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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 130039
SVRMOB
ALC035-039-053-099-130115-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0258.080813T0039Z-080813T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
739 PM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHWESTERN COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTH CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 732 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MONROEVILLE TO 9 MILES SOUTH
TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST TO 15 MILES WEST OF BREWTON...MOVING
EAST AT 47 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
KIRKLAND...KEEGO AND CASTLEBERRY BY 745 PM CDT...
BELLEVILLE...BERMUDA...NYMPH AND I65 AND US 84 BY 750 PM CDT...
NICHBURG...LOREE AND ROCK HILL BY 755 PM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO 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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3152 8664 3140 8654 3123 8660 3107 8679
3105 8735 3114 8735 3127 8733 3144 8744
3153 8700
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 260DEG 41KT 3140 8733 3141 8721
3131 8712 3118 8714 3106 8726

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