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Saturday, July 12, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 121853
SVRBMX
ALC051-087-101-121930-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0372.080712T1853Z-080712T1930Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN ELMORE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WETUMPKA...
NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
WEST CENTRAL MACON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT

* AT 150 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WETUMPKA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 13 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BLUE RIDGE BY 200 PM CDT...
EMERALD MOUNTAIN BY 215 PM CDT...
MOUNT MEIGS...WAUGH AND AUBURN UNIVERSITY IN MONTGOMERY 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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3228 8619 3257 8631 3266 8609 3246 8590
3245 8594 3246 8599 3242 8601 3239 8601
3236 8600
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 331DEG 12KT 3252 8617

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17/KLAWS

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