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Thursday, April 02, 2009

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 022053
SVRMOB
ALC035-099-131-022130-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0098.090402T2053Z-090402T2130Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MONROEVILLE...
SOUTHEASTERN WILCOX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 349 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
WINDS OVER 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS NEAR MANISTEE...OR ABOUT 13
MILES WEST OF MONROEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
WEST MONROEVILLE...MONROEVILLE AND FOUNTAIN BY 400 PM CDT...
PETERMAN BY 405 PM CDT...
TUNNEL SPRINGS BY 410 PM CDT...
PINE ORCHARD AND TURNBULL BY 415 PM CDT...
MIDWAY BY 420 PM CDT...
AL 47 AND CR 29 ROADS AND MIXONVILLE BY 425 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 3193 8694 3149 8692 3136 8752 3161 8755
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 238DEG 57KT 3149 8747

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