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Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 070538
SVRBMX
ALC109-070630-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0004.090107T0538Z-090107T0630Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1138 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TROY...GOSHEN...BRUNDIDGE...

* UNTIL 1230 AM CST

* AT 1136 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
ANSLEY TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOSHEN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 9 MILES SOUTH OF MEADVILLE TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOSHEN...
AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
TROY UNIVERSITY AND TROY BY 1145 PM CST...
LINWOOD...BRUNDIDGE...BANKS AND ANTIOCH BY 1150 PM CST...

WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.

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

LAT...LON 3178 8615 3179 8620 3196 8617 3197 8591
3196 8581 3187 8580 3187 8568 3164 8575
3165 8616
TIME...MOT...LOC 0538Z 270DEG 49KT 3194 8606 3164 8604

$$

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