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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 182119
SVRBMX
ALC063-065-091-119-182200-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0016.090218T2119Z-090218T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
319 PM CST WED FEB 18 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN MARENGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DEMOPOLIS...
SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHWESTERN HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...YORK...LIVINGSTON...

* UNTIL 400 PM CST

* AT 317 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8
MILES WEST OF YORK...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CUBA...AND MOVING EAST
AT 45 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
YORK BY 325 PM CST...
BOYD BY 330 PM CST...
THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA AND LIVINGSTON BY 335 PM CST...
BLUFFPORT BY 340 PM CST...
DUG HILL BY 345 PM CST...
TISHABEE BY 350 PM CST...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 17.

WINDS OF 70 TO 80 MPH WILL UPROOT TREES...DOWN POWER LINES AND CAUSE
DAMAGE TO HOMES AND STRUCTURES.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.

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

LAT...LON 3255 8840 3262 8841 3264 8840 3273 8769
3240 8767 3245 8841 3254 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 264DEG 40KT 3254 8840

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