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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 251931
SVRBMX
ALC011-252000-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0330.080625T1931Z-080625T2000Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL BULLOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MIDWAY...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT

* AT 226 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 MIDWAY...
AND MOVING NORTH AT 8 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
MIDWAY BY 250 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 3221 8560 3221 8543 3202 8542 3202 8545
3203 8546 3202 8547 3202 8552
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 182DEG 7KT 3204 8548

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