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Saturday, July 05, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 051853
SVRBMX
ALC119-051945-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0349.080705T1853Z-080705T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
153 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...YORK...LIVINGSTON...CUBA...

* UNTIL 245 PM CDT

* AT 150 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BOYD...OR 9
MILES NORTHWEST OF YORK...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
YORK...7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LIVINGSTON AND 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA BY 205 PM CDT...
8 MILES NORTHEAST OF CUBA BY 210 PM CDT...
8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COATOPA AND 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF KINTERBISH BY
225 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...FREQUENT 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 3268 8840 3279 8822 3246 8799 3244 8804
3238 8804 3234 8795 3232 8794 3231 8794
3230 8796 3230 8842 3231 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 320DEG 26KT 3260 8835

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