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Saturday, July 12, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 122013
SVRBMX
ALC017-081-122045-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0376.080712T2013Z-080712T2045Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE...
NORTHERN LEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF OPELIKA...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 308 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 WHITE
PLAINS...OR NEAR LAFAYETTE...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 28 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
LAFAYETTE AND KELLAM HILL BY 320 PM CDT...
CHAMBERS COUNTY LAKE...7 MILES EAST OF WEST CHAMBERS AND 9 MILES
WEST OF HUGULEY BY 330 PM CDT...
CUSSETA AND STURKIE BY 335 PM CDT...
OAK BOWERY BY 340 PM CDT...
OPELIKA AND 7 MILES WEST OF BEANS MILL 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 3261 8518 3261 8560 3303 8548 3303 8526
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 002DEG 25KT 3294 8537

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