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Thursday, July 03, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 032117
SVRMOB
ALC097-032145-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0206.080703T2117Z-080703T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
417 PM CDT THU JUL 3 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 414 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
WINDS OVER 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS NEAR DEES...OR ABOUT 12 MILES
EAST OF ESCATAWPA. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
DEES...7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HUTCHENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL...7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DAWES AND 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SEVEN HILLS BY 445 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 3051 8841 3052 8842 3065 8842 3069 8827
3048 8823 3044 8841
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 166DEG 1KT 3055 8836

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