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Friday, April 04, 2008

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 041921
SVRBMX
ALC073-115-117-042000-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0117.080404T1921Z-080404T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
221 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WILSONVILLE...PELHAM...HELENA...
ALABASTER...
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT

* AT 221 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MAYLENE...
OR 6 MILES WEST OF ALABASTER...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
PELHAM BY 230 PM CDT...
CHELSEA BY 240 PM CDT...
WESTOVER AND 7 MILES NORTH OF WILSONVILLE BY 245 PM CDT...
HARPERSVILLE BY 250 PM CDT...
VINCENT BY 255 PM CDT...

WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. 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.

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

LAT...LON 3337 8679 3331 8674 3351 8628 3343 8633
3341 8638 3338 8637 3322 8647 3310 8694
3327 8701
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 249DEG 46KT 3322 8687

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