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Saturday, March 26, 2005

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 262330
SVRMOB
ALC023-270000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0036.050326T2328Z-050327T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
528 PM CST SAT MAR 26 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 600 PM CST

* AT 522 PM CST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH. AT 528 PM...RADAR INDICATED THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
BUTLER...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
JACHIN AND ROBJOHN BY 535 PM CST
INDIAN SPRINGS AND DEAS BY 540 PM CST
EDNA BY 545 PM CST

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE FOR
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
TAKE COVER IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

DAMAGING WINDS WERE REPORTED IN GILBERTOWN KNOCKING DOWN POWER LINES
AND TREES. GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED IN GILBERTOWN AT
520 PM.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE
STORM...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 3204 8840 3201 8814 3231 8799 3231 8836

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