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Friday, April 10, 2009

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KHUN 101948
SVRHUN
ALC071-102015-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0053.090410T1948Z-090410T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
248 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 315 PM CDT

* AT 247 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO
GOLF BALL SIZE. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ESTILLFORK...OR ABOUT
16 MILES NORTHWEST OF SCOTTSBORO...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HYTOP...
JERICHO...
BASS...
RUSSELL CAVE NATIONAL MONUMENT...STEVENSON...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.
WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A
TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

&&

LAT...LON 3489 8569 3477 8622 3494 8629 3492 8625
3494 8624 3495 8626 3500 8615 3500 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 252DEG 30KT 3488 8615

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