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Thursday, August 07, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KHUN 071751
SVRHUN
ALC071-071815-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0226.080807T1751Z-080807T1815Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1251 PM CDT THU AUG 7 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 115 PM CDT

* AT 1249 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTH OF
BRIDGEPORT...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FLAT ROCK...
HIGDON...

THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN LARGE TREES...TREE
LIMBS...AND POWERLINES. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3486 8558 3481 8564 3478 8564 3474 8567
3474 8570 3472 8571 3471 8589 3485 8592
3491 8558
TIME...MOT...LOC 1749Z 263DEG 33KT 3478 8579

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KDW


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