my weather history tweets on Twitter @wxhistorian.

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TODAY
Partly cloudy, but still bitterly cold. A few light snow flurries. Wind chills near zero at times.
Afternoon High 30
WIND: NW 7-14

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Still very cold.
Morning Low 15 Afternoon High 35
WIND: N/NW 7-14

MONDAY
Sunny. A little warmer in the afternoon.
Morning Low 15 Afternoon High 47
WIND: W 6-12

TUESDAY
A partly cloudy start, giving way to mostly sunshine.
Morning Low 20 Afternoon High 44
WIND: N 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Becoming partly cloudy and positively balmy after another morning freeze.
Morning Low 27 Afternoon High 56
WIND: S 6-12

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