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Saturday, May 10, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 110355
SVRBMX
ALC057-075-093-127-133-110500-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0192.080511T0355Z-080511T0500Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1055 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CARBON HILL...
MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WINFIELD...HAMILTON...
WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LYNN...HALEYVILLE...
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...MILLPORT...

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT

* AT 1050 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF WESTON TO 25
MILES WEST OF DETROIT...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM RED BAY TO 7
MILES WEST OF AMORY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 42 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WESTON AND DETROIT BY 1115 PM CDT...
HAMILTON BY 1120 PM CDT...
SULLIGENT BY 1125 PM CDT...
BRINN...LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT...CREWS AND BEDFORD BY 1130 PM CDT...
VERNON AND GUIN BY 1135 PM CDT...

WINDS OF 70 TO 80 MPH WILL UPROOT TREES...DOWN POWER LINES AND CAUSE
DAMAGE TO HOMES AND 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 3427 8819 3433 8816 3431 8709 3426 8710
3352 8785 3355 8828
TIME...MOT...LOC 0355Z 311DEG 36KT 3437 8815 3396 8857

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