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Friday, April 04, 2008

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 041903
SVRBMX
ALC015-055-115-041930-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0115.080404T1902Z-080404T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
202 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...
SOUTHEASTERN ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RAINBOW CITY...HOKES BLUFF...

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT

* AT 158 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OHATCHEE...
OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF RAINBOW CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
SOUTHSIDE AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RAINBOW CITY BY 210 PM CDT...
6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BIG WILLS CREEK BY 215 PM CDT...
COBB CITY...GLENCOE AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GADSDEN STEAM PLANT BY
220 PM CDT...
HOKES BLUFF BY 225 PM CDT...
REAVES AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ANDERSON BY 230 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 3411 8589 3389 8569 3376 8609 3384 8617
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 232DEG 33KT 3384 8606

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