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Thursday, January 31, 2008

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 312345
SVRMOB
ALC003-025-035-053-097-099-129-FLC033-113-010045-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0010.080131T2344Z-080201T0045Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
SOUTHWESTERN CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
WESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BAY MINETTE...
SOUTH CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
NORTHERN MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DOWNTOWN MOBILE...
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 645 PM CST

* AT 536 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 SUNFLOWER TO PINEOLA TO
MOFFET...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES EAST OF CHATOM TO
25 MILES EAST OF LEAKESVILLE TO 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LUCEDALE...
AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MOBILE AIRPORT...MAGNOLIA GROVE GOLF COURSE...CHASTANG AND CHOCTAW
BLUFF BY 550 PM CST...
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA...SPRING HILL COLLEGE...LANGAN PARK AND
FOREST HILL BY 555 PM CST...
WHISTLER AND PRICHARD BY 600 PM CST...

NUMEROUS CIRCULATION SIGNATURES ARE BEING DETECTED ALONG THE LEADING
EDGE OF THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THESE WILL ALL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING SHORT-LIVED TORNADOES. 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 3138 8708 3114 8712 3068 8740 3064 8841
3099 8842 3139 8818
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 267DEG 41KT 3139 8787 3108 8803
3084 8830

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