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Friday, April 11, 2008

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 111923
SVRBMX
ALC073-125-127-112015-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0152.080411T1923Z-080411T2015Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SUMITON...DORA...
NORTHEASTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 315 PM CDT

* AT 223 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 BANKHEAD
LOCK AND DAM...OR 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
GORGAS STEAM PLANT...GORGAS AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOODSPRINGS BY
240 PM CDT...
BIRMINGHAMPORT BY 245 PM CDT...
QUINTON AND BURNWELL BY 255 PM CDT...
DORA BY 300 PM CDT...
SAYRE AND SUMITON BY 305 PM CDT...
PARTRIDGE CROSSROADS BY 315 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 400 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

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

LAT...LON 3389 8700 3381 8695 3372 8677 3339 8733
3353 8746
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 231DEG 28KT 3352 8731

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