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Saturday, May 03, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 031107
SVRMOB
ALC023-031145-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0112.080503T1106Z-080503T1145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
606 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BUTLER...

* UNTIL 645 AM CDT

* AT 605 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HALSELL TO 24 MILES WEST OF
EVANSBORO...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES NORTH OF BUTLER
TO 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF QUITMAN...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
EDNA...ROCK SPRINGS...RIDERWOOD AND LISMAN BY 615 AM CDT...
OAKCHIA...ROBJOHN...NEEDHAM AND NAHEOLA BY 620 AM CDT...
WATER VALLEY AND TOXEY BY 625 AM CDT...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3220 8800 3206 8805 3206 8810 3201 8808
3195 8812 3194 8810 3187 8813 3186 8848
3231 8845 3233 8843 3233 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 1106Z 282DEG 52KT 3231 8826 3184 8881

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