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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday February 15, 2010
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...Invasion From The North...

CLIPPED BY A CLIPPER: They call them the Alberta Clipper. A TV meteorologist somewhere in the Midwest coined that term about 30 years ago and it stuck. It simply means a rapidly moving cold front and mass of cold air that wastes no time going from Southern Canada going all the way into the South. When we were on the midnight shift at the NWS back in the 60s, we came up with better names. One that I remember was the Bismarck Blast.

We had the Clipper to deal with over the last couple of days and especially Sunday and Sunday night. The cold air moved quickly from Arkansas and Missouri across Alabama last night. There was one problem: the colder temperatures waited too long to get here until after the rain had moved on ahead, so there was not much snow. There was at least a dusting over the northern part of the state overnight, more so in the extreme north, where some places got over an inch.

We are not completely through with the Clipper. The low-pressure area aloft was over Illinois this afternoon. The overall circulation is still out of the NW. A broad band of clouds this afternoon was moving southeast and will be over North and Central Alabama much of tonight. Even as far south as Tuscaloosa, Birmingham and Anniston, it means we could get some evening snow flurries. Across the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama, it may be snow showers, which could be heavy enough to leave some accumulations.

THE MUCH DREADED BLACK ICE: For the second time in three days, we had worlds of trouble with black ice. Late last Friday there were numerous accidents. Early this morning—ditto. There was just enough rain and snow overnight to remain on the highways this morning. It got below freezing before it had time to dry off and numerous accidents were reported in the greater Birmingham area and much of North Alabama.

THE REST OF THE WEEK: You will need some warm clothing, at least through Thursday. Lows at night will range from 20 to 25 with most afternoons in the 40s. We look for generally dry weather, at least through Friday.

STORM ALERT 2010: The program for this week is Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. at Hale County High School in Moundville. The program starts at 7:00 and is over by 8:15. The attendance has been very high this year, so it is advisable to get there early. James, Jason and Ashley will present some very interesting stories. They even give away some prizes. Outside chance I will be there since it is my home area, but not sure.

ROAMING: It looks like the Canadian government has exported most of their arctic air sending it our way. This morning it was a very mild 28 above zero at Whitehorse in the Yukon and 23 at Mayo. The coldest in all of Alaska was only 16 below at Anatuvuk Pass, Alaska, which was warmer than the minus 25 at Jordan, Montana. The morning snow survey shows 60% of the lower 48 with a snow cover.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: In the last several years, while writing about Little Miss Molly, I have received numerous e-mails from families who have just lost a pet. I want to get permission from the family in Leeds who just lost a long-time great dog named Gus. They had him 14 years. I will try to do that tomorrow. It always hurts to hear those stories, but I do not know of anyone on the planet that is more sympathetic to animals that get sick or killed. We also have a great friend on the Warrior River, west of Hueytown, going through the agony of a seriously ill little dog named Maxwell. Little Miss Molly shows no signs of slowing down. She now has 4 little dogs on her walking track that she looks for every time, plus 3 CRs (Community Rabbits) and 2 CCs (Community Cats). Sometimes it takes her forever to go to the bathroom. It was a busy Sunday for Molly with 3 grandkids and 3 great grandkids here much of the day. She spent most of the day trying to stay out of the way and she could not take a nap, but life goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
Breezy and colder with some evening snow flurries.
Morning Low 21
WIND: NW 8-16

TUESDAY
Breezy and cold. Cloudy at times.
Morning Low 21 Afternoon High 39
WIND: NW 10-15

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. A cold morning.
Morning Low 24 Afternoon High 44
WIND: NW 10-15

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 26 Afternoon High 53
WIND: N 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 26 Afternoon High 59
WIND: SE 5-10

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