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Saturday, May 10, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 110538
SVRBMX
ALC057-075-093-127-110630-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0198.080511T0538Z-080511T0630Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1238 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINFIELD...
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FAYETTE...
LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...VERNON...SULLIGENT...

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT

* AT 1236 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DETROIT TO 18 MILES WEST OF BEDFORD...
OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF SULLIGENT TO
ABERDEEN...AND MOVING EAST AT 44 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
SULLIGENT BY 1250 AM CDT...
CREWS...BEDFORD...SULLIGENT AND BEAVERTON BY 1255 AM CDT...
LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT AND GUIN BY 100 AM CDT...
VERNON AND GU-WIN BY 105 AM CDT...
BRILLIANT BY 110 AM 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 200 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHERN ALABAMA.

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

LAT...LON 3405 8822 3406 8821 3404 8763 3400 8763
3400 8746 3371 8779 3370 8779 3363 8788
3365 8827
TIME...MOT...LOC 0538Z 272DEG 38KT 3399 8820 3375 8849

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