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Saturday, July 05, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 052149
SVRBMX
ALC011-101-109-052215-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0356.080705T2149Z-080705T2215Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
WEST CENTRAL BULLOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
NORTHWESTERN PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 448 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 PINE
LEVEL...OR NEAR MEADVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 9 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHOPTON BY 515 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 3195 8619 3221 8609 3216 8579 3189 8588
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 278DEG 8KT 3203 8607

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17/KLAWS


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