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Wednesday, August 30, 2006

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 310120
SVRMOB
ALC025-310200-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0242.060831T0119Z-060831T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
819 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 814 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
THOMASVILLE...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTH OF GROVE HILL...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. OTHER STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WERE LOCATED NORTHWEST OF CHILTON AND WINN.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
ROUNDHILL BY 825 PM CDT
RURAL BY 830 PM CDT
FULTON BY 845 PM CDT
PEACOCK BY 850 PM CDT

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.

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.

LAT...LON 3200 8775 3189 8796 3161 8780 3171 8756

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