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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 251914
SVRBMX
ALC005-251945-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0329.080625T1914Z-080625T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
214 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL BARBOUR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 245 PM CDT

* AT 209 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CLAYTON...
OR 14 MILES SOUTH OF MIDWAY...AND MOVING NORTH AT 9 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BARBOUR COUNTY PUBLIC LAKE DAM BY 245 PM CDT...

WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES.

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

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

LAT...LON 3199 8556 3202 8548 3192 8538 3178 8536
3186 8554
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 159DEG 8KT 3190 8546

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