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Sunday, June 01, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 012354
SVRMOB
ALC023-020045-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0138.080601T2352Z-080602T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
652 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 646 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 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 11 MILES NORTH OF
OAKCHIA TO 21 MILES NORTHWEST OF CYRIL...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF LINDEN TO MERIDIAN...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 18 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
HALSELL BY 725 PM CDT...
YANTLEY BY 730 PM CDT...
OAKCHIA AND EDNA BY 735 PM CDT...
INDIAN SPRINGS AND CROMWELL BY 740 PM CDT...
PUSHMATAHA...CYRIL...DEAS AND ROBJOHN BY 745 PM CDT...

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 3229 8800 3228 8801 3226 8800 3214 8802
3214 8804 3209 8804 3207 8806 3207 8809
3205 8811 3194 8847 3223 8844 3231 8843
3232 8799
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 305DEG 16KT 3244 8795 3231 8871

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