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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 280713
SVRMOB
ALC039-FLC033-091-113-280800-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0063.090328T0713Z-090328T0800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
213 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
NORTHERN OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW...
SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
SOUTHERN COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 300 AM CDT

* AT 211 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM MUNSON TO PACE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20
MILES SOUTHEAST OF BREWTON TO 11 MILES NORTH OF PENSACOLA...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
BAGDAD BY 220 AM CDT...
HAROLD BY 230 AM CDT...
BLACKMAN...ESCAMBIA FARMS...GOOD HOPE AND CANNON TOWN BY 235 AM
CDT...
GALLIVER...PEADEN AND BAKER BY 240 AM CDT...
MILLIGAN BY 245 AM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND 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 500 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3099 8620 3098 8638 3066 8639 3054 8713
3058 8717 3054 8717 3051 8732 3095 8712
3100 8678 3100 8670 3101 8670 3109 8618
3102 8618
TIME...MOT...LOC 0713Z 254DEG 39KT 3085 8688 3058 8711

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