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Thursday, January 31, 2008

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 010045
SVRMOB
ALC013-035-039-041-053-099-131-010145-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0014.080201T0044Z-080201T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
644 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF EVERGREEN...
COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ANDALUSIA...
CRENSHAW COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LUVERNE...
ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BREWTON...
EASTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EASTERN WILCOX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 745 PM CST

* AT 637 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF ESTELLE TO
REPTON TO NOKOMIS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES
NORTHEAST OF CAMDEN TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MONROEVILLE TO 13 MILES
NORTHEAST OF BAY MINETTE...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MCWILLIAMS...MALTA...LOREE AND LITTLE ROCK BY 650 PM CST...
WAWBEEK...WALLACE...RUTHVEN AND PINE APPLE BY 655 PM CST...
OWASSA AND MIXONVILLE BY 700 PM CST...

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME ROTATION ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF
THIS LINE OF STORMS. WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY
STILL DEVELOP. 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.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1100 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3216 8726 3206 8715 3207 8687 3198 8684
3198 8645 3207 8639 3196 8618 3180 8620
3175 8614 3163 8618 3161 8614 3155 8614
3154 8619 3099 8619 3100 8759 3144 8728
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 274DEG 39KT 3208 8714 3143 8716
3100 8753

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