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Friday, April 04, 2008

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Tornado Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WFUS54 KHUN 041719
TORHUN
ALC049-041745-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0014.080404T1719Z-080404T1745Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1219 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT

* AT 1217 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF POWELL...OR ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF RAINSVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

LAT...LON 3446 8577 3443 8605 3448 8606 3448 8600
3449 8599 3449 8598 3454 8593 3457 8584
TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 250DEG 27KT 3449 8597

$$

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