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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday January 22, 2010
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...More Rain Over The Weekend...

DRY TODAY: Alabama will be in-between weather systems today, so no rain is expected, and temperatures will peak around 60 degrees in most spots with a partly sunny sky. But, we remain under a very active southern branch of the jet stream, and we will have more rain to deal with over the weekend.

TOMORROW AND SUNDAY: The daytime hours tomorrow look dry, with a mix of sun and clouds and a high in the low to mid 60s. South winds will increase, gusting to 25 mph at times by late afternoon. Showers and storms will move into the state late tomorrow night, and at this time it looks like our main 12 hour window for rain will be from about 12:00 midnight through 12:00 noon on Sunday. We are projecting rain amounts of 1 to 2 inches, with potential for up to 3 inches in isolated spots. We will have to be on the lookout for flooding problems since the ground has become saturated after the rain over the past 36 hours.

With the storms coming in during the late night and early morning hours, it seems that instability values will be very marginal for a big severe weather problem; the greatest risk of severe weather over the weekend should come over the southern quarter of the state. The rain will exit the state Sunday afternoon.

COLDER EARLY NEXT WEEK: Monday will be sharply colder, with temperatures hovering in the 40s all day with a chilly north wind. Temperatures will drop below freezing both Tuesday and Wednesday morning, with lows mostly in the upper 20s. Then, our next chance of rain will come toward the end of next week, one week from today.

HUNTSVILLE TORNADO: A tornado passed over east Huntsville late yesterday afternoon, downing power lines and trees, destroying a home in Five Points and throwing a truck through a house on Oakwood Avenue. Six total injuries were reported in connection with the tornado, but none are life-threatening. Two people were injured on Maysville Road when their truck was hit by a tree, and another was injured on Maysville Road when a tree hit a house. At one point about 10,000 people were without power over Madison County. ABC 33/40 showed the tornado live at the end of our 5:00 News last night with the Huntsville SKYCAM.

Another tornado warning was issued at 6:30 for parts of Clay, Cleburne, and Randolph Counties in East Alabama, but we did not hear any reports of damage.

ROAMING: Last night Governor Jan Brewer signed a Declaration of Emergency in response to the heavy rain and snow that has been hammering Arizona through the week. In neighboring California, Governor Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency for five counties, including San Francisco. The weather will improve out west this weekend.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Partly sunny.
Afternoon High 60
WIND: NW 5-10

SATURDAY
Mild and breezy with a mix of sun and clouds. Rain and storms return Saturday night.
Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 64
WIDN: SE 12-22

SUNDAY
Rain and storms ending during the morning.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 63
WIND: SW 12-25

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy and sharply colder.
Morning Low 38 Afternoon High 47
WIND: N 10-15

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny with a cold morning.
Morning Low 28 Afternoon High 50
WIND: NE 5-10

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