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Saturday, May 10, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 110535
SVRBMX
ALC021-027-037-115-117-121-110615-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0197.080511T0535Z-080511T0615Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1235 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL CHILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WILSONVILLE...COLUMBIANA...CHELSEA...
CALERA...
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHERN COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WEOGUFKA...STEWARTVILLE...
SOUTHWESTERN TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TALLADEGA SPRINGS...TALLADEGA...
SYLACAUGA...CHILDERSBURG...

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1234 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
COLUMBIANA...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
COLUMBIANA BY 1240 AM CDT...
TALLADEGA SPRINGS...GASTON STEAM PLANT AND WILSONVILLE BY 1255 AM
CDT...
SYLACAUGA...MIGNON...6 MILES NORTH OF STEWARTVILLE AND 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF WOODSTOCK BY 115 AM CDT...

WINDS OF 70 TO 80 MPH WILL UPROOT TREES...DOWN POWER LINES AND CAUSE
DAMAGE TO HOMES AND STRUCTURES.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOUR ARE IH ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDAITELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. 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 200 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHERN ALABAMA.

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

LAT...LON 3345 8603 3299 8607 3297 8684 3337 8677
TIME...MOT...LOC 0535Z 272DEG 34KT 3317 8668

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