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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday January 28, 2010
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...A Soaking Coming Up...

THE COMPLEX ALABAMA STORY: Have you ever been in a situation where so much was going on that it was difficult to describe it in an easily understandable effort? That is pretty much what we are dealing with at the present time. I always like to write the first paragraph of my discussion to clearly state what is ahead, so if that is all you read, you will get the main facts. So, we will do that in this second paragraph.

A cold front was pushing into extreme North Alabama this afternoon. Meanwhile, we have a low-pressure area forming to our west and it is going to track eastward to near New Orleans by late tomorrow, then across South Alabama overnight and into South Georgia on Saturday. Therein lies a problem. On the north side of that low, the circulation will be out of the north and NE and that may make our North Alabama temperature forecast vary more than we think. Here in Central Alabama, look for rain to become widespread Friday afternoon and continuing Friday night. It may get cold enough late Friday night to mix with a little sleet or snow. Saturday will be very uncomfortable with north winds gusting over 25 at times and high temperatures only in the upper 30s. There should be some lingering snow flurries. Finally, sunshine returns Sunday.

Something else we have to watch very closely is the winter storm that is going to affect areas just north of Alabama. Nashville is expecting 3 to 4 inches of snow and the snow in Memphis may accumulate 1 to 2 inches. The NWS/Huntsville is watching very closely the North Alabama counties and the Tennessee Valley. If we get a solid snow cover, even as far south as Tennessee, it could make our temperatures actually be lower than the models indicate.

At this time along the I-20 corridor (which means Tuscaloosa, Birmingham and Anniston), we do not believe there will be significant travel problems. We should caution that when the temperature is below freezing, only 0.01 or 0.02 rain can create some bridge icing.

THE MAJOR WINTER STORM: An amazing array of winter storm watches or warnings for most of New Mexico east across the Texas Panhandle, all of Oklahoma, most of Arkansas and Northern Tennessee. There may be near blizzard conditions over the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma is going to be very hard hit by sleet and freezing rain and snow. There could be widespread power outages and trees coming down from the ice load. Even as far east as Nashville, 3 to 4 inches of snow are expected Friday. In East Tennessee, Gatlinburg as well as Asheville, North Carolina are expecting 6 to 12 inches of snow with heavier amounts in the mountains. Trees and power lines may come down in that area also. By Sunday morning, temperatures should be 15 to 20 across the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama.

STORM ALERT 2010: The first edition is at 7:00 tonight at the First Baptist Church in Winfield. Ashley, Jason and James will all be there with some amazing weather stories and training information. Get there early to get a good seat. The doors open at 5:00. The next session will be next Tuesday night at the Gadsden Convention Center.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Because of a lengthy business transaction in our home yesterday afternoon, Little Miss Molly was ignored. She did not appreciate that. Late last night, after a bathroom walk, the majority owner and I pulled a surprise on her and both played ball. The majority owner was at the back door and me at the front. We kept throwing her favourite ball back and forth faster than she could catch it. She got so excited, she almost went berserk. After that she folded up for the night and never moved. Life goes on.

J.B. Elliott
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TONIGHT
Clouds increase. Gradually getting colder.
Morning Low 36
WIND: NW 5-10

FRIDAY
Rain becoming widespread during the afternoon. Colder late Friday night. The rain could mix with some sleet or snow.
Morning Low 36 Afternoon High 47
WIND: E 10-16

SATURDAY
Cloudy, windy and colder. Some morning snow flurries.
Morning Low 33 Afternoon High 39
WIND: N 12-22

SUNDAY
Sunny with a cold morning.
Morning Low 21 Afternoon High 45
WIND: NE 8-16

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 26 Afternoon High 52
WIND: SE 5-10

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