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Thursday, July 03, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 032245
SVRMOB
ALC003-FLC033-032330-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0215.080703T2245Z-080703T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
545 PM CDT THU JUL 3 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 544 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
WINDS OVER 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS NEAR GATESWOOD...OR ABOUT 16
MILES SOUTHEAST OF BAY MINETTE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
GATESWOOD BY 620 PM CDT...
GATESWOOD BY 625 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 3055 8761 3073 8781 3091 8753 3078 8739
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 047DEG 7KT 3078 8754

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