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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 280905
SVRBMX
ALC119-280930-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0072.090328T0905Z-090328T0930Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...YORK...LIVINGSTON...CUBA...

* UNTIL 430 AM CDT

* AT 403 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 26 MILES WEST OF EMELLE TO 15 MILES WEST OF CUBA TO
30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINTERBISH...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
30 MILES NORTHWEST OF CUBA TO 15 MILES WEST OF CUBA TO 31 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CUBA...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
CUBA BY 420 AM CDT...
YORK...BOYD...EMELLE AND KINTERBISH BY 430 AM CDT...

THIS INCLUDES
AND INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 8 THROUGH 45.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70 MPH WERE REPORTED IN MEEHAN IN LAUDERDALE
COUNTY MS WITH THIS STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...SEEK SAFE
SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

&&

LAT...LON 3280 8837 3281 8836 3281 8816 3249 8805
3232 8806 3230 8842 3231 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 0904Z 270DEG 42KT 3273 8876 3241 8861
3208 8868

$$

JD/02


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