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Friday, July 04, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 050043
SVRMOB
ALC023-025-050145-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0219.080705T0043Z-080705T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
743 PM CDT FRI JUL 4 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT

* AT 736 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 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OPINE...OR
ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BUTLER...MOVING EAST AT 13 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
OPINE BY 810 PM CDT...
CHILTON BY 840 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 3190 8780 3174 8785 3180 8812 3193 8811
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 276DEG 11KT 3185 8804

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