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Thursday, August 10, 2006

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KHUN 101859
SVRHUN
ALC033-077-101930-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0236.060810T1858Z-060810T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
159 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
COLBERT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA
LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT

* AT 159 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH. ONE STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
LEXINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. ANOTHER STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR SHEFFIELD...AND WAS ALSO MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. ADDITIONAL
STRONG STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AT ANY TIME.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KILLEN...
WHITEHEAD...
ROGERSVILLE...
SHEFFIELD...
TUSCUMBIA...
FLORENCE...
MUSCLE SHOALS...

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY...SO
IT CAN BE RELAYED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
HUNTSVILLE.

IF ON OR NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER...ESPECIALLY NEAR WILSON DAM...BUT
ALSO MANY AREAS BETWEEN PICKWICK DAM AND WHEELER DAM...GET OUT OF
THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING
CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE
TO SAFE SHELTER NOW. DON'T BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM!

LAT...LON 3501 8786 3467 8783 3475 8723 3500 8718

$$

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