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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 182339
SVRBMX
ALC007-063-073-107-117-125-190030-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0022.090218T2339Z-090219T0030Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BESSEMER...
EXTREME WEST CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TUSCALOOSA...NORTHPORT...HOLT...

* UNTIL 630 PM CST

* AT 538 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NORTHPORT TO
BENEVOLA...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NORTHPORT TO 10 MILES
EAST OF ALICEVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA...TUSCALOOSA AND HOLT BY 545 PM CST...
JENA BY 550 PM CST...
DEERLICK CREEK CAMPGROUNDS AND MOUNTAINBROOK BY 555 PM CST...
BROOKWOOD BY 600 PM CST...
UNIVERSITY MALL BY 605 PM CST...
ABERNANT AND MCFARLAND MALL BY 610 PM CST...

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBER 1...
AND INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 62 THROUGH 108.

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

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

LAT...LON 3339 8696 3306 8695 3300 8826 3324 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 257DEG 42KT 3319 8761 3311 8797

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