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Saturday, July 12, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 122314
SVRMOB
ALC003-097-130000-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0225.080712T2314Z-080713T0000Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DOWNTOWN MOBILE...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 610 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM BIG CREEK LAKE DAM TO HOLLINGERS ISLAND...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN MOBILE TO 9
MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN MOBILE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 19 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
TANNER WILLIAMS...TILLMANS CORNER...SEVEN HILLS AND HOLLINGERS
ISLAND BY 620 PM CDT...
THEODORE...SCHILLINGER AND THREE NOTCH...MOBILE GREYHOUND PARK AND
HUTCHENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BY 625 PM CDT...
LAURENDINE AND I10 AND MCDONALD ROAD BY 635 PM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO 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 3050 8840 3089 8841 3067 8779 3047 8793
3050 8795 3055 8791 3064 8793 3066 8794
3067 8802 3065 8805 3058 8808 3052 8807
3052 8809 3038 8810 3034 8812
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 032DEG 17KT 3072 8832 3055 8806

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