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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KHUN 122329
SVRHUN
ALC033-130000-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0132.080612T2329Z-080613T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
629 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN COLBERT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 629 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11
MILES SOUTH OF CHEROKEE...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF
RUSSELLVILLE...AND MOVING NORTH AT 9 MPH.

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.

LAT...LON 3482 8793 3474 8782 3457 8777 3457 8789
3458 8790 3458 8802 3476 8813 3479 8812
3484 8795 3484 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 159DEG 8KT 3462 8791

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