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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 172129
SVRMOB
ALC097-172215-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0161.080617T2129Z-080617T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
429 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 427 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BIG CREEK LAKE TO DIXON
CORNER...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN
MOBILE TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND...AND MOVING WEST AT
10 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
BAYOU LA BATRE BY 435 PM CDT...
TANNER WILLIAMS BY 440 PM CDT...
DEES BY 450 PM CDT...
GRAND BAY BY 500 PM CDT...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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 3039 8840 3078 8842 3082 8823 3041 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 076DEG 8KT 3074 8834 3044 8824

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