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Friday, May 02, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KHUN 030127
SVRHUN
ALC033-077-030215-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0060.080503T0127Z-080503T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
827 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN COLBERT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
WESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 827 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 15
MILES WEST OF CHEROKEE...OR ABOUT NEAR IUKA...AND MOVING EAST AT 28
MPH.

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.
WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A
TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3479 8762 3468 8813 3477 8813 3478 8812
3484 8812 3485 8810 3490 8812 3502 8774
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 254DEG 24KT 3475 8821

$$

JE

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