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Thursday, April 02, 2009

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 021957
SVRBMX
ALC063-065-091-119-022045-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0093.090402T1957Z-090402T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
257 PM CDT THU APR 2 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...
GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF EUTAW...
WESTERN HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...YORK...LIVINGSTON...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 257 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEW WEST GREENE TO YORK...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES SOUTH OF ALICEVILLE TO YORK...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
DUG HILL...COATOPA...EPES AND BLUFFPORT BY 305 PM CDT...
BOLIGEE BY 315 PM CDT...
DEMOPOLIS...TISHABEE AND ALLISON BY 320 PM CDT...
ARCOLA AND THORNHILL BY 325 PM CDT...

THIS INCLUDES
AND INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 32 THROUGH 97.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN ALABAMA.

&&

LAT...LON 3302 8771 3250 8770 3237 8833 3295 8821
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 235DEG 36KT 3297 8812 3253 8821

$$


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