ABC 33/40 E-WARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
332 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PELHAM...MONTEVALLO...HELENA...
COLUMBIANA...ALABASTER

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 328 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE
HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF
INVERNESS TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF VINCENT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
VANDIVER...LAKE PURDY...HARPERSVILLE...OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...
CHELSEA...WILSONVILLE AND CALERA.

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3346 8668 3348 8643 3334 8638 3308 8654
3309 8691 3323 8699

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