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Thursday, April 02, 2009

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 021938
SVRMOB
ALC003-023-025-097-099-129-131-022030-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0094.090402T1938Z-090402T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
238 PM CDT THU APR 2 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN WILCOX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHWESTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BUTLER...
CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GROVE HILL...
NORTHERN MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHATOM...

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 234 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKLE SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM HINTON TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DEER PARK...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES WEST OF BUTLER TO 10 MILES
EAST OF LEAKESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
CROMWELL...YARBO...WIMBLY AND TIBBIE BY 245 PM CDT...
WOMACK HILL...TOPTON...SILVER CROSS AND SEABOARD BY 250 PM CDT...
JACHIN AND INDIAN SPRINGS BY 255 PM 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 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3231 8792 3229 8793 3230 8795 3230 8799
3228 8801 3216 8800 3214 8804 3209 8804
3206 8811 3201 8810 3202 8763 3214 8761
3120 8764 3103 8843 3189 8848 3220 8844
3232 8811 3232 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 248DEG 48KT 3214 8836 3115 8831

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