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Thursday, July 10, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 102009
SVRBMX
ALC015-115-121-102045-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0368.080710T2009Z-080710T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
309 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
WESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WEST END-COBB TOWN...COBB TOWN...
SAKS...OXFORD...
NORTHERN TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 307 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 LINCOLN...
OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF PELL CITY...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
7 MILES NORTH OF TALLADEGA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT BY 320 PM CDT...
BYNUM BY 335 PM CDT...
WEST END-COBB TOWN...COBB TOWN...SAKS AND BLUE MOUNTAIN BY 345 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 3379 8583 3357 8581 3356 8621 3375 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 266DEG 17KT 3366 8612

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