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Friday, April 04, 2008

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 041936
SVRBMX
ALC015-055-115-042000-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0120.080404T1936Z-080404T2000Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EASTERN ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RAINBOW CITY...HOKES BLUFF...
GADSDEN...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT

* AT 231 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 WILLIAMS...
OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RAINBOW CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
SOUTHSIDE AND RAINBOW CITY BY 245 PM CDT...
GLENCOE...BIG WILLS CREEK...COBB CITY AND GADSDEN STEAM PLANT BY
250 PM CDT...
HOKES BLUFF AND ANDERSON BY 255 PM CDT...
REAVES BY 300 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 3413 8595 3392 8572 3378 8614 3386 8621
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 234DEG 37KT 3387 8609

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