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Saturday, July 12, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 121858
SVRBMX
ALC011-087-121930-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0374.080712T1858Z-080712T1930Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN BULLOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...UNION SPRINGS...MIDWAY...
SOUTHEASTERN MACON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT

* AT 155 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
DAVISVILLE...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF TUSKEGEE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
31 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
9 MILES NORTHEAST OF UNION SPRINGS BY 215 PM CDT...
GUERRYTON BY 220 PM CDT...
MIDWAY BY 230 PM CDT...

WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY
INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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 3236 8581 3245 8563 3231 8543 3217 8543
3216 8541 3214 8543 3206 8542 3200 8554
3201 8557 3192 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 327DEG 27KT 3232 8566

$$

17/KLAWS

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