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Saturday, July 12, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 121922
SVRMOB
ALC039-122000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0222.080712T1922Z-080712T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
222 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...THIS INCLUDES THE
CITY OF ANDALUSIA...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT

* AT 213 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS NEAR RIVER
FALLS...OR NEAR ANDALUSIA...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BECK BY 240 PM CDT...
LIBERTYVILLE BY 245 PM CDT...
RED OAK BY 300 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 3110 8639 3107 8660 3140 8660 3141 8646
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 357DEG 13KT 3132 8652

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