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Friday, April 04, 2008

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 041922
SVRBMX
ALC021-117-041945-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0118.080404T1922Z-080404T1945Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL CHILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF JEMISON...
SOUTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLUMBIANA...

* UNTIL 245 PM CDT

* AT 219 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 JEMISON...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
CALERA BY 230 PM CDT...
COLUMBIANA AND SHELBY BY 240 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 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM
CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA.

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

LAT...LON 3295 8689 3304 8689 3330 8660 3311 8650
3310 8651 3301 8653 3291 8683
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 230DEG 36KT 3301 8680

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