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Friday, April 11, 2008

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 112025
SVRBMX
ALC063-107-119-125-112115-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0157.080411T2024Z-080411T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
324 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...REFORM...PICKENSVILLE...GORDO...
CARROLLTON...ALICEVILLE...
NORTHWESTERN SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 324 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 9 MILES
NORTHWEST OF GEIGER...OR 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALICEVILLE...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WARSAW AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MEMPHIS BY 335
PM CDT...
ALICEVILLE AND MCMULLEN BY 345 PM CDT...
6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DILLBURG BY 350 PM CDT...
BENEVOLA BY 355 PM CDT...
PIONEER BY 405 PM CDT...
COKER AND 8 MILES SOUTH OF ECHOLA BY 415 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 UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN ALABAMA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

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

LAT...LON 3329 8831 3348 8778 3323 8767 3318 8763
3306 8759 3273 8838
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 244DEG 41KT 3298 8837

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